IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF A CERTAIN FORM OF FRILLING RUCHING OR TRIMMING
Year: 1884

page_text: I EDWARD SAMUEL BOYS TOMBS of 12 Red Cross Street in the City of London'
Frilling Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of my said invention for
IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF A CERTAIN FORM OF FRILLING RUCHING
OR TRIMMING; to be as follows:-
My Invention relates to frilling ruching or trimming of a form approximating to
a horizontal zig-zag and has for its object the production of such material of
patterns of greater ornamental effect.
Heretofore such frilling ruching or trimming has been made of plain lace or.
similar plain material formed into the zig-zag shape and secured in such shape.
According to my Invention I make the horizontal zig-zag by taking a piece of
material previously plaited, crimped goffered or otherwise fulled and form it into
the required zig-zag shape. This may be effected by passing it on to a frame or
former having suitable projections for producing the desired shape and during the
operation avoiding the crushing of the material, and while held on such frame or
former attaching a band or foundation fabric either by adhesion or sewing.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
I EDWARD SAMUEL BOYS TOMBS, of 12, Red Cross Street, in the City of London,
Frilling Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of iny invention for "IMPROVE-
MENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF A CERTAIN FORM OF FRILLING, RUCHING OR
TRIMMING and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
"
My Invention relates to frilling, ruching or trimming of a form approximating to
a horizontal zig-zag, and has for its object the production of such material of
patterns of greater ornamental effect.
"
Heretofore, such frilling, ruching or trimming has been made of plain lace, or
similar plain material formed into the zig-zag shape and secured in such shape.
According to my Invention I make the horizontal zig-zag by taking a piece of
material previously plaited, crimped, goffered or otherwise fulled, and forming it
into the required zig-zag shape. This may be effected by passing it on to a frame,
or "former" baving suitable projections for producing the desired shape and during
the operation avoiding the crushing of the material, and while held on such frame
or former," attaching a band or foundation fabric either by adhesion or sewing.
In carrying out my Invention, I employ for the manufacture of the horizontal
zig-zag a piece of material which has been previously plaited, crimped, goffered or
otherwise fulled, to any desired pattern. In the drawings (forming part of this
my specification) to which I shall now proceed to refer, I have shewn by way of
examples in Figures 1 and 3 respectively, two patterns of goffered material from
which I make the frilling, ruching or trimming of the form approximating to a
horizontal, zig-zag shewn in elevation and plan in Figures 2 and 2ª and Figures 4
and 4 respectively, the frilling, ruching or trimming shewn in Figures 2 and 2
being made from the material, represented in Figure 1 and the frilling, ruching.or
trimming shewn in Figures 4 and 4ª being made from the material represented in
Figure 3.
.
Figure 5 is a longitudinal vertical section Figure 6 a plan and Figure 7 an end
elevation of an apparatus which may be used in the production of the improved
frilling, ruching or trimming.. It consists of a frame or former A having suitable
projections a for producing the desired shape of frilling, ruching or trimming and
placed at such distances apart, or so arranged, as during the operation to avoid the
crushing of the material. In operating with this apparatus, the material, say for
example either of the goffered pattern shewn in Figure 1 or of that shewn in
Figure 3 (or a material otherwise goffered, or plaited, crimped or otherwise fulled)
is conducted in a zig-zag manner around and between the several projections as
represented in the case of the pattern Figure 1, at 1 in Figures 5 6 and 7; and while
the material is held on such frame or former," a band or foundation fabric 2
(Figure 5) may be attached to it either by adhesion (a hot iron being passed over
the surface) or by sewing, or by both methods in conjunction, or the band or
foundation fabric may be dispensed with by the employment of gammed strings or
by turning over the contiguous edges of the plaits on top to a sufficient extent
"

page_text: so that they may be caused to adhere together or be secured by gummed strings or
otherwise. When a section of length of frilling, ruching or trimming equal to the
length of the frame or former has been made, it is removed from the projections α,
and a fresh section of length of the frilling, ruching or trimming is proceeded with,
and so on in succession until the required total length is completed.
In the drawings Figures 6 and 7 longitudinal guides b bare shewn, which may
be used when further support is required.
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
The production of frilling, ruching or trimming of a form approximating to a
horizontal zig-zag, by taking a piece of material previously plaited, crimped,
goffered or otherwise fulled, and forming it into the required zig-zag shape,
substantially as hereinbefore described.