Patent ID: 6755141
Filing Date: 2004-06-29
Classification: D05B

Abstract:
A method of stitching a work piece, said method comprising:providing a first work piece having a first edge along which a stitch is to be made; providing a template having an edge that corresponds generally to at least a portion of the first edge of the first work piece, the template having a color selected to contrast with a color of the first work piece; placing the first work piece against the template so that the first edge of the first work piece abuts at least a portion of the edge of the template; using a computer-controlled sewing machine having a machine-vision capability to stitch along a path that corresponds generally to a boundary between the first edge of the first work piece and the edge of the template, wherein the computer-controlled sewing machine can adjust its stitching path in response to detecting the template; and separating the first work piece from the template.