1. Marker Making Definition:
A marker is a mixing of many pattern sizes drawn on to a thin paper prior to cutting.
Points to be considered before marker making:
• Fabric width must be higher than marker width (1/2 inch)
Fabric length must be higher than marker length.
Length of the cutting table.
Production planning.
When marker is laid down on the piece of cloth, the grain line should be parallel to the line of the warp in the woven fabric and wale in the knitted fabric.

2. Marker

3. Marker Making Marker Efficiency:
The percentage of the total fabric that is actually used in garment parts.
Area of pattern in the marker
Marker Efficiency = X 100%
Total area of the marker plan

4. Factors influencing Marker efficiency:
Marker planner: The efficiency of marker mainly depends on the competency, experience, honesty and technical knowledge of the marker planner.
Size of the garments: Smaller and larger sizes lead to less marker efficiency, medium garment sizes gives higher marker efficiency.
Marker length: For higher marker length, higher marker efficiency and production of cutting room can be increased.
Pattern Engineering: Marker efficiency can be increased by changing pattern design of particular parts of the garments.
Fabric characteristics: Usually symmetrical fabric provides higher marker efficiency and asymmetric fabric leads lower marker efficiency.

5. Marker Making
Marker making method: In computerized method efficiency is more than manual method.
Marker width: The more marker width, the easier to marker plan and ensures higher marker efficiency.
Marker making method:
Computerized method, Marker Efficiency ↑
Manual method, Marker Efficiency ↓
• Marker width:
marker width ↑ M.E. ↑ and easier marker plan