A system and method, for guiding a sewing operation for a sewing machine, are provided herein. One of one or more stitch objects having stitch data associated therewith may be selected. Each of the one or more stitch objects are defined by a geometric pattern. The stitch data of the one of the one or more stitch objects is analyzed to identify one or more lines forming the geometric pattern. At least a portion of a sewing material is sewn, onto the workpiece with the needle, in a direction defined by a first of the one or more lines forming the geometric pattern. A primary light source projects a first of one or more guidelines onto the workpiece. The first of the one or more guidelines corresponds to a second of the one or more lines forming the geometric pattern.

A manipulation device for material webs by a sewing machine is disclosed having at least one transverse conveying device including a rolling support unit on which freely rotatable guiding rollers are arranged. The rolling support unit includes a joint chain with a straight pressing portion on which a plurality of guiding rollers is supported.

Machine for sewing envelopes into pouches, in correspondence with an opening delimited by two free overlapping flaps, the machine includes a support base; a sewing head, mechanically mounted on the support base, configured to make a sewing line along a sewing direction; retaining means for retaining the free flaps of said envelope like a bag; first movement means for realizing a relative movement between said sewing head and the holding means along a first movement direction substantially parallel to the sewing line; second movement means for moving the sewing head and/or holding means at least along a second movement direction orthogonal with respect to the first movement direction; at least a first sensor configured to detect an extremal edge of the free edges; at least one electronic control unit for generating the relative motion between the support base and/or the holding means along the second movement direction.

A system and method, for guiding a sewing operation for a sewing machine, are provided herein. One of one or more stitch objects having stitch data associated therewith may be selected. Each of the one or more stitch objects are defined by a geometric pattern. The stitch data of the one of the one or more stitch objects is analyzed to identify one or more lines forming the geometric pattern. At least a portion of a sewing material is sewn, onto the workpiece with the needle, in a direction defined by a first of the one or more lines forming the geometric pattern. A primary light source projects a first of one or more guidelines onto the workpiece. The first of the one or more guidelines corresponds to a second of the one or more lines forming the geometric pattern.