Patent ID: 8074591
Filing Date: 2011-12-13
Classification: D05C,D05D

Abstract:
1. A method of manufacturing an embroidered structure having at least one embedded lace element, comprising: providing a substrate having a stitching surface and a backing surface, a plurality of stitching threads, and a plurality of backing threads secured to said backing surface and corresponding to said plurality of stitching threads, at least one of said stitching threads and backing threads comprising a lace thread and at least one of said stitching threads and said backing threads comprising a soluble thread corresponding to said lace thread; stitching together said stitching threads and said corresponding backing threads through said substrate to form a plurality of thread pairs including lock stitches forming a two-dimensional embroidered structure; stitching together said lace thread and said corresponding soluble thread through said substrate to form at least one temporary thread pair forming a part of said embroidered structure; and dissolving said soluble thread such that said lace thread becomes unpaired yet embedded and free to move within said embroidered structure.