CLOTH INSPECTOR

Domain	Definition
Occupations	Inspects finished or unfinished cloth for weaving or finishing defects, using power-driven examining frame: Pulls fabric over rollers, down over inspection board, and wraps cloth end around takeup beam or tube, or positions supply truck under $T3swing-folding attachment.$T1 Sets yardage clock at zero and presses button or pedal that starts movement of cloth over inspection board. Scans cloth for defects, such as grease spots, slubs, mispicks, uneven selvages, and irregularities in color. Marks defects with chalk, thread, or adhesive sticker. Records information, such as defects, cloth style, and yardage inspected. May correct reparable defects, such as soils, slubs, or loose ends, using steel pick, scissors, knife, or cleaning solution. May cut irreparable defects from cloth, using scissors, and sew cloth ends together, using needle and thread or sewing machine. May mount and doff rolls of cloth, using hoist. May grade cloth according to quality, using written standards. May cut or tear strip from end of cloth for sample. May count number of picks per inch, using pick counter. May feel cloth to compare texture with that of sample. When reexamining cloth to verify defects marked by other workers, is designated Rechecker (textile). May be designated according to fabric examined as Asbestos-Cloth Inspector (nonmet. min.); Base-Cloth Inspector (carpet & rug); Greige-Goods Examiner (textile); Knitted-Cloth Examiner (knitting); Lace Inspector (knitting). May be designated: Finished-Cloth Examiner (textile); Inspector, Coated Fabrics (tex. prod., nec); Silk Examiner (textile); Tire-Fabric Inspector (tex. prod., nec); Woolens Examiner (textile). (references)
	Inspects woven fabric during weaving process to detect grease spots and weaving defects, such as broken ends, slubs, and coarse yarn: Patrols work area and scans cloth on loom for defects. Stops loom, ties length of yarn to broken warp yarn, and draws yarn through harness and reed, using $T3reed hook.$T1 Picks out slubs and coarse yarn, using burling iron, and reweaves cloth, using needle. Marks grease spots and irreparable defects with crayon to indicate yardage allowance. Trims loose threads with scissors. (references)
	Examines cloth for knitting defects and rejects cloth not meeting specifications. Measures cloth and sews thread marker into material to indicate length required by specifications. Folds and ties inspected cloth with cord. Records routing information on paper and attaches paper to cloth. May mark knitting defects on cloth with chalk. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Anagrams: CLOTH INSPECTOR

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "c-c-e-h-i-l-n-o-o-p-r-s-t-t"
	-3 letters: ectotrophic, interschool, postconcert, protections, protostelic, topnotchers, topocentric.
	-4 letters: chronicles, clothespin, concretist, coprolites, entoprocts, introspect, lithopones, necropolis, neotropics, nephrotics, orthoepist, phonolites, pleochroic, prosthetic, protection, splotchier, stenotopic, topnotcher.
	-5 letters: chlorines, chlorites, chlorotic, chronicle, clinchers, clothiers, coercions, concertos, conscript, constrict, coprinces, coprolite, cornetist, corniches, cornicles, cortisone, crocoites, crotchets, entoproct, helicopts, heliports, holocrine, inceptors, inspector, isochrone, lithopone.
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