Garment creation system
View Patent ↗A garment creation system comprising a card and a camera is provided. The card has a depiction of a garment and encoded information printed thereon. The camera is configured for: reading the encoded information on said card; capturing an image of a person; manipulating the captured image in accordance with the encoded information, thereby generating a manipulated image based on the depicted garment; generating print data for a garment piece outline with a decorative finish, based on said manipulated image; and communicating with a garment fabric printer for printing the garment piece outline and the decorative finish on to a surface of a bolt of fabric.
1. A garment creation system comprising:
(a) a card having printed thereon:
a depiction of a garment; and
encoded information for effecting when read and executed in a processing device:
generating one or more garments pieces corresponding to the garment; and
mapping an input image onto said one or more garment pieces; and
(b) a camera configured for:
optically reading the encoded information on said card;
capturing an image;
manipulating the captured image in accordance with the encoded information, thereby generating a manipulated image;
generating print data for said one or more garment pieces; said print data including an outline of said one or more garment pieces and a decorative finish for said one ore more garment pieces; based on said manipulated image; and
communicating with a garment fabric printer for printing said outline and said decorative finish on to a surface of a bolt of fabric.
2. A garment creation system as claimed in claim 1 wherein the print data for the outline includes instructions for joining said garment pieces together.
3. The garment creation system as claimed in claim 1 further comprising the garment fabric printer.
4. The garment creation system as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the printer comprises a printhead having a width corresponding to the width of a bolt of fabric.