Improvements in the manufacture or Corsets.
Year: 1885

page_text: Improvements in the manufacture or Corsets.
I CHARLES BAYER of 31 London Wall in the City of London, Manufacturer do
hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN THE
MANUFACTURE OF CORSETS, a communication to me from abroad by: La Société
Stiegler Jae et Cargemel of Bar le Duc in the Department of Meuse, France, Corset
Manufacturers to be as follows:-
This invention relates to an improved manufacture of corsets and consists
essentially in a (preferably seamless) corset wherein the sheaths for the busk side
steels and "bones" are formed by the superposition and stitching together of two
thicknesses or plys of fabric the said double thickness extending over the whole of
the corset or being applied only at the places at which the bones are to be inserted.
According to one mode of construction each half corset is composed of a double ply
or thickness of fabric woven either in one piece and folded or doubled on itself at
the front or back edge of the half corset; or woven in two separate pieces of the
same or different kinds of fabric, which are laid one on the other, the two super-
posed plys or thicknesses in either case being identical in form and woven in such
a manner as to provide the necessary fulness at the bosom and hips without the
use of gores. The two plys whether of the same or different pieces of fabric are
united at intervals by lines of stitching running from top to bottom or otherwise
to form sheaths to receive the bones side steels and busk. The corset being woven
without seams is stronger than sewn corsets composed of a number of shaped pieces
stitched together which are liable to split at the seams under the strain which
comes on them in wear. Instead of the corset being absolutely seamless the upper
and lower or breast and hip portions might be woven separately and in such
manner as to avoid the use of gores the two portions being united by a seam at
the waist either or both of them being of two plys of material stitched together to
form sheaths for the bones &o as before described. Instead of the second ply of
fabric extending over the whole of the corset it may be partial and in the form of
separate strips stitched on to the fabric of the corset to form sheaths for the bones
and these separate strips may be applied for this purpose to corsets formed by
either single or double ply fabric.
Instead of stitching the two plys of fabric together to form sheaths they might
be woven double, the crossing of the warp threads of the two plys or thicknesses
being so arranged as to form sheaths without any stitching.

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I CHARLES BAYER of 31 London Wall in the City of London Manufacturer do
hereby declare the nature of this Invention (a communication to me from abroad
by La Société Stiegler Jeune et Cargemel of Paris France, Manufacturers) 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 improved manufacture of corsets and consists
essentially in a (preferably seamless) corset wherein the sheaths for the busk, side
steels, and "bones" are formed by the superposition and stitching together of two
thicknesses or plys of fabric, the said double thickness extending over the whole of
the corset or being applied only at the places at which the bones are to be inserted.
Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming part of this
Specification wherein Figure 1 represents a perspective view of the two plys of
fabric woven in one piece and doubled on itself the piece being preferably woven
of such shape as when doubled to be of the proper form for one half of a corset.
Figure 2 is a perspective view of the two plys or pieces for one half of a corset
woven separately or cut out from the piece. Figure 3 represents a complete
corset each half of which is made by doubling the fabric or superposing two pieces
as represented in Figures 1 and 2 respectively and stitching them together as
hereafter described. Figure 4 represents a corset in which the one ply of fabric is
woven, or cut out of the proper shape and the second ply is locally applied only in
the form of strips. Figure 5 is a cross section on line ay Figure 4.
According to the first mode of manufacture each half corset is composed of two
plys or thicknesses A A¹ of fabric either woven in one piece which is folded or
doubled on itself at the front or back edge of the half corset as in Figure 1 or
otherwise, or woven in two separate pieces of the same or different kinds of fabric
which are laid one on the other as in Figure 2, the two superposed plys or thick-
nesses in either case being identical in form and woven in such a manner as to
provide the necessary fulness at the bosom a and hips b without the use of gores.
The two plys whether of the same or different pieces of fabric are united at
intervals by lines of stitching running from top to bottom as represented in
Figure 3 or otherwise to form sheaths to receive the bones, side steels, and busks.
The corset being woven without seams is stronger than a sewn corset composed of
a number of shaped pieces stitched together which is liable to split at the seams
under the strain which comes on them in wear.
Instead of the corset being absolutely seamless the upper and lower or breast
and hip portions might be woven separately and in such manner as to avoid the
use of gores, the two portions being united by a seam, either or both of them being
of two plys of material stitched together to form sheaths for the bones etc as before
described, strips being stitched on to the single ply fabric to form sheaths as
hereafter described.
In the case of a corset each half of which is formed of a single ply woven in one
piece with the necessary fulness at the bosom and hips the second ply of fabric may
be locally applied in the form of separate strips stitched on to the fabric of the

page_text: corset to form sheaths for the bones as represented in Figures 4 and 5 in which
A is the fabric of the corset, B the strips of fabric stitched thereon and C the bones
inserted in the sheaths thus formed between A and B. These separate strips may
also be applied for this purpose to corsets formed of double ply fabric as first
described.
Instead of stitching the two plys of fabric together to form sheaths they might
be woven double the crossing of the warp threads of the two plys or textures
being so arranged as to form sheaths without any stitching.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
Invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is ;-
1. The manufacture of corsets formed wholly or partially of two plys of fabric
(whether woven in one piece or separately, and whether woven in shape or not)
united by lines of stitching so arranged as to form sheaths for the bones and busks
substantially as specified.
2. The manufacture of woven corsets whether of one or two ply fabric (or
partially of one ply and partially of two ply) with strips of fabric sewn on to form
sheaths for the bones and busks substantially as described.
3. A double texture corset having sheaths for the bones and busks formed in the
weaving by the crossing of the warp threads of the two plys or textures sub-
stantially as described.
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