| CPC B65H 29/006 (2013.01) [B65H 18/145 (2013.01); B65H 29/241 (2013.01); B65H 39/14 (2013.01); B65H 2301/4191 (2013.01); B65H 2408/2321 (2013.01); B65H 2511/512 (2013.01); B65H 2701/124 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |

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14. A method comprising:
unspooling a transfer material from a first body, wherein a plurality of pre-cut clothing manufactured items are disposed in a singulated manner along the transfer material;
while the transfer material is unspooling from the first body, spooling the transfer material on a second body; and
performing a subsequent manufacturing operation on each of the plurality of pre-cut clothing manufactured items while the transfer material is unspooling-moving from the first body to the second body, wherein:
the subsequent manufacturing operation occurs while a portion of the transfer material containing a particular pre-cut clothing manufactured item that is subject to the subsequent manufacturing operation is supported by a manufactured item support surface; and
the transfer material is configured to be supported by the manufactured item support surface for singulated removal of the pre-cut clothing manufactured items from the transfer material.
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