To feed elastic or unstable fabrics to a cutter requires special care. To ensure the textiles do not distort during unwinding, the ASCO loop-controlled feeder uses a driven unwinding shaft with loop control. This allows the material to be delivered directly to the cutter with minimal fabric tension and without deformation. This feeder is especially suitable for delicate textiles such as delicately woven glass-fiber cloth, knitted fabrics, or carbon fiber materials that are dimensionally unstable.