To provide a process for simply and inexpensively manufacturing tapes with non-fraying cut edges at cutting zones.
The process comprises forming a fabric web 4 containing fusible fibers and adhesive fibers and having cutting zones 12, 12a, 12c and 12d along cutting lines 10, 10a, 10b, 10c, 10d and 10e, bonding the fibers at the cutting zones of the fabric web each other by compressing and/or treating with heat at the cutting zones, locating a cutting device 18 on a compression device, dividing the cloth into pieces along cutting lines 10, 10a, 10b, 10c, 10d and 10e at the cutting zones 12, 12a, 12b, 12c and 12d by means of cutters 20a, 20b, 20c, 20d and 20e. Thereby, tapes with non-fraying cut edges are simply and inexpensively manufactured from fusible or infusible fabric web.
Kojiro Yoda