Abstract: A sewing method allows firm seaming to be performed without inserting point needles through linking loops that are formed near the ends of the course direction, and the other linking loops can be automatically linked with efficiency. The sewing method seams knitted fabrics having linking loops on their top courses, the knitted fabrics being stretched in the course direction with point needles inserted through some successive ones of the linking loops, wherein the point needles are pulled out with the knitted fabrics sandwiched and held in the vicinity of the linking loops across the course direction. Then, linking loops not having been pierced with the point needles are seamed at intervals smaller than the intervals of arrangement of the linking loops not having been pierced with the point needles. The linking loops pierced with the point needles are seamed by linking.

Abstract: A sewing method allows firm seaming to be performed without inserting point needles through linking loops that are formed near the ends of the course direction, and the other linking loops can be automatically linked with efficiency. The sewing method seams knitted fabrics having linking loops on their top courses, the knitted fabrics being stretched in the course direction with point needles inserted through some successive ones of the linking loops, wherein the point needles are pulled out with the knitted fabrics sandwiched and held in the vicinity of the linking loops across the course direction. Then, linking loops not having been pierced with the point needles are seamed at intervals smaller than the intervals of arrangement of the linking loops not having been pierced with the point needles. The linking loops pierced with the point needles are seamed by linking.

Abstract: A method for linking plain knitted fabrics includes the steps of fixing a first plain knitted fabric in a stretched state, obtaining an image including an image of a darning stitch, calculating a location of the darning stitch, repeating the above steps with a second plain knitted fabric, calculating a location of the darning stitch of the second plain knitted fabric from the obtained image, moving the first plain knitted fabric and the second plain knitted fabric relative to each other to align the darning stitches of the first and second plain knitted fabrics, moving a sewing machine needle of a sewing machine to the location of the darning stitch of the first plain knitted fabric, and linking together the darning stitches.

Abstract: A linking method including the steps of opposing knitted fabrics to be linked to each other, stretching the opposed knitted fabrics in a course direction, stretching the opposed knitted fabrics in a wale direction, picking up an image of linking loops of each of the stretched knitted fabrics, detecting the positions of the linking loops based on a multiple gray-scale image, inserting a point needle through each of the linking loops, sewing a linking loop in the vicinity of an edge of each of the knitted fabrics, and linking together the linking loops other than the sewn linking loop by using the point needle; and an apparatus for linking knitted fabrics.

Abstract: A linking method including the steps of opposing knitted fabrics to be linked to each other, stretching the opposed knitted fabrics in a course direction, stretching the opposed knitted fabrics in a wale direction, picking up an image of linking loops of each of the stretched knitted fabrics, detecting the positions of the linking loops based on a multiple gray-scale image, inserting a point needle through each of the linking loops, sewing a linking loop in the vicinity of an edge of each of the knitted fabrics, and linking together the linking loops other than the sewn linking loop by using the point needle; and an apparatus for linking knitted fabrics.

Abstract: A method for linking plain knitted fabrics includes the steps of fixing a first plain knitted fabric in a stretched state, obtaining an image including an image of a darning stitch of the first plain knitted fabric in the stretched state, calculating a location of the darning stitch of the first plain knitted fabric from the obtained image, holding a second plain knitted fabric in a stretched state, obtaining an image including an image of a darning stitch of the second plain knitted fabric in the stretched state, calculating a location of the darning stitch of the second plain knitted fabric from the obtained image, moving the first plain knitted fabric and the second plain knitted fabric relative to each other to align the darning stitch of the second plain knitted fabric with the darning stitch of the first plain knitted fabric, moving a sewing machine needle of a sewing machine mechanism to the location of the darning stitch of the first plain knitted fabric, and linking together the darning stitch of the