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Fig. 4.9 Placement of fabric plies performing ‘face up both directions’ spreading mode.

In contrast to the ‘face up in a single direction’ mode, there is no need for ‘dead-
heading’ in this mode. However, additional time is needed for turning the fabric roll
at the end of every ply.
This spreading mode cannot be used in following situations:
If the fabric has a nap or pile;
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If the fabric has a pattern in one direction only and its location in a style is strictly determined.
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4.3.3 ‘Face down in a single direction’ spreading mode

All the plies are spread with their face side down in a single direction (see Fig. 4.10).
This spreading mode is used for knitted fabrics where the cut edges will roll. In this
situation, it could be difficult to fix the ply ends if face side up spreading is used (see
Fig. 4.11). This spreading mode cannot be used in the following situations:
Where a style has asymmetrical components and the pattern pieces in a marker are placed
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with their face side up;
Where the rejection of fabric faults has to be carried out during the spreading process.
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4.3.4 ‘Face to face in a single direction’ spreading mode

The first material ply is spread with its face side up. The fabric roll is turned through
180 degrees, and the next ply is spread in the same direction with its face side down
(see Fig. 4.12).

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Fig. 4.10 Placement of fabric plies performing ‘face down single direction’ spreading mode.

Fig. 4.11 Knitted fabric plies with rolling cut edges in a spread.