Improvements in Trimmings for Dresses.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 21st July, 1893
Complete Specification Left, 17th Apr., 1894-Accepted, 19th May, 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Trimmings for Dresses.
ELIZABETH ANN COCKE of Moyns Lodge, Bognor in the County of Sussex do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The object of my invention is to provide a trimming for dresses which may
be altered in pattern or diversified at will, and the invention consists of a strip of
textile or any suitable material of any width or length, cut, stamped, or otherwise
produced with reticulated, zig-zag, or vandyke parts, combined with another
or ornamental strip of textile material, interlaced or interwoven with it, so that the
pattern of the ornamental strip is seen through the interstices, or open parts of the
reticulated strip. The interlacing or ornamental strip may be of any colour, or
combination of colours, or patterns as for instance a Scotch plaid, and it may be
sewn to, or otherwise attached to the reticulated strip, or left free, in order that it
may be withdrawn, and another ornamental strip inserted in its place, by this meaus
producing a trimming of endless variety in design, and changeable at will. The
insertion or ornamental strip may be formed of braid, or woven, or stamped, or cut
out of any suitable material, or cut out or otherwise produced in the dress itself,
and, it may have a running cord or thread inserted temporarily in its upper
and lower edges to facilitate its being sewn to the dress, the running cord or thread
being afterwards pulled out.
Dated this 20th day of July 1893.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Trimmings for Dresses.
I, ELIZABETH ANN COCKE of Moyns Lodge, Bognor in the County of Sussex,
now residing at 23 Portman Mansions, Baker Street, W. in the County of
Middlesex 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:-
The object of my invention is to provide a trimming for dresses which may be
altered in pattern or diversified at will and the invention consists of a strip of any
suitable material of any width and length, cut, stamped or otherwise produced with
reticulated, zig-zagged or vandyked parts combined with another strip of suitable
material interlaced therewith, so that the pattern of the interlacing strip is seen
through the interstices or open parts of the reticulated strip. The interlacing strip
may be of any colour or colours and may be sewn or otherwise attached to the
reticulated strip or preferably left free in order that it may be readily withdrawn
and another strip of different design or colour inserted in its place, thus producing
a trimming of endless variety and design.
I will now more particularly describe my invention with reference to the
accompanying sheet of drawings in which like letters of reference indicate
like parts.
Referring to Fig. 1 it will be seen that a piece of material A is cut with slits a
forming loops a¹, the edges of these slits being preferably button-holed or they may
be corded or bound to prevent the material from fraying.

page_text: Through these loops a strip of material X is interlaced or threaded as partly
shown.
In Fig. 2 is shown a cheaper and simpler form of trimming, in this case the loops a¹
are formed of a length of braid or the like B, being doubled backwards and
forwards in a zig-zagged pattern and sewn top and bottom by rows of
-stitching b, b.
The strip of material X is then threaded alternately through these loops as
partly shown.
Fig. 3 illustrates the above trimming, described with reference to Fig. 2, in the
form in which it would be sold for ready application to the material to be trimmed.
From this it will be seen that the braid is temporarily attached top and bottom in
any suitable way to two cords C, D, these cords being withdrawn when the braid
has been permanently attached to the material by stitching along its upper and
lower edges.
Fig. 4. shews a modification of my invention in which a perforated strip of
material E takes the place of the loops above described. In this case the
perforated strip E, which may be of any design and produced in any suitable
manner, is attached to the material A by one or more rows of stitching b, along
the upper and lower edges, the strip of material X, preferably of a different colour
or colours to the perforated strip E, is then threaded or placed behind the
perforated strip E so as to be seen through the perforations.
In Fig. 5 is shown the bottom portion of a lady's skirt trimmed with a
modification of that described with reference to Fig. 1. In this case two rows of
slits a and loops a' formed thereby are placed one above the other as shown.
It will be understood in all cases that the interlacing strip X may be of any
colour or colours and of any material and design.
By this invention it will be seen that the interlacing strip may be changed for a
new or different one as often as desired with very little trouble, thus one dress may
serve for different occasions by merely inserting a fresh interlacing strip, for
instance, a dress suitable for a Scotch tour would have a strip of tartan interlaced;
for a boat race, a strip of light or dark blue or any other favourite and appropriate
colour.
I wish it to be understood that I do not limit myself to either the number of rows
of loops, or to the shape or pattern of such loops, or to the manner in which such
loops may be produced, but
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. As a new article of manufacture, a trimming, for ladies' dresses and the like,
consisting of a series of loops capable of having a strip of material interlaced
or threaded through or behind them.
2. A trimming for ladies' dresses and the like made as hereinbefore described and
shown on the accompanying drawing.
Deted this 17th day of Anil 1804
ELIZABETH ANN COCKE.