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Fig. 4.7 A marker placed on the top of a spread.

4.3.1 ‘Face up in a single direction’ spreading mode

All the plies are spread with their face side up and in one direction (see Fig. 4.8). This is the
most commonly used spreading mode. There are several reasons for its wide application:

Most types of textile materials can be spread in this manner.
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The rejection of fabric faults can be carried out during the spreading process.
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Styles with asymmetrical components can be cut as pattern pieces in a marker are also placed
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with their face side up.
The disadvantage of this mode is the necessity of spreading of each ply from one
end of the spread. It is necessary to repeat this ‘deadheading’ movement and return to
the beginning of the spread during all spreading process, thus increasing the spreading
time and work required.
The ‘face up in single direction’ spreading cannot be used for fabrics with a short
cut pile (velvet, corduroy, plush, and artificial fur) as the plies are likely to slip over
each other (see Section 18.3).

4.3.2 ‘Face up in both directions’ spreading mode

All the plies are spread with their face side up and in both directions (see Fig. 4.9).
After every ply is laid, it is cut from the fabric roll across its width. To ensure that the
face side is upwards in all plies, the fabric roll has to be turned through 180 degrees at
the end of every ply.

Face

Back
Fig. 4.8 Placement of fabric plies performing ‘face up’ spreading mode.