IMPROVEMENTS WEAVING CLOTH OR FABRIC FOR TAPESTRY
Year: 1882

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to David Adrien Guille of South Molton Street, in the
county of Middlesex, Weaver, for an invention of "IMPROVEMENTS
WEAVING CLOTH OR FABRIC FOR TAPESTRY"
IN
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said David Adrien Guille at
the Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 31st May 1882.
"
DAVID ADRIEN GUILLE of South Molton Street, in the county of Middlesex,
Weaver, " IMPROVEMENTS IN WEAVING CLOTH OR FABRIC FOR TAPESTRY
This invention relates to improvements in the manufacture of high woollen warp
cloth or textile fabric for tapestry, the object of my invention being to produce a
fabric which shall enable artists to imitate the beautiful and so much admired
Gobelin tapestries and which shall be as lasting as Gobelin tapestry the painting
remaining legible and intact so long as the fabric lasts.
The great objections to the cloth or fabric hitherto in use for this purpose arise
from the manner in which the cloth or fabric is woven; the wool and the cotton
being closely pressed one over the other the artist often finds much trouble in
placing the colours or in painting, thus it is frequently found that in some parts the
wool is not sufficiently tightened and in other parts is too tightly pressed and
produces an irregular surface on the fabric and the colours used by the artist
change without any apparent cause.
By my invention these defects are obviated.
In carrying out my invention I employ four healds, videlicet, two for the thick
yarns or threads of cotton and two for the fine yarns or threads of cotton which
form the foundation or back of the fabric and place the wool in position throughout
its entire width without cutting the same and it is so well fastened or tightened
that the grain of the cloth is produced in a regular manner, the thick cotton
is wound on bobbins each containing twenty or more threads; the warps of
the foundation or back pass over a roller and I employ six, seven or eight threads
to every centimeter; the two first healds are for the thick cotton threads, the two
others for the fine cotton threads of the foundation or back. I pass in the first two

page_text: healds the thick cotton threads and in the third and fourth healds. I pass the fine
cotton threads; the healds being passed I pass the threads through the slay in the
following manner, videlicet; The first and third threads through one space in the
slay and the second and fourth threads through the next space in the slay and so
on. The foundation warps always remain lower than the thick warps. I do not
require to employ a treadle to form the foundation as it is formed naturally. The
first treadle and the third heald lift and serve to form the face of the fabric and the
second treadle and fourth heald are then lifted once and I give two passages to
the shuttle carrying the woollen thread I then bring up the batten or lay and pass
the shuttle carrying the cotton without touching the treadles and bring up the lay
and again begin and proceed as before and so on; by these means a material suit-
able for use in producing beautiful tapestries can be made, the material or cloth can
be cut without unravelling and can be washed as often as desired and still remain
in its original state.
Instead of employing woollen yarns or threads to form the face of the fabric I
may employ silk.
SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed
by the said David Adrien Guille in the Great Seal Patent Office on the
30th November 1882.
DAVID ADRIEN GUILLE, of South Molton Street, in the County of Middlesex,
Weaver, "IMPROVEMENTS IN WEAVING CLOTH OR FABRIC FOR TAPESTRY,"
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This invention relates to improvements in the manufacture of high woollen warp
cloth or textile fabric for tapestry, the object of my invention being to produce
fabric which shall enable artists to imitate the beautiful and so much admired
Gobelin tapestries and which shall be as lasting as Gobelin tapestry the painting
remaining legible and intact so long as the fabric lasts.
The great objections to the cloth or fabric hitherto in use for this purpose arise
from the manner in which the cloth or fabric is woven; the wool and the cotton
being closely pressed one over the other the artist often finds much trouble in
placing the colours or in painting, thus it is frequently found that in some parts
the wool is not sufficiently tightened and in other parts is too tightly pressed and
produces an irregular surface on the fabric and the colours used by the artist change
without any apparent cause.
By my invention these defects are obviated.
In carrying out my invention employ four healds, videlicet, two for the thick
.yarns or threads of cotton and two for the fine yarns or threads of cotton which
form the foundation or back of the fabric and place the wool in position through-
out its entire width without cutting the same and it is so well fastened or tightened
that the grain of the cloth is produced in a regular manner, the thick cotton is

page_text: wound on bobbins each containing twenty or more threads; the warps of the
foundation or back pass over a roller and I employ six, seven or eight threads to
every centimeter; the two first bealds are for the thick cotton threads, the two
others for the fine cotton threads of the foundation or back. I pass in the first
two healds the thick cotton threads and in the third and fourth healds I pass the
fine cotton threads; the healds being passed I pass the threads through the slay in
the following manner videlicet:-The first and third threads through one space in
the slay and the second and fourth threads through the next space in the slay and
so on. The foundation warps always remain lower than the thick warps.
I do
not require to employ a treadle to form the foundation as it is formed naturally.
The first treadle and the third heald lift and serve to form the face of the fabric
and the second treadle and fourth heald are then lifted once and I give two
passages to the shuttle carrying the woollen thread. I then bring up the batten
or lay and pass the shuttle carrying the cotton without touching the treadles
and bring up the lay and again begin and proceed as before and so on; by these
means a material suitable for use in producing beautiful tapestries can be made,
the material or cloth can be cut without unravelling and can be washed as often as
desired and still remain in its original state.
Instead of employing woollen yarns or threads to form the face of the fabric I
may employ silk.
Having described the nature of my said invention and in what manner the same
may be performed, I wish it to be understood that I claim as my invention:-
The general combinations and arrangements substantially as herein before
described.
In witness whereof I the said David Adrien Guille have hereunto set my
hand and seal this thirtieth day of November in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and eighty two.