Section 1: Student Reading Text

Headline: Quality Control: The 3 Deadly Sins

Intro: You are the final gatekeeper. Since you are working remotely, you cannot touch the shirts. Instead, the production team will send you a high-resolution Photo of the Sew-Out (the test run on scrap fabric).

You must inspect this photo carefully. If you approve a bad sew-out, the shop will run 500 bad shirts. Look for these three “Deadly Sins”:

1. Poor Registration (“The Gap”)

• What it looks like: The black outline does not line up with the color fill. There is an ugly gap of white fabric showing between the border and the logo.
• The Cause: The fabric moved in the hoop because it wasn’t hooped tightly enough.
• The Verdict: REJECT. Tell them to re-hoop and sew again.

2. Puckering (“The Bacon”)

• What it looks like: The fabric around the logo is rippled and wavy, looking like a piece of cooked bacon.
• The Cause: Not enough Stabilizer. The heavy stitches pulled the fabric in, warping it.
• The Verdict: REJECT. They need to add more backing (stabilizer) and test again.

3. Birdnesting (“The Monster”)

• What it looks like: A giant, tangled clump of thread underneath the throat plate (or visible as a knot on the back).
• The Cause: Tension issues or incorrect threading path.

The Verdict: CRITICAL FAIL. This often tears a hole in the shirt.

Section 2: The “Trim” Rule Box

Headline: ⚠️ The “Trim” Rule Even if the embroidery is perfect, watch out for “Jump Stitches” (long threads connecting two letters).

• The Standard: All jump stitches must be hand-trimmed.
• The Protocol: If you see them in the photo, remind the team: “Please ensure all jumps are trimmed before shipping.”.

Section 3: Video Embed

Video Title: Machine Embroidery Mistakes: Puckers, Nests & Gaps

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