IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MODE OF PREPARING PATTERNS FOR TAPESTRY, EMBROIDERY AND SIMILAR WORK
Year: 1884

page_text: We ALEXANDER TWIETMEYER of 12 Querstrasse, Leipzig in the Kingdom of
Saxony, Bookseller and Printer, and HEINRICH EDUARD KRAMER of 5 Liebigstrasse,
Leipzig in the Kingdom of Saxony aforesaid, Printer do hereby declare the nature
of our invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MODE OF PREPARING PATTERNS FOR
TAPESTRY, EMBROIDERY AND SIMILAR WORK," to be as follows:-
In making tapestry and similar kinds of work, it is necessary to have a printed
pattern to work from, the pattern being divided up into a number of small squares
intended to correspond to the meshes of the canvas on which the pattern is to be
worked, or to the number of stitches to be reproduced in a certain color on the
fabric.
In order to properly reproduce the pattern on the fabric, it is necessary to
carefully count the number of squares devoted to a certain color, and work on the
fabric in that color a corresponding number of stitches.
When a large piece of work is being made, this counting becomes a tedious
operation, and one that is likely to give rise to mistakes, often necessitating the
picking out of work done and doing it over again.
Now the object of this invention is to render the counting of the stitches
unnecessary, by producing the pattern on paper in such a manner that it may be
readily transferred to the fabric to be worked.
In carrying out our invention, we take a sheet of thin paper, which we coat
with a thin layer of starch.-When the starch is dry, we print thereon in specially
prepared color the pattern it is desired to reproduce in tapestry or similar work.
The printed paper is then covered with powdered resin, which will adhere to the
pattern, the surplus being removed by shaking or otherwise.
In preparing the color for printing, we mix therewith some fatty, glutinous, or
resinous substance such as oil, varnish, glue, or resin, in varying proportions.
The pattern is transferred to the fabric by moistening the paper, and giving
slight pressure with the hand on the back of the paper.
The coating of starch given to the paper is to provide a surface on which the
color is to be printed, without soaking into the paper, so that the color will readily
separate from the paper when the paper is moistened, while the introduction of the

page_text: fatty or other matters into the color is to ensure the adherence of the color to the
fabric onto which the pattern is to be transferred. This property of adhering to
the fabric is rendered more powerful by the addition of the powdered resin above
mentioned
The pattern, when transferred to the fabric, may be fixed thereon by shaking
lightly over it, powdered glass stone or other suitable material, which will
prevent the pattern adhering to the fingers of the worker, or rubbing off during
the work,
The pattern may be produced on rollers or stones for printing from in any
convenient manner.

page_text: We ALEXANDER TWIETMEYER of 12 Querstrasse, Leipzig in the Kingdom of
Saxony, Bookseller and Printer and HEINRICH EDUARD KRAMER of 5 Liebigstrasse,
Leipzig in the Kingdom of Saxony, aforesaid, Printer do hereby declare the nature
of our invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MODE OF PREPARING PATTERNS FOR
TAPESTRY EMBROIDERY AND SIMILAR WORK," and in what manner the same is to
be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:-
:
In producing tapestry and similar kinds of work it is necessary to have a pattern
in colors to work from, such colored pattern being divided up into small squares
intended to correspond either to the meshes of the canvas on which the pattern is
to be worked or to the colored stitches to be produced on the fabric.
In reproducing the pattern on the fabric it has hitherto been the practice to
carefully count the number of squares devoted to a certain color on the pattern
and then work on the fabric a corresponding number of stitches.
This counting of stitches is always a tedious operation but especially so when
a large piece of work is being produced and one that is likely to give rise to,
mistakes thereby necessitating the picking out of work done and causing a waste of
time labor and material.
Now the object of the present invention is to render the counting of stitches
unnecessary by transferring to the fabric the pattern to be worked in its various
colors and tints. This we effect by so printing the pattern on paper as to allow of
its being readily transferred therefrom to the fabric.
In carrying out our invention we take a sheet of thin paper which we coat with
a thin layer of starch.
This coating of starch is given to the paper to provide a surface on which color
can be subsequently applied without its soaking into the paper and thereby
provide for the ready separation of the pattern from the paper when required.
When the coating of starch is dry we print thereon in any convenient manner
and with specially prepared colors, the pattern it is desired to produce in tapestry
or similar work.
The pattern is transferred to the fabric by slight pressure on the back of the
paper which must have been previously moistened.
The pattern when transferred should be protected by powdered soap stone which
is dusted over in any convenient manner, This will prevent the pattern adhering
to the fingers of the worker or being rubbed off during the work.
The pattern may be printed from wood blocks, stones, or obtained in any other
suitable or well known manner.
For the preparation of the paper for the reception of the color we boil the starch
and use it in a semi fluid state and with the starch we prefer to mix (but it is not
essential) a small quantity of sulphate of baryta which gives body to the starch
and prevents the oily substances, hereafter more particularly referred to, contained
in the color from soaking into the paper, It also permits of the colors used

page_text: containing a large proportion of the oily substance the presence of which serves to
facilitate the transfer of the colors to the fabric.
The colors for printing are prepared by mixing therewith some glutinous and
resinous substances such as oil or varnish and resin in varying proportions.
We find that for all pratical purposes the addition of oil and resin to the color
are most, desirable. The proportions in which we commonly use the various
ingredients are as follows One ounce of pigment one ounce and a half of oil
(preferably boiled linseed). and one ounce of resin. These ingredients are mixed
well together and are added to the ordinary color used in printing.
When varnish is used we take say one ounce of pigment, one ounce of Damar
varnish and three quarters of an ounce of resin.-These ingredients when well
mixed are added to the printing color as before explained.
The object of introducing.theffatty and 'other matters into the color is to ensure
the color adhering to the fabric onto which the pattern is to be transferred. It will
therefore be evident that other substances which will give this property to the
color may be introduced in varying proportions in the place of oil or varnish.a
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The property of adhering, to the fabric may be rendered more powerful by
dusting over the printed pattern while moist with powdered resin. The resin will,
thereby come first into contact with the surface of the fabric when the pattern is'
being transferred, and will, fill up the interstices thereof thus forming an even
surface for the color to lie on.-This addition is not generally necessary. but.is,
desirable when the fabric to be embroidered is produced by open weaving.
It has been found in practice that the absorbing quality of pigments differs
greatly. It is therefore almost impossible to give absolute proportions for the
various pigments and the mixture. These can however be readily found by testing,
the power of absorption of the color intended to be used. On adding a given per
centage of the mixture to a certain proportion of color and applying the same to
the prepared paper if upon drying oily spots appear upon the paper, that will'
indicate the want of a sufficient amount of pigment in the mixture. Again if it is
found that the color will not readily leave the paper there is too great a proportion
of pigment and.the proportion of tacky mixture must be increased..
.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the. nature of our said
Invention and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what
we claim is
The mode above described of preparing colored patterns for transference to
textile fabrics for facilitating the production of tapestry embroidery and similar
work.