A professional who operates machine to cut tubular cloth into narrow widths for use as bias tape or binding. Responsibilities include:

• Positions roll of cloth on shaft or truck of flat-folded cloth on stand at feeding end of machine.
• Places tubes on takeup roller.
• Turns setscrew to space circular knives on cutting shaft according to width specified for tape.
• Pulls open end of tubular cloth over arm of machine, under guide bars, through feed rollers, and under rotary knives.
• Laps ends of bias-cut cloth around tubes.
• Depresses pedal to start, stop, and control speed of machine and guides cloth under guide bars and through feed rollers to cut cloth on bias.
• Removes rolls of bias tape or binding from machine.
• May wrap rolls in paper for storage or shipment.