METHODS AND EQUIPMENT FOR MANUFACTURING TEXTILE OR LEATHER PRODUCTS

Abstract

The invention relates to a method and apparatus for producing textile or leather articles, specifically padded articles, comprising the following steps: automatic sewing, in an embroidery machine (3), of overlapping fabric pieces (20d) according to a stored pattern which contains a reference stitch pattern (S1-S5); applying markings in the form of corresponding additional stitches, in the corresponding arrangement of the reference markings (M1-M4) contained in the stored pattern; optically retaining (5) the sewn parts of the fabric and determining any displacement of the applied markings relative to the arrangement of the reference markings (M1-M4); relying on the displacement and reciprocal arrangement of the reference markings (M1-M4) and of the stored stitch pattern (S1-S5), determining by interpolation the actual pattern of the stitches present on the sewn garment (20d); Automatic cutting (53) along the seams based on the actual pattern obtained by interpolation.

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