Improvements in Certain Woven Fabrics.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 14th Nov., 1893
Complete Specification Left. 14th Aug., 1894-Accepted, 20th Oct., 1894
Improvements in Certain Woven Fabrics.
I, BENJAMIN BARRACLOUGH, of 2, Woodview Terrace, Bradford, in the
County of York, Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to:
be as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in that class of woven fabrics in which a
border or margin of different substance or appearance is required or desirable.
The said improvements consist in weaving the border or margin on one or both
edges of the fabric of double or two fold thickness that is to say one or both of the
borders is or are woven as two distinct thicknesses of fabric superposed or one
above the other and the weft threads of both the thicknesses combined to form the
weft threads of the remainder or central portion of the fabric.
The warp of the double borders may vary in material, weight or quality from
that of the remainder of the fabric and the pattern or design of the one may be
different from the other.
The double border is not necessarily formed at the extreme edge of the fabric
and one or more parallel strips of double fabric connected by strips of single fabric
may be employed to form the border.
Dated this 13th day of November 1893.
DRACUP & NOWELL,
Bradford, Agents.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Certain Woven Fabrics.
I, BENJAMIN BARRACLOUGH, of 2, Woodview Terrace, Bradford, in the
County of York, Manufacturer, 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 relates to improvements in that class of textile fabrics in which a
border or margin of different substance or appearance is required or desirable.
The said improvements consist in weaving the border or margin on one or both
edges of the fabric of double or two fold thickness that is to say one or both of
the borders is or are woven as two distinct thicknesses of fabric superposed or one
above the other and the weft threads of both the thicknesses combined to form the
weft threads of the remainder or central portion of the fabric.
The warp of the double borders may vary in material, weight or quality from
that of the remainder of the fabric and the pattern or design of the one may be
different from the other.
The double border is not necessarily formed at the extreme edge of the fabric
and one or more parallel strips of double fabric connected by strips of single
fabrics may be employed to form the border.
Figure 1 in the accompanying sheet of drawings represents a cross section of a
fabric A woven with a double border B, B.
Figure 2, also represents a cross section of a piece of fabric having a double
border B, B, then a single strip A' and then a double strip B2, B2 next to A. It
is obvious that a selvedge or strip of single fabric may be woven along the edge B
of B, B or that more than two strips of double fabric may be introduced.

page_text: When the pieces are woven in this form a separate set of healds are required to
weave the double portion. Four healds may be used for weaving a plain double
border, and of course if a "fancy" border should be required a greater number of
healds would be necessary.
Figure 3, represents a "design" illustrating the operation of the healds, and
Figure 4, is a diagram representing a cross section of a portion of the warp of the
double fabric. The threads numbered 1 are lifted by the heald marked a
Figure 3, the threads numbered 2 are arranged to be lifted by the healds marked b,
the threads numbered 3 are lifted by the heald marked c and the threads numbered 4
are lifted by the heald marked d.
The healds a, c and d are first lifted, then for the next pick a only. The next
pick a, b and c are lifted and the following pick c only. By this means the
threads 2 and 4 are woven into the lower fabric of the double border whilst the
threads 1 and 3 are formed into the upper fabric.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is:
1. A fabric woven with a two fold or double border formed of two thicknesses of
fabric having the weft threads of both the thicknesses combined to form the
remainder or central portion of the fabric, substantially as herein shown and
described.
2. A woven fabric having a border formed of one or more strips of double
fabric woven substantially as herein shown and described.
Dated this 11th day of August 1894.
DRACUP & NOWELL,
Bradford, Agents.