difference in the timing of the detection of the cut line 71 by the respective optical sensors 95 causes the straightening bar 255 to correct the bias in the continuous strip 70 by tilting in the opposite direction from the bias the edge guide apparatus 260 keeps the edges of the continuous strip 70 in line while the straightening bar 255 is tilted as the continuous strip 70 is advanced by the feed pull gripper 85 through the cutting assembly 30 the blade 105 is triggered by the determination of the position of the cut line 71 the controller 61 is aware of the exact position of the cut line 71 at all times based upon the detection of the cut line 71 by the detector assembly 25 based upon this information the feed pull gripper 85 advances the continuous strip 70 such that the blade 105 cuts an individual washcloth 72 exactly at the location of the cut line 71 the washcloth 72 is then pulled by the feed pull gripper 85 to a predetermined location at the intersection of the end of the intake path 65 and the beginning of the calculated path 190 and released the length 170 of each washcloth 72 is calculated based upon the determination of the location of the cut line 71 the controller 61.