Improvements in Frilled Lace Fabrics.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 14th Jan., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 8th Oct., 1889-Accepted, 23rd Nov., 1889
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Frilled Lace Fabrics.
We WILLIAM GODFREY GREGORY, 45 Canal Street, Nottingham, Lace Manu-
facturer, and FREDERICK HARRY GOODYER, Manager for the said W. G. Gregory,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:—
Heretofore lace fabrics have been frilled either by gathering the portion forming
the frill to the requisite fullness and stitching it to the main portion of the fabric or
the requisito fullness has been made by a gathering apparatus operating in conjunction
with a sewing machine to form the frilling and stitch it on at one operation, either
method prevents the frilled fabric from being redressed or cleaned without first
removing the frilling and redressing or cleaning the parts separately.
Our improvements consist in forming holes near the edges of the fabric at a regular
distance from each other, then near one edge of the whole length of the portion to
form the frilling. We arrange holes in pairs at a suitable distance apart, which will
vary according to the fullness of frilling required, by such means when the portion
to form the frilling is joined to the main portion by placing one upon the other, and
lacing a cord or ribbon through the holes of each, a fulled frilling is attached to the
main portion, the frill having its pleats leaning in the same direction, and by varying
the lacing of the cord or ribbon through the frilling portion a box pleated frilling may
be formed on the fabric, in either case, the frilling may be separated from the main
portion by simply drawing out the cord or ribbon to enable the two portions to be
thoroughly redressed or cleaned.
Dated this Twelfth day of January 1889.
H. W. GOUGH, (1.E.,
Agent.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Frilled Lace Fabrics.
We WILLIAM GODFREY GREGORY 45 Canal Street, Nottingham, Lace Manu-
facturer, and Frederick Harry GOODYER, Manager for the said W. G. Gregory,
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 :-
Heretofore lace fabrics have been frilled either by gathering the portion forming
the frill to the requisite fullness and stitching it to the main portion of the fabric. Or
the requisite fullness has been made by a gathering apparatus operating in conjunction
with a sewing machine to form a frilling from a separate length of fabric and stitch
it on the main portion of the fabric at one operation.
Either method prevents the frilled fabric from being redressed or cleaned without
first removing the frilling, and then redressing or cleaning the parts separately, such
removal generally injuring the frilling so that it cannot be replaced on the article.
Our Improvements consist in forming holes A near the edges of the fabric at a
regular distance apart from each other as shown at Figure 1, which represents a short
length of one edge of a patterned lace fabric.
Then near one edge of the whole length of the patterned lace fabric which is to
form the frilling we form holes A as shown at Figure 2 in pairs at a suitable distance
apart, which will vary according to the fullness of frilling required. Then by placing
a sufficient length of the portion to form the frilling upon the edge of the main
portion, and lacing a cord or ribbon alternately down through the holes in each,

page_text: marked 1, and up through the holes in each marked 2, and continuing the same from
end to end a fulled frilling will be attached to the main portion, the frill having its
pleats in the same direction.
Or by lacing the cord or ribbon alternatoly up through the holes in each marked 2
and down through the holes in each marked 1 and continuing the same from end to
end a box pleated frilling will be formed, in either case the frilling may be separated
from the main portion by simply drawing out the cord or ribbon to allow the two
portions to be thoroughly redressed or cleaned.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said Inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to bo performed, we declare that what we
claim is :-
The improvements in frilled lace fabrics, substantially as described and illustrated
in the Drawings annexed.