Year: 1897

page_text: I, CONSTANCE LOUISE FRANCE, of 186, Regent's Park Road, in the County of
London, do hereby declare the nature of my invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to a new or improved method of teaching sewing whereby
children and other beginners are quickly and easily instructed in the various
stages of the art.
According to my invention I instruct the learner in the various stages of sewing
by the adoption of several series each consisting of examples of plain or ornamental
sewing. Each of the said series consists of several boxes or packages containing
one dozen or so picces or squares of calico or other material for use in practising
the various stitching, one of which pieces has its edge folded over and sewn with
the said stitches, and another piece may have one edge only folded over-and
stitched as examples of how to stitch and sew the several pieces. A finished piece
or pieces fixed to a stout piece of cardboard is also included in each box or package
as an example or model of the sewing when finished.
As examples the first series may include school and home series the pieces used
in the first being of white stuff both thick and thin to shew the difference between
coarse and fine sewing, and in the second plain white and coloured stuff and white
and coloured designs, may be used.
The second series may consist of simple dolls clothes for home and school use,
and in which the outline of the garments are shewn by a contrasting coloured thread
loosely woven on the back of the material. The pattern is cut out leaving half an
inch all round for seams.
It also includes a set of clothes in a box, a diagram being given with each box
showing how to make the things up.
The third series may include children's and ladies' underclothing traced and cut.
in the same manner as the doll's clothes. All stuffs are employed and they may be
in three different sizes.
A fourth series may include children's and ladies' dress linings, bodices, skirts,
capes, and jackets. The outlines are perforated and the pattern cut leaving half
an inch all round for seams and they would be of three different sizes.
The stuff forming the pieces may be cut by machinery at a factory, and the
models or examples worked, and a certain number of the pieces in each box or
package prepared by hand. By this means I obviate the necessity of cutting out
and preparing the various pieces of stuff used when practising sewing, thus saving
time and labour. It will be obvious that any kind of needlework such as em-
broidery, darning and fancywork of all description may be taught by the means
above described.

page_text: A New or Improved Method of Teaching Sewing.
I, CONSTANCE LOUISE FRANCE, of 186, Regent's Park Road, in the County of
London, Spinster, 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.
I
This invention relates to a new or improved method of teaching sewing whereby
children and other beginners are quickly and easily instructed in the various
stages of the art.
According to my invention I provide different examples of plain and ornamental
sewing each divided into or consisting of several series or stages in the art of
sewing.
For this purpose I provide several boxes or packages which may be made of
cardboard or similar material and which together constitute one of the said series
each of the said boxes or packages contains one dozen or more pieces or squares of
calico or other suitable material for use in practising the various stitches one of
which pieces has its edge folded over and sewn with a particular stitch whilst
another piece may have one edge only folded over and sewn with the said stitch
as examples of how to sew the several pieces in the box or package with this
particular kind of stitch.
A finished piece or pieces fixed to a stout piece of cardboard is also included in
each box or package as an example or model of the sewing when finished.
The other boxes or packages constituting each series are furnished in a similar
manner each containing separate examples of stitches required in the several
stages or steps of sewing.
The first series may for example include school and home sewing the pieces used
in the first being of white stuff both thick and thin to show the difference between
coarse and fine sewing and in the second plain white and coloured stuff, and white
and coloured designs may be used.
The second series may consist of simple dolls clothes for home and school use in
which the outline of the garments are shown by a contrasting coloured thread
loosely woven on the back of the material.
The patterns are cut out leaving half an inch all round for seams. It also includes
a set of clothes in a box and a diagram with each box showing how to make the
things up.
The third series may include children's and ladies underclothing traced and cut
out in the same manner as the dolls clothes. All stuffs are employed and they
may be in three different sizes.
The
The fourth series may include children's and ladies' dress linings, bodies, skirts,
capes and jackets. The outlines are perforated and the pattern cut leaving half
an inch all round for seams and they will be of three different sizes.
stuff forming the pieces may be cut by machinery at a factory and the models or
examples worked and a certain number of the pieces in each box or package pre-
pared by hand. By this means I obviate the necessity of cutting out and preparing
the various pieces of stuff used when practising sewing thus saving time and
labour.
It is obvious that any kind of needlework such as embroidery, darning, and
fancywork of all descriptions may be taught by the means above described.
i
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:-
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for teaching sewing a series of boxes or

page_text: packages each containing several pieces or squares of calico or other stuff for use
in practising the stitches and one or more of which has one or all its edges folded
over and sewn with the particular stitch as an example a finished piece mounted on
cardboard being also included to serve as a model of the sewing when finished
substantially as described and set forth.
(2) In improved devices or means for teaching sewing different series of boxes
or packages each containing pieces of stuff or patterns of various articles of clothing
or fancy needlework and diagrams of the same substantially as described and for
the purposes set forth.
J. B. FLEURET,
5, Hatton Garden, Holborn Circus, London, E.C.,
Agent for the Applicant.