Abstract:
Apparatus for cutting the neck portion opening of an article of clothing, e.g. a pullover, of thermoplastic material including a hollow, bust-shaped former having an aperture in the flattened upper portion thereof. A transparent reference plate is used to locate the pullover on the former, and a heated cutter within the former is raised to cut out the neck portion. The waste material is removed downwardly through a suction tube.
Abstract:
Knitted textiles are subjected to heat treatment on a contoured rigid framework formed from detachable elements which are assembled inside the knitted textile, the torso section and the neck and shoulder section of the framework being formed from separate detachable elements.