Garments
manufacturing is very important part of textile production and proper marker
planning and marker making is the heart of garments manufacturing. The results
of cut order planning are cutting orders that direct marker planning and lay
planning. Optimum use of textile material and cutting systems are important
considerations in planning cutting orders as more firms incorporate new
technology. The purpose of marker planning is to determine the most efficient
combination of sizes and shades for each order and to produce the best fabric
yield and equipment utilization. One garments cutting order may require several
markers to achieve optimum efficiency of marker. Usually one of these is a
remnant marker for the short pieces and ends of rolls left over. This helps to
reduce fabric waste. Each marker requires a lay of fabric.
A marker is a diagram of a precise arrangement of pattern
pieces for a specific style and the sizes to be cut from a single spread.
Marker making is the process of determining the most efficient layout of
pattern pieces for a specified style, fabric, and distribution of sizes. The
process of arranging Pattern pieces in the most efficient manner requires time,
skill, and concentration. Markers may be made by manually tracing master
patterns onto fabric or paper or by manipulating and plotting computerized
pattern images.
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When did start using “Garments Marker Making?
William Jennings Demorest and Ellen Louise Demorest began the home
sewing pattern industry in 1860. Patterns were unprinted until 1919, when they started printing
information directly onto the marker paper. In the 1920s, selected markers had
full color illustrations. After that several modifications were done but computer applications for apparel
manufacturing first gained acceptance with computer
aided design (CAD) systems for pattern grading and marker making in the
early 1980s.