Year: 1884

page_text: I WILLIAM ANYON of 16 Marlborough Road High Town Manchester Commission
Agent do hereby declare the nature of my invention for MAKING MACRAMÉ LACE
to be as follows:-
1st In a frame or machino frame, which I call a Macramé Lace Loom, and which
is so devised that the worker is enabled to make long lengths of Macramé Lace
Macramé Drapes Fringes &c &c in a systematic and mechanical manner without
resorting to those makeshifts and expedients, which have hitherto been resorted to
in making long lengths of Macrame Work.
And 2nd In taking up or carrying the work when a length has been completed
on a system of rollers, by means of the foundation strings themselves without
injuring or crushing the work, by rolling continuously round a roller or by
pressing, or nailing the work down.
And 3rd In the formation of a Taking Up Motion, by which a proper tension,
can be given to the foundation strings, thus enabling the worker, to have these
same strings, under proper control.
And 4th In a portable and mechanical system, the principle of which is capable
of being extended to produce any length of work desired.
And 5th In a Self-Acting Biting or Clipping Device, which slides along the
front edge of the frame or machine for convenience, and for the purpose of holding
any selected strand of a pattern in such position as to elevate it above the surface
of the frame, whilst any other selected strands are knotted upon it as in the case of
a Solomon's Knot.
I will now proceed to describe the nature of my Invention for effecting the
improvements named.
Referring to the accompanying Drawings, Fig 1 is a perspective view of the
machine, and Fig 2 is a side elevation of the same.
A, A, is a wooden frame or board of any convenient dementions. Attached to
the sides of this frame are four duplicate legs or pedistals B, B, B, B, securely
fastened to the cross pieces C, C, C by means of screws which pass through the feet
of the pedistals at e, e, e, e. D D are angular pieces of wood, which are either
fastened, permanently on the cross pieces C, C, C, or otherwise hinged thereon for the
sake of portability in transit, and are so disposed that they cause the machine to
Paine RAI

page_text: lean or incline towards the worker. a a² and K are rollers, working freely on
their respective axes through holes in the pedistals at b, b, b.
The cross bars N, N, are not necessarily. rollers, but may be pieces of square
timber with the sharp edges removed at the top part, and made secure to the frame
by means of the screws P, P, The roller g is pierced with a series of holes say
at y, the holes being of sufficient size and distanco apart to accomodate the ends of
the foundation strings h, h, h, h. At the end of the roller K I fix a small ratchet
wheel with Pawl L. This roller K by preference is of larger diameter, than the
other rollers, and is also pierced with a number of holes 1 2 3, of sufficient size to
accomodate the end of a seperate hand. lever which is used for actuating the roller
in tightening the foundation strings.
In fixing the foundation strings on the frame ready for commencing work one
end of the string is threaded through one of the holes as y in the roller 9 and tied
in a bunch knot, sufficient length of string being left to complete, the length of
work required. The other end of the string is then passed over the cross bars N, N,
over the roller a, underneath the frame and over the roller a and from this roller
to the taking up roller K, which is also pierced with holes corrisponding to those
in the roller g. This end of the string, is then secured to the roller by passing the
end through one of the holes 4, 5, 6, &c and tying in a tight knot. When the
desired number of strings have in like manner been fixed in position, the hand
lever end is inserted in one of the holes of the taking up roller and by giving the
roller motion, the strings are drawn tightly over the frame, the ratchet wheel and
pawl L preventing any back motion. The work proceeds by preference from left
to right, and when a length has been completed the bunch knots on the roller g are
released, and the strings are free to slide through the holes at y, the other ends of
the strings being wound round the roller K. And so on this method is repeated
until the work itself arrives at the roller K and the length of work required is
obtained.
The Self Acting Device for biting or clipping any selected strand as Q in the
pattern, I arrange by preference to slide along the edge of the frame at J J.
M, M, is a piece of stout wire the ends of which are bent so as to make right
angles, the shorter legs of which, are employed like a long staple to enter the edge
of the frame, allowing sufficient space, for the clip R to slide freely through a hole
at S. The clip itself is made by preference of hard wood having a slit at t.-the
Jaws at the top being conical, for the convenience of the worker At the end W of
the clip is fastened a strand of elastic X X, or other convenient form of spring,
which passes underneath the frame to a piece of wire Z Z corrisponding to that on
the front edge of the frame, so that when the clip is slid or moved about, the spring
follows the movement on the wire slide Z, Z, at the opposite end.

page_text: I WILLIAM ANYON of 10 Marlborough Road High Town Manchester Commission
Agent do hereby declare the nature of my said Invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN
APPLIANCES CONNECTED WITH THE MAKING OF MACRAMÉ LACE 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 an arrangement of mechanism or appliances together
constituting a loom or frame for facilitating the production of lengths of Macramé
Lace Drapers Fringes and similar manufactures in a systematic and mechanical
manner and without having resort to those makeshifts and expedients which have
hitherto been necessary.
In carrying out my Invention I so mount the foundation strings upon a series of
rollers that the piece of work as it is completed can by means of the strings themselves
be moved over such rollers and pass beneath the framework and there be disposed
in alternate directions without being injured or crushed as is the case when the
same had to be rolled continuously upon a roller or had to be pressed or nailed
down as heretofore.-I further arrange a taking up motion whereby the proper
degree of tension can be imparted to the foundation strings, thus enabling the
worker to have the foundation strings under perfect control, and to adjust the
same to the greatest nicety.
And in order to elevate any particular strand above the surface of the frame, for
instance, whilst any other selected strands are being knotted as in the case of
"Solomons knot." I employ a self acting clipping device capable of sliding along
the front edge of the frame.
On the accompanying drawing Fig 6 represents a front view Fig 7 an end view
and Fig 8 a perspective view of a Macramé Lace loom or frame constructed in
accordance with my invention.-In all the views a is a wooden frame or board
secured to and supported at each corner upon the metallic legs or pedestals b
rising from the longitudinal wooden bars c and c¹ to which such legs are firmly
secured by screws as illustrated.-At each extremity of the board a are affixed cross
pieces or rests & designed to raise the work above the upper surface of such board
and at a slightly lower level than the cross pieces are affixed a pair of rollers e
and e, beneath which again are mounted other rollers f and f'; all such rollers
being capable of revolving upon their several bearings in the metallic pedestals b.
In addition to these rollers I also mount a roller or cylindrical bar g, at the
extremities of a pair of adjusting screws g¹, passing through brackets upon the
legs or pedestals b at one end of the machine as illustrated-The machine is capable
of being inclined or tilted at any desired angle by the application of a slotted
leg h. This adjusting leg, (which forms no part of the present application), is
secured by means of an adjusting thumb screw h¹ passing through the slot h³ to
the back longitudinal bar c'-In this manner the machine is caused to lean or
incline towards the worker-The action or mode of operating this machine may be
described as follows:-
The tensions rollers g being screwed to the points of the adjusting screws screws gl
the foundation strings are passed round the several rollers e and e¹ f and f¹ and
tension roller g and at the desired distance from each other the extremities of each
strand being tied together by a bunch-knot, and thus they form a series of endless
bands around the rollers as indicated by the letters ii-the proper degree of
tension is then imparted to such strings by screwing back the tension roller or barg

page_text: when the worker can proceed to work the desired pattern. When a length of
work has been completed, the tension roller 9, is again loosened by turning the
screws g¹ in the reverse direction until the work is sufficiently slack to be drawn in
the direction of the arrows around the rollers when the tension can be re-adjusted
and the adjoining length of work be effected alongside the first piece.
This operation being repeated until the endless strands ii are filled or the desired
length of work is obtained. It will thus be observed that this machine affords
facilities for not only working a considerable length of material but also of
disposing of the same around the rollers so as to be out of the way of the
operator, in proceeding with the work, and that the tension is obtainable to the
greatest nicety.
Instead of obtaining the tension by adjusting screws and mounting the
foundation string in an endless manner as aforesaid-I sometimes dispense with
the tension roller g and connect the foundation strings by passing the ends of the
same through holes in the roller upon which the strings are wound-the tension
being obtained by winding upon such rollers and securing the same by a pawl and
ratchet, but this I find to be a less convenient arrangement than that hereinbefore
described. K is the self-acting clipping device which is mounted upon the rod
running along the front of the machine and the lower extremity of which clip is
secured by an elastic band or equivalent spring m to another similar rod n running
along the back of the longitudinal bar c This clip is thus capable of sliding along
in front of the machine whilst being hinged together in two pieces at o in the
centre, the top part can be turned down entirely out of the way or be held at any
desired angle The tapered or conical slit p formed in the jaws at the top of this
clip, permits of any particular strand being passed through the same, and thus of
its being elevated and held above the surface of the other work; for instance,
whilst any other selected strands are being knotted as in the case of making
"Solomon's Knot."
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this my said
Invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is
1 The general construction and arrangement of mechanism or appliances
together constituting a loom or frame for the production of Macramé and other
similar material substantially as herein before described and illustrated on the
accompanying drawing.
I further claim in the construction of appliances for the production of Macramé
Lace and other similar material.
1st The employment of rollers as a means of mounting the foundation strings
substantially as and for the purposes hereinbefore described and illustrated on the
accompanying drawing.
2nd The use and application of a tension roller or its equivalent whereby the
requisite tension can be imparted to the foundation strings, substantially as
herein before described and illustrated on the accompanying drawing.
3rd The employment of a selfacting clipping device substantially as herein before
described and illustrated on the accompanying drawing.
Dated this 5th day of December 1881