Improvements in the Weaving of Upholstery Gimps.
Year: 1885

page_text: Improvements in the Weaving of Upholstery Gimps.
I, GEORGE PRINCE LEE, of Vernon Works, Longsight, Manchester; Manufacturer,
do hereby declare the nature of my invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE WEAVING
OF UPHOLSTERY GIMPS to be as follows:-
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The improvements relate to the weaving of upholstery gimps and consist in
combining warp threads composed of polished cotton or linen yarns, with other
warp threads of woollen or worsted yarn, and have for object the production of an
effect somewhat in imitation of fabrics known as coach lace, and are more especially
applicable to the manufacture of gimps or fabrics for the trimming or ornamentation
of perambulators and such like vehicles, and articles of furniture.
To accomplish this and to effect my improvements I form the ground warps of
polished yarns arranged in single or double or multiple strands, with 2 or 4 or
more warp threads in a dent, and by preference in conjunction with a weft yarn of
thick polished thread. I combine, at suitable points in the width of the fabric
warps of woollen or worsted yarn in substitution for the polished cotton yarn as
at present employed in the weaving of such gimps. These woollen or worsted
yarns are by preference of different colour to the polished cotton yarn of the rest
of the fabric, and also are of coarser counts, and, by preference, drawn in four in
a dent or in such other way as will permit. the heald motion to lift at one time
two or even more strands, of wool, or worsted, in juxtaposition in one dent or
contiguous dents. By which means the woollen or worsted yarn when woven
assumes an appearance of raised pile. The woollen or worsted yarn may be woven
in stripes, spots, or figures, according to the design, and jacquard, or dobby.apparatus
employed.

page_text: I, GEORGE PRINCE LEE, of Vernon Works, Longsight, Manchester; Manufacturer,
do bereby declare the nature of my invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE WEAVING
OF UPHOLSTERY GIMPS," and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be
particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
The improvements relate to the weaving of upholstery gimps and consist in
combining certain of the warp threads, composed of polished cotton or linen yarns,
with other warp threads of woollen or worsted yarn, and have for object the
production of an effect somewhat in imitation of fabrics known as coach lace, and
are more especially applicable to the manufacture of gimps or fabrics for the
trimming, or ornamentation of perambulators and such like vehicles, and articles
of furniture.
To accomplish this and to effect my improvements, I form a portion of the
ground warps by preference of polished yarns arranged in single or double or
multiple strands with 2 or 4 or more warp threads in a dent, and by preference in
conjunction with a weft yarn of thick polished thread. I combine, at suitable
points in the width of the fabric, other warps of woollen or worsted yarn in
substitution for the polished cotton yarn as at present employed in the weaving of
such gimps. These woollen or worsted yarns are by preference of different colour
to the polished cotton yarn of the rest of the fabric, and also are of coarser counts,
and, by preference, drawn in four in a dent or in such other way as will permit the
heald motion to lift at one time two or even more strands of wool or worsted in
juxtaposition in one dent or contiguous dents. By which means the woollen or
worsted yarn when woven assumes an appearance of raised pile. The woollen or
worsted yarn may be actuated so as to be woven in stripes, spots, or figures,
according to the design, and the jacquard or dobby apparatus employed.
In lieu of polished yarn, linen thread, or other fibre may be employed for the
groundwork, and variation of detail may be made in the matter of design without
departing from the peculiar character of the invention.
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
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The employment of mixtures of warp threads, in the manufacture of upholstery
gimps, composed of polished yarn, linen, cr other fibre, with woollen or worsted
warps, which latter are woven into the fabric to produce an imitation of the pile
of coach lace, in manner substantially as described.