Method and apparatus for sewing and cutting layered cloth
OwnerMargaret D. Schaferinventor
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for sewing and cutting layered cloth wherein a sewing guide formed of at least semi-rigid, compliant material is used to guide the stitching of parallel lines to create channels within which the sewing guide is placed to act as a cutting mat when cutting the layers of fabric above the sewing guide, such as with a rotary cutting tool.
Claims21
A method for forming textured material, comprising:
- sewing multiple layers of fabric along a first line to form a first row of stitching;
- placing a template on the multiple layers of fabric with a first edge of the template adjacent to the first row of stitching;
- sewing the multiple layers of fabric along a second line adjacent to a second edge of the template to form a second row of stitching and at least one channel between the first and second rows of stitching in the multiple layers of fabric.
A method for forming textured material using a cutting strip having a pair of opposing parallel first and second sides, the method comprising:
- providing multiple layers of fabric;
- forming a row of stitching through the multiple layers of fabric;
- placing a cutting strip on the multiple layers of fabric with a first side of the cutting strip adjacent the row of stitching;
- forming a next row of stitching adjacent the second side of the cutting strip to form a channel in the multiple layers of fabric.
A device for guiding stitching and supporting a cutting tool for use in sewing and cutting multiple layers of fabric, the device comprising a rectangular-shaped strip of compliant material having sufficient rigidity to be at least partially self supporting when projecting beyond the end of a supporting surface, the device having planar top and bottom surfaces and a pair of mutually-opposing parallel sides intersecting with opposing top and bottom sides to form corners.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.