Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 11th Jan., 1888
Complete Specification Left, 10th Oct., 1888
Complete Specification Accepted, 16th Nov., 1888
JOHN HENRY HOLLINGHURST 21 Calthorpe Street, Gray's Inn Road London
W.C., Embroiderer do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
The use of an ordinary Swiss Pentagraph Embroidering machine with the following
additions and alterations.
I use an embroidery frame, Fig. 1 similar to an embroideresses screw frame with
the exception that the thread of the screw is reversed from the centre A and I use
steel points projecting outwards B to place the canvas or material upon-To place
pieces of cloth or material to be embroidered in the correct position upon the canvas
after it has been stretched in the frame I have a long table the surface of which is
roughened by sandpaper or other suitable material being glued or attached to it, after
this is done suitable grooves are made along the whole length of the surface of the
table, I then mark or draw upon the rough surface suitable lines or the outline of
the pieces which are to be attached to the canvas, the pieces are then laid face down-
ward to the said marks or outlines, the rough surface of the table preventing the
pieces from shifting so easily as they would upon a smooth surface-The canvas which
is stretched in the frame is then pasted (or other suitable adhesive material may be
used) in the parts required, the frame is then turned over (being guided by suitable
guides) upon the pieces to be embroidered, the canvas is then rubbed upon the pieces
causing them to adhere to the canvas-to prevent the pieces from falling off while
wet, or while the frame is being reversed after this operation, or if the pieces are large
to keep the surplus away from the needles I place in the grooves of the table (before
placing the pieces upon it) lengths of string or gut with a weight attached to each
end to keep them stretched & after the canvas is rubbed upon the pieces the ends of

page_text: the string or gut are attached to the screws of the frame, when dry it is ready for use
and I attach the frame to the embroidering machine in the place of the rollers upon
which the material is usually stretched.
The needle I use Fig. 2 is opened out at the eye C and long grooved D, very fine
worsted can be used in this needle or if the worsted is coarse I make it of any number
of ends doubled and twisted up in short lengths so that there is a loop at the end of
each needleful, to embr. with this coarser worsted I use silk or other suitable soft &
strong material in the eye of the needle and attach this silk or other material to the
loop of the worsted.
Dated this 11th day of January 1988

page_text: Improvements in Worsted Embroidery and Embroidering
Appliances.
I JOHN HENRY HOLLINGHURST of No. 21 Calthorpe Street in the County of
Middlesex Embroiderer, 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:—
I take an ordinary Swiss Pentagraph Embroidering Machine from which I remove
the rollers upon which as a rule the material to be embroidered is stretched-I then
make a frame after the style of an ordinary embroidery frame but in the sides of this
frame I cut or make a slot groove or indentation (as A see drawing annexed) in order
to leave a space behind a series of steel points (see B in said drawing) which are
fastened to the sides of the said frame in such a manner as to cause the said steel
points to project a little above one edge of the said slot groove or indentation-To
form the body of the frame I take a piece of canvas and fasten it by means of these
steel points to the sides of the frame in lieu of stitching the canvas to webbing as
in the ordinary way-To stretch this frame I use a screw the thread of which is
reversed from the centre towards each end (See C in the said drawing) or as an
alternative I use the ordinary lath stretcher (see D in the said drawing) I then
construct a table of at least the same length as the frame and of the width of the
canvas body but this can of course be of larger dimensions if considered suitable or
convenient-When separate pieces of material are required to be embroidered great
difficulty has hitherto been experienced in placing these separate pieces in their correct
position unless a great waste of time is incurred and in order to obviate this I roughen
the surface of the said table by fastening to it sand paper or any other suitable material
and thus prevent the pieces of material from shifting as they would do upon a smooth
surface In the surface of the table I cut a series of parallel grooves the whole length
of the table-Upon the roughened surface I indicate the position of the needles by
drawing lines or if necessary outline the shape of the material which is to be
embroidered for the purpose of guiding the placing of the work upon the frame-
I then place the canvas upon the before described frame and stretch to the necessary
tension and paste with ordinary paste or other suitable adhesive material the parts of
the canvas upon which the material to be worked is to be placed or if necessary the
backs of the pieces of the material to be worked can be pasted previous to their being
placed in position on the said table-When the pieces of material are in proper
position I place the frame over them and keep the frame in proper position by the
use of suitable guides-I then cause the canvas to be rubbed upon the pieces of
material to be embroidered and thus cause them to adhere firmly to the canvas-In
the grooves already described I place string or gut the ends of which are fastened to
the frame and by this means the pieces of material to be worked with the frame can
be raised bodily and the material is kept from falling off while wet or should the pieces

page_text: of material which are to be embroidered be of a large size keep the edges in position
whilst being worked as it is only necessary to paste the part actually to be worked-
The frame is then placed on one side to dry-when dry I attach the frame to the
embroidering machine where in the ordinary way the rollers would be placed-The
needle I use is a large eyed needle-The material with which the embroidery is
worked is worsted yarn which I cut into necessary lengths and twist-] then take
a number of these twisted lengths and by folding them double and twisting these
doubled lengths form a loop at one end-to this loop I attach a piece of silk or any
other suitable soft and strong material and by means of the silk or other material so
attached to the said loop I fasten the worsted to the eye of the needle and by this
means I am enabled to use cotton or other thick material which in the ordinary way
would be too large to use in the eye of the needle or if so used would wear and break-
but of course when necessary such material as silk can be used.
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. The use of a detachable frame as before described in lieu of rollers as now used
in an ordinary Swiss Pentagraph Embroidery Machine for embroidering material
with a canvas or other backing.
2. The easy secure and improved method in which the canvas or other body of an
embroidery frame can be secured by the means before described.
3. The facility for stretching the frame by means of the reversed screw stretcher as
before described.
4. The great saving of time in placing the separate pieces of material in correct
position by means of the roughened table surface.
5. The means of using worsted and other materials which cannot be at present
used without great difficulty or waste of time by the construction of the loop therein
as before described.
6. The use of Silk or other suitable material in the eye of the needle to embroider
with Worsted Cotton or other material.
7. Generally the great saving of time and materials and the ability to embroider
separate pieces of materials by the use of my said improvements.
Dated this 10th day of October 188$.
JOHN HENRY HOLLINGHURST.