Fabric layering machine

A fabric layering machine for movement along a layering table, comprising a frame, mounting means carried by said frame for mounting a supply of a web of fabric, a pair of rotatable draw-off rollers positioned in proximity to each other so as to form a fabric-engaging nip therebetween and being detachably mounted in an operative position on said frame, guide roller means detachably fastened on said frame above said draw-off rollers for guiding said fabric web into the nip between said draw-off rollers, and power means operable to rotate said draw-off rollers in opposite senses to each other for pulling through said nip said web of fabric extending from said supply of fabric, a feed roller carried by said frame and disposed to feed said web towards the nip between said drawoff rollers, further power means operable to rotate said feed roller for feedinng forward said web, a deflection roller carried by said frame and disposed proximate the surface of said feed roller for causing said web to contact said feed roller over an arc of contact, a pressing roller carried by said frame for cooperating with said deflection roller when said web extends around said feed roller so as to cause said web to contact said feed roller, and adjustable holding means for holding the pressing roller for adjusting the position of said pressing roller relative to said feed roller, said detachably mounted guide roller means and draw-off rollers adapted to be selectively removed and replaced by other operative components for converting said machine from single-layer fabric to tubular fabric operation, and reversely.