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ATMA Apparel & Textile Merchandising Academy

Glossary

What is Spreading?

Laying multiple layers (plies) of fabric on top of each other on the cutting table, one on top of the next, to build the lay that the marker is then cut through in a single pass.

This term in other languages

Arabicفرد القماش
FrenchÉtalement du tissu (matelassage)
TurkishKumaş serimi

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What happens in a cutting room, from fabric relaxation to bundled cut pieces

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