IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF APRONS
Year: 1884

page_text: I, JAMES EDELSTON, of Preston, Lancashire, Manufacturer, do hereby declare
the nature of my invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF APRONS,
to be as follows:-
The improvements relate to the manufacture of aprons composed of woven
fabrics both of a plain and fancy character; and are effected by the application of
the jaquard mechanism of a loom, whereby the same is made to so actuate the
threads of the warp that a woven outline in the shape of an apron is produced
either by floating portions of the warp or weft or both upon the face of the fabric,
weaving either one apron in the width of such fabric, or more than one.
The apron so outlined may have produced upon it either a fancy pattern, or may
be left plain, with or without pocket outlines. By which means the cutting out of
the apron from the fabric, is both conveniently and economically effected together
with any ornamentation thereof.
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Various tie ups" may be applied in the jaquard apparatus for this purpose,
and any suitable design may be adopted without departing from the peculiar
character of the invention, which mainly consists in the application of the jaquard
mechanism of a loom to the purpose of forming the requisite outline of an apron or
aprons either by means of warp or weft or both floated upon the surface of the
cloth.

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I, JAMES EDELSTON, of Preston, Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of
my invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF APRONS 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 manufacture of aprons composed of woven
fabrics both of a plain and fancy character; and are effected by the application of
the jacquard mechanism of a loom, whereby the same is made to so actuate the
threads of the warp that a woven outline in the shape of an apron is produced
either by floating portions of the warp or weft or both upon the face of the fabric,
weaving either one apron in the width of such fabric, or more than one.
The apron so outlined may have produced upon it either a fancy pattern, or may
be left plain, with or without pocket outlines. By which means the cutting out
of the apron from the fabric is both conveniently and economically effected together
with any ornamentation thereof.
The invention is applicable to the manufacture of aprons in a great variety of
woven fabrics, such as cottons, woollens, de'laines, velvets, silks and unions,
velveteens, and all other fabrics suitable to be made up into aprons.
The outlined form of the aprons may be either woven lengthwise of the cloth,
or crosswise thereof, according to convenience of tie up, and the width of reed space
employed. And in wide looms two or more aprons may be woven in a width.
Various "tie ups" may be applied in the jacquard apparatus for this purpose,
and any suitable design may be adopted 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
The application of the jacquard mechanism of a loom to the purpose of forming
the requisite outline of an apron or aprons, fancy or plain, either by means of
floating the warp or the weft or both, upon the surface of the cloth, substantially
as described.