An Improved Trimming for Millinery, Fancy, and the like Articles.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 2nd Dec., 1899
Complete Specification Left, 16th Aug., 1900-Accepted, 20th Oct., 1900
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Trimming for Millinery, Fancy, and the like Articles.
I, EMILY WALKER HUNTER, of The Bull and Mouth Hotel, Briggate, in the
City of Leeds, Married, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
The object of this invention is the production of a new kind of trimming, which
can be applied to millinery, drapery, fancy and the like articles in a variety of
ways, according to the fancy of the designer and the article to which it is applied.
My invention consists in taking a strip of the material of which the trimming
is to be made, and for which amongst others Pongee silk is admirably adapted,
and draw or pick out over one or more spaces the threads running parallel to the
direction of the length, or of the width, of the piece, and in some cases both.
One of these spaces is usually next to one edge of the piece, so that the threads
left running across this form a fringe. The spaces may be all of the same or
various widths, and at, regular or irregular intervals apart, so that a variety of
effects can be obtained. The trimming may be backed by material of white or a
contrasting colour or shade; and where spaces thus drawn or picked out are
arranged to run not only in one direction, but in both the direction of the length
and width of the material, a further variety in the effects produced may be
obtained, as spaces are left quite clear of threads, through which the colour and
shade of the backing material, if any, is fully shewn.
The material is frilled, gathered, pleated or other-wise manipulated to form
the trimming, which is applied to the article according to the taste of the designer,
In place of drawing or picking out the threads, these may be left out, when
weaving the trimming material in the loom.
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J. CLARK JEFFERSON,
30, Park Row, Leeds, Agent for Applicant.
An Improved Trimming for Millinery, Fancy, and the like Articles.
I, EMILY WALKER HUNTER, of The Bull and Mouth Hotel, Briggate, in the
City of Leeds, Married, 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:-
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The object of this invention is the production of a new kind of trimming, which
can be applied to millinery, drapery, fancy and the like articles in a variety of

page_text: ways, according to the fancy of the designer and the article to which it is to
be applied
For general use my invention consists in taking a long strip of the material of
which the trimming is to be made, and for which amongst others Pongee silk is
admirably adapted, and draw or pick out over one or more spaces the threads
running parallel to the direction of the length of the strip. These spaces may be
of any relative widths, with any desired widths between them. One of these
spaces is usually next to one edge of the strip, so that the threads left in this
space run at right angles to the edge, forming a fringe. The strip is then frilled,
or gathered, or pleated or otherwise manipulated for ornamentation, or as may be
suitable in passing it round the corners of the article to which it is attached by
the un-fringed edge as a trimming.
Where the trimming is of considerable width, some variety may be obtained
by picking out some of the threads in spaces running across the strip.
Instead of taking the material in strips, it may be made similar in shape to
the article to be trimmed, for example square or rectangular, of sufficiently larger
size than the article to leave a trimming or trimming border all round, which
over such border may have the threads pulled out in spaces parallel to the respec-
tive edges.
In place of drawing or picking out the threads, these may be left out, when
weaving the trimming material in the loom.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is: -
1. A trimming for millinery, drapery, fancy and the like articles consisting
of a strip of the trimming material in which some of the threads running
parallel to the length of the strip have been drawn, picked or left out over two or
more spaces running parallel to the length of the strip and of which one space
is preferably next the outer edge of the trimming substantially as described.
Dated this 15th day of August 1900.
J. CLARK JEFFERSON.
30, Park Row, Leeds, Agent for Applicant.