Abstract: A headgear frame apparatus comprises: a headgear frame for clamping a headgear; and a rotary drive frame for fitting the headgear frame replaceably thereon on the side of a sewing machine. The headgear frame is provided at its outer circumference with a brim which is further projected outward. On the outer circumference of the rotary drive frame, there are tiltably hinged levers which have hook pawls projected toward the rotary drive frame and which are biased by springs in the direction where the hook pawls approach the rotary drive frame. When the headgear frame is fitted on the rotary drive frame, the brim once raises the hook pawls in the direction away from the rotary drive frame, and after the hook pawls rode over the brim, the hook pawls are hooked on the brim by the biasing forces of the springs.

Abstract: A headgear frame comprises: a cylindrical receiving frame adapted to be fitted in a headgear; and a holding band adapted to be wound on the outer side of the headgear for clamping the headgear between itself and the receiving frame. The holding band is hinged at its one end to a hinging portion in the vicinity of the receiving frame and is removably hooked at its other end by a hooking portion in the vicinity of the receiving frame. The hooking portion in the vicinity of the receiving frame and the other end of the holding band are relatively provided with a combination of a hooking member and a pair of regulating members forming a V-shaped angled side face with the hooking member on both sides of the hooking member, and a ring adapted to be hooked by the hooking member. When the ring is hooked by the hooking member, it bites into the V-shaped angled side face so that it is not dislocated with respect to the hooking member.

Abstract: A headgear frame apparatus comprises auxiliary rollers for rotating in abutment against a boundary corner portion between a circumferential portion and a crest portion of a headgear. The headgear is clamped by a headgear frame. The auxiliary rollers are rotatably disposed sideways of a cylindrical bed of a sewing machine.

Abstract: A method of creating data for an applique which has its lower and upper applique patches embroidered to lower and upper cloths, respectively, such that the lower cloth and applique patch and the upper cloth and applique patch can overlap and separate each other with a predetermined overlap margin. The applique data creating method includes the steps of: inputting synthetic contour data of the two applique patches when the lower and upper applique patches overlap each other with the predetermined overlap margin; inputting the individual overlap edge data of the lower and upper applique patches; creating the individual contour data of the lower and upper applique patches from the synthetic contour data and the individual overlap edge data; and creating the individual embroidering data of the lower and upper applique patches on the basis of the individual contour data of the lower and upper applique patches.