The broken yarns show fabric defects. Shuttle looms are very noisy and PPM (Picks Per Minute�How many wefts laid in one minute) is 110 to 225. On the other hand looms that uses other devices to bring the filling yarn through the shed are called shuttleless looms. The source of the yarn for shuttleless looms are cones placed at the sides of the loom. Shuttle-less looms gives very high productivity at the same time they are less noisy when compared to shuttle-looms. They also have high productivity and fewer fabric faults.

The basic pattern may be modified to develop pattern for varied styles by a technique called flat pattern designing. The basic pattern should have only a minimum number of darts and it should fit the body comfortably without being tight or loose.