Year: 1886

page_text: I WILLIAM CORNES POWNALL of Crompton Road Mills, Macclesfield, Cheshire,
Manufacturer of Silk Goods, do hereby declare the nature of my said invention to
be as follows:-
This invention relates to the production of projecting open or fancy edging (not
fringe) to Handkerchiefs by weaving.
For the purpose of my invention I weave handkerchiefs according to the
ordinary method but preferably separate and not in continuous lengths to be cut
apart. These handkerchiefs have the usual aide selvages but instead of terminating
those sides with a plain selvage edge I throw the threads to a greater distance and
loop them upon a wire or bar which can be withdrawn leaving looped edging,
which looped edging may by an arrangement of the bar be made wavy or the
threads may be thrown over the side bars at intervals whereby the edging would
appear notched or looped at intervals only.
The same effect is produced by the two ends being similarly or otherwise shaped,
with the looped edging to correspond to the side edging or otherwise.
The ends are produced as follows.
Put the warp on 2 Rolls of which one keeps the ends making the Tuft.
Between the Tabbi cards is a card to raise the ends for the Tuft so to allow to
put a wire in.
After the wire is put in, slacken the 2nd "cane roll" and weave Tabbi again;
by slacking the "cane roll" makes it possible to knock the Tabbi's Bo together, and
to press the wire so out, that the wire is completely lying on cloth. Draw the
wire out and hemming will bring the Tuft quite to the edge.
The result is my Handkerchiefs have at each end a projecting open or fancy
looped edging produced by the weaving process.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
The Production of Projecting Open or Fancy Edging (not Fringe)
to Handkerchiefs by Weaving.
I, WILLIAM CORNES POWNALL of Crompton Road Mills, Macclesfield, Cheshire,
Manufacturer of Silk Goods, 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:—
This invention relates to the production of projecting open or fancy edging (not
fringe) to Handkerchiefs by weaving.
For the purpose of my invention, I weave handkerchiefs according to the
ordinary method but preferably separate and not in continuous lengths to be cut
apart. These handkerchiefs have the usual side selvages but instead of terminating
those sides with a plain selvage edge I throw the threads to a greater distance and
loop them upon a wire or bar which can be wit wn leaving looped edging,
which looped edging may by an arrangement of bar be made wavy or the
threads may be thrown over the side bars at intervals whereby the edging would
appear notched or looped at intervals only.
The same effect is produced by the two ends being similarly or otherwise shaped
with the looped edging to correspond to the side edging or otherwise.
The ends are produced as follows:-
Put the warp en 2 Rolls of which one keeps the ends making the Tuft.
Between the Tabbi cards is a card to raise the ends for the Tuft so to allow to
put a wire in.
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After the wire is put in, slacken the 2nd cane roll" and weave Tabbi again;
by slacking the "cane roll" makes it possible to knock the Tabbi's so together, and
to press the wire so out, that the wire is completely lying on cloth. Draw the
wire out and hemming will bring the Tuft quite to the edge.
The result is my Handkerchiefs have at each end a projecting open or fancy
looped edging produced by the weaving process.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is :-
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Producing Handkerchiefs with an open or fancy edging other than a fringe by
weaving as set forth.