The Manufacture of a New or Improved Fabric.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 17th May, 1889-Accepted, 22nd June, 1889
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
The Manufacture of a New or Improved Fabric.
I JOHN JACKSON ASHWORTH, of 35 Mosley Street, Manchester, in the county of
Lancashire, Merchant, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what
manner the same is to be performed to be particularly described and ascertained
in and by the following statement :-
This invention relates to the manufacture of a certain fabric of a new class or kind
composed of linen and wool or of cotton and wool, the object being the production of
a cloth or fabric having on one side a surface practically all of linen or cotton or other
suitable material and having on the other side a surface of wool or imitation flannel,
whereby the effect and comfort in wear of real flannel is obtained at a less cost, and
whereby other advantages such as durability are gained. This now kind of fabric is
applicable for shirtings, sheetings, underclothing, dress goods of various descriptions
and the like.
The invention relates to the combination together and application seriatim of the
processes of manufacture and finishing hereinafter described, and to the production
resulting therefrom of the new kind of fabric to which reference is above made.
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I use a cotton or linen warp and a woollen weft and I weave these on an ordinary
loom in such a way as to bring cotton or linen to one surface while wool is brought
to the other surface of the fabric, and this may be advantageously done by working
the threads in the manner technically known as the "five or seven shaft satin or
"satin face." The linen or cotton yarn before being used in the warp should be first
bleached or dyed if a white or coloured or striped surface is required since if this
bleaching or dyeing were afterwards effected the wool would be injured.
On removal of the fabric from the loom it is subjected to the processes of milling,
scouring, (and stoving if a white product is required) and is finished practically in the
same manner as ordinary flannel.
The result of the employment of the above processes as indicated will be a
double faced fabric of a kind not hitherto known in the market and it is a fabric
capable of being worked or used as ordinary cotton linen or flannel.
Any desired quality and weight of the finished fabric may be obtained by varying
the thickness of the yarns and varying the "reed and pick used, and it is
obvious that a striped pattern may be introduced if desired or the material may be
subsequently printed on either or both surfaces.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is
1. The manufacture by the series of processes such as those herein before described
of a fabric composed of cotton and wool or linen and wool as and for the purposes
set forth.
2. The new kind of fabric having one surface of cotton or linen or other smooth
material and the other surface of wool or imitation flannel manufactured as and for
the purposes described.
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J. C. CHAPMAN, Fel. Inst. Patent Agents,
70, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agent for Applicant.