Improvements in the Production of Coloured Yarns and in Articles made therefrom.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 4th Apr., 1898
Complete Specification Left, 14th Dec., 1898-Accepted, 4th Mar., 1899
Improvements in the Production of Coloured Yarns and in
Articles made therefrom.
We, ALFRED RUSSELL DONISTHORPE, of Sarah Street Mill, Spinner, and GEORGE
WHITE, of Clare Villa, Ashleigh Road, Narborough Road, Spinner's Manager,
both in Leicester, in the County of Leicester, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:
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This invention refers to improvements in the production of coloured yarns and
in articles made therefrom by the hereinafter described method or means of dyeing
yarns of wool, cotton, silk or other fibrous substances used in making articles of
hosiery such as half-hose, hose, socks, vests, jackets, sweaters and the like,
to produce therein "spots" and horizontal stripes in combination and in con-
tinuity from one thread of yarn during the process of knitting. To carry out
our invention we take the hanks of yarn of whatever number, twist or size desired
and after doubling them and securing them on the sticks over the dye pan.or
vat in which contains the colour to form the "spot"; dye about half way up the
folded hanks, the upper or other parts being left undyed, the hanks are then
taken out and dried, then folded on the ordinary twisting hooks or machine the
dyed parts being opposite each other, the widths' to form the "spots
are then tied
or clipped in the ordinary well known way. The un-dyed parts of the hanks are
then dyed the desired colour, part of such colour being put on and impregnating
the untied or unclipped portions of the already dyed parts and producing two
varying shades while the ground or spotting colour is secure under the ties or
clips and the result obtained after knitting upon any machine is a regular or
irregular series of horizontal stripes intersperced by "spots" and producing in
knitted wearing apparel a new combination from one thread or feeder of yarn in
any or as many widths according to the width of pattern or in any shade or shades
it is possible to produce in dyeing.
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W. BESTWICK MAXFIELD,
Applicant's Agent.
Improvements in the Production of Coloured Yarns and in
Articles made therefrom.
We, ALFRED RUSSELL DONISTHORPE, of Sarah Street Mill, Spinner, and GEORGE
WHITE, of Clare Villa, Ashleigh Road, Narborough Road, Spinner's Manager,
both in Leicester, in the County of Leicester, 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 refers to improvements in the production of coloured yarns and
in articles made therefrom by the hereinafter described method or means of dyeing

page_text: yarns of wool, cotton, silk or other fibrous substances used in making articles of
hosiery such as half-hose, hose, socks, vests, jackets, sweaters and the like,
in the fabric of which are produced "spots" and two graduated shaded horizontal
stripes in combination therewith and in continuity from one thread of yarn only
during the process of knitting.
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The effect thus produced will be more readily understood by reference to the
sheet of drawings accompanying this specification which show a diagramatical
view representing the fabric in which the open squares A represent "spots
which of course vary in length, and come in the centre of the darker shade B
marked full black, the lighter shade following on being denoted by the crosses C.
In carrying out our invention we take the hank or hanks of yarn of whatever
number, twist or size may be required and double them without twisting by
taking hold of the two ends of each and bringing them together, they are then
laid in this condition over the the rods or sticks level on either side until such rods
or sticks are filled up a semi-circular metal section binder is then placed over
them and secured by peg the rods or sticks are then placed, side by side close up
on the dye vat containing the "spot" colour A, the yarn only being immersed
in the dye liquor for about half way up, leaving the upper half un-dyed, after
immersion the requisite time the yarn is taken off the sticks and dried and the
hanks unfolded and the centre of each dyed portions of the hank are clipped or
tied to the width of the " spot" desired. The hanks are then hung by their
loose bands, or string tied loosely round the hanks over other rods or sticks and
the whole totally immersed in another dye vat or pan containing the ground
shade, when this has been done the unclipped parts. of the previously dyed pcr-
tions of each hank will have assumed the much darker and graduated shade B,
and the other parts of each hank not previously dyed, will be the lighter shade C,
while the " spotting " colour is secure under the ties or clips, and the result
obtained after the yarn has been knitted upon any machine or by hand is a
regular and irregular series of horizontal stripes of a darker and of a lighter
shade the former intersepted by the " spots" A, and so producing in knitted
fabrics and wearing apparel of the kind before mentioned a new combination from
only one thread or feeder of yarn in any or as many widths according to the
width of pattern or in any shade or shades it is possible to produce in the art of
dyeing. Or many curious effects upon the same lines can be produced by using
more than one thread of yarn in one feeder of a circular or straight knitting
machine. According to the number of ties or clips employed so the number of
spots are predetermined according to the length of hank, and the width or
diameter of the article to be made therefrom.
Said spots A may be of different colours by taking the hank and dipping it in
a dye pan containing one ground shade or colour and the other half re-dipped
in a dye pan containing another shade or colour and then finished in the same
manner as above described.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is:
The herein described improvements in the production of coloured yarns that when
knitted one thread will produce a series of regular or irregular two shaded and
graduated horizontal stripes intersepted by "spots" either all of one or different
colours, in the manner and with reference to the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 10th day of December 1908
W. BESTWICK MAXFIELD,
Registered Patent Agent, 34, Belvoir Street, Leicester,
Applicants' Agent