... a decade, support vector machines (SVM) has emerged to be an excellent pattern classification tool (Vapnik, 1995 ; Cristianini and Shawe-Taylor, 2000). Ghosh et al. (2011) developed a multi-class SVM algorithm to construct a pattern recognition system for various fabric defect inspection...

... be classified with a reasonably high degree of accuracy by the proposed method. Originality/value The paper outlines the theory and application of SVM classifier with reference to pattern classification problem in textiles. The SVM classifier outperforms the other techniques of machine learning systems...