A professional who classifies cloth into grades according to number of defects. Responsibilities include:

• Examines cloth for defects marked in previous inspection and determines whether corrections can be made to restore cloth to standard quality.
• Cuts defects from cloth with scissors or routes cloth to mending, dyeing, or refinishing department for reprocessing.
• Classifies cloth that cannot be restored to first quality according to standards for various grades.
• Records disposition of cloth rehandled.
• May inform weaving room of repeated imperfections requiring loom adjustments.