LAY PLANNING

AND TYPES OF
LAY PLANS
Presentation Made By,
Gaurav Jaiswal(05)
Maulika Lisa (13)
Simrin Cherian (21)

INTRODUCTION
What is a lay?
Lengths of fabric, several plies high, which have
been spread on a cutting table ready for cutting
are referred to as lays.
The fabric is subsequently cut in accordance
with a cutting plan which is usually designed to
optimise material utilisation.
Laying up is the process of spreading lengths of
fabric on a cutting table to make a lay

SPREADING FABRIC
Two types of methods to
make lay by spreading
fabrics:
1. Manual methods
Fully Hand
Hand spreading with hook
Hand spreading with
spreading track
Fabric Spreading

2. Mechanical methods
Semi Automatic spreading
Fully Automatic spreading

TYPES OF FABRIC LAY

According to the construction, fabric lay is of
two types. These are:
1.
Straight lay
2.
Stepped lay
According to the direction of spreading fabric,
lay is of three types. These are:
1.
From right to left
2.
From right to right
3.
Zigzag lay

TYPES OF FABRIC LAY

1.a) Straight Lay:

Every ply is placed

according to the marker
length (full length of
marker is taken).
It is most common and
most of the garments
are used this type of lay.
Straight Lay

TYPES OF FABRIC LAY

1.b) Stepped Lay:
Every ply is not spread according to the full length
of marker but in a stepped manner.
Stepped Lay is multiple lay in which groups of
layers have different lengths generally used for
getting best utilization and consumption of fabric.

Stepped Lay

TYPES OF FABRIC LAY

Right to Left Lay

2.a) From Right to Left:

More wide and open.
Always spread in the same direction.

TYPES OF FABRIC LAY

2.b) From right to
right:
Also wide and
open.
Special spreading
machines needed
to make this lay.
Spread in both
directions.

Right to Right Lay

TYPES OF FABRIC LAY

2.c) Zigzag Lay:
Spread without cutting
from one end to the
other according to the
marker length.
Continuous process.
More used in garments
manufacturing industries.
Disadvantage: Creates
problem in asymmetric
fabric.

Zigzag Lay

TYPES OF FABRIC LAY

Based on the number
of fabric layers, lay can
also be classified as:
3.a) Single Ply: Single
layer of fabric
generally to make
samples.
3.b) Multiple Ply:
Number of fabric layers
stacked on one top of
the other.

Single Ply

Multiple Ply

LAY PLANNING
Lay plan is a plan in
a garment involving
making of the lay
height, lay length,
colour mix, selection
of fabric pieces to
be cut, and the
batches from which
the fabric is to be
used.

Lay Planning

LAY PLANNING

Lay Planning

Itis the basis of managing cutting room labor

and table space.
Spreading and cutting schedules are affected
by table length, type of equipment, spread
length, spreading time, and cutting time.

HOW LAY PLANNING IS

DONE ON COMPUTER
The lay plan can be done
on the computer screen
and pieces can be moved
around easily.
When the final version is
done, this is printed out on
paper slightly less wider
than the fabric and using
marker stick, it is attached
to the top layer of the
fabric.
Fabric is clamped all the

Printed Lay Plan

IMPORTANCE OF LAY
PLANNING
To help insure that
materials and
components are available
To meet delivery dates
Efficiency of manufacture
in terms of cost
To ensure speed
To have an order of work
To take into consideration
the machinery available
and the skill of the labour
force.

Jacket Lay Plan

TYPES OF LAY
PLANNING
1. Half Garment Lay:
. When cutting out a single product, it is usual to fold the
fabric in half so that the right and left sides of the garment
are cut out together. Right side patterns are generally
used. This is half garment lay.
. Used for folded or tubular fabrics and face to face spreads.

Half Garment Lay

TYPES OF LAY PLANNING

2. Whole Garment
Lay:
In this type of lay,
all of the garment
pieces, that is, left
and right sides, are
included in the lay.
Used generally for
open width fabrics.

Whole Garment Lay

TYPES OF LAY PLANNING

3. Single Size Lay:
All the pieces of a
single size are
included.
Advantage: Order
planning and laying
up fabric becomes
easier.
Disadvantage: More
material consumption
as compared to multisize lays.

Size S patterns

Two separate single

size lays

Size L patterns

TYPES OF LAY PLANNING

4. Multi-Size Lays:
i) Sectional Lay:
Made in a minimum of two perfectly rectangular sections.
Each section contains all the pieces for a particular size.
Adjacent sections may or may not be the same size.

Sectional Lay

TYPES OF LAY PLANNING

ii) Interlocking Lay:
Two or more sections,
generally of different
sizes, but the sections
are not necessarily
perfectly rectangular.
Parts in different
sections may overlap
at borders.
Sections are placed
one after the other.

Interlocking Lay

TYPES OF LAY PLANNING

iii) Mixed multi-size
lay:
No distinct sections.
Pieces for different
garment sizes are
mixed up.
This lay plan
normally gives the
best material
utilization.

Mixed Multi-Size Lay

CONCLUSION
The purpose of a lay plan is to use fabric
efficiently.
A lay plan shows how the pattern pieces
should be placed on the fabric in the most
cost effective manner.
In the clothing manufacturing industry, it is
essential that the manufacturer uses fabric
as efficiently as possible to keep
manufacturing costs down to enable them
to have a profitable business.

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