A professional who operates machine to cut, align, and sew stripes parallel in tubular cloth. Responsibilities include:

• Turns screw to secure circular cutting blade (horizontal or vertical) in cutting position and adjusts guides according to specified cloth width.
• Positions cloth at feed-end of machine and threads cloth through machine units onto swing-folding attachment, or joins supply end to leader, using portable sewing machine.
• Starts machine that cuts cloth to open width, aligns stripes parallel, seams edges together, and trims excess cloth from edges.
• Observes operation for defective cutting, stitching, or misalignment of stripes.
• Repairs sewing defects, using sewing machine, and reports malfunctions to maintenance personnel.
• Ravels seams to separate cloth lots and records yardage processed onto cloth ticket.