A Hand Loom, specially applicable for Kindergarten Purposes.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 2nd May, 1892
Complete Specification Left, 31st Jan., 1893-Accepted, 18th Mar., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A Hand Loom, specially applicable for Kindergarten Purposes.
I, CONSTANCE BARNARD of 25 Upper Richmond Road, Putney in the County
of London, Kindergarten Governess do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:-
A principal object of this invention is to teach children in a simple and easy
manner the process of weaving and of making darning stitches while at the same
time developing the mind in the direction of calculation and design and training the
hand and eye.
The loom consists of a frame of wood or other suitable material with a row of
knobs of any suitable material at each end of the frame on either surface or on both
surfaces upon which knobs the warp material to be used for weaving can be
stretched. The frame can be made of various sizes or adjustable in size by sliding
corners or telescopic arrangement and may be fixed or adjusted to varying sizes
with extra holes and pegs or in some other convenient manner.
With it is used a
weaving shuttle or netting needle and two flat "meshes as used in netting, each
having an eye or a hole at each end, which "meshes are inserted cross-wise
between the warp threads and serve to spread them apart as required.
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Nearly all the mat plaiting patterns can be worked upon this loom. Dolls' rugs,
carpets, towels, quilts and other articles can be made in it according to the material
employed. If the work is intended to have a fringe all round, the "meshes"
be used as needles carrying single threads by means of the eyes or holes in their
ends. If a selvedge is required the shuttle should be used filled with sufficient
wool, cotton or other material to finish the work. The "mesh" should be inserted
in the same manner as the strip or needle in mat plaiting; it should then be turned
on its edge which process will divide the top from the bottom threads sufficiently
for the shuttle to pass easily between them. The mesh turned back on to its flat.
side should be used to push the weft thread home to its proper place in the pattern
or work. The second or upper mesh should be inserted before the first or lower
mesh is removed so that the child may more easily test the correctness of the work.
The fringe is made firm by a button-hole or hemstitch in the same or finer wool or
if cotton be used it can be combed out and knotted. If selvedge be required on all
sides the warp threads must be stretched from loops of cotton (longer or shorter as
required) placed over the knobs.
By means of this apparatus the child can also learn how to make darning stitches
and how to make patterns therewith while the process of laying foundation threads
on the torn material would be more appropriately postponed to a needlework class.
Dated this 2nd day of May 1892.
JENSEN & SON,
77, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Patent Agents.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A Hand Loom, specially applicable for Kindergarten Purposes.
1, CONSTANCE BARNARD of 25 Upper Richmond Road Putney in the County
of London Kindergarten Governess, 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 :--
A principal object of this invention is to teach children in a simple and easy
matter the process of weaving and of making darning stitches while at the same

page_text: time developing the mind in the direction of calculation and design and training the
hand and eye to work in unison.
The loom consists of a frame of wood or other suitable material with a row of
knobs of any suitable material at two opposite ends or sides of the frame on either
surface or on both surfaces upon which knobs the warp material to be used for
weaving can be stretched. The frame can be made of various sizes or adjustable in
size by sliding corners or telescopic arrangement adapted to be fixed or adjusted to
varying sizes by means of pegs and holes or in some other convenient manner.
With this frame is used a weaving shuttle or netting needle and two flat "meshes
as used in netting, each having an eye or hole at each end, which meshes are
inserted crosswise between the warp thread and serve to spread them apart as
required.
In the accompanying I have shewn such a loom in its simple form in which it is
well adapted for the objects in view. The rectangular frame A. which may
suitably be of wood, has at two opposite ends a row of knobs B upon which the
warp material C is stretched.
The weft material D is wound upon a shuttle-like netting needle E and is by
means of the latter, introduced alternately above and below the warp threads C.
The latter are for this purpose spread apart by the two flat meshes F F which are
inserted crosswise as shewn. Two patterns of weaving are shewn as examples.
Nearly all the mat weaving patterns can be worked upon this loom. Dolls rugs,
carpets towels quilts and other articles can be made in it according to the material
employed.
If the work is intended to have a fringe all round the meshes F may be used as
needles carrying single threads by means of the eyes or holes F¹ in their ends.
If a selvedge is required the shuttle E should be filled with sufficient wool, cotton
or other thread material to finish the work.
The mesh F should be inserted in the same manner as the strip or needle in mat
weaving it should then be turned on its edge, which process will divide the top
warp threads C from the bottom ones sufficiently for the shuttle E to pass easily
between them. The mesh F turned back on to its flat side, should be used to push
the last inserted weft thread or threads home to the proper place in the pattern or
work. The second or lower mesh should be inserted before the first or upper mesh
is removed so that the child may more easily test the correctness of the work.
The fringe is made firm by a button hole or hemstitch in the same or in finer
wool, or if cotton be used it can be combed out and knotted. If a selvedge be
required on all sides the warp threads C must be stretched from loops of cotton
(longer or shorter as required) placed over the knobs B.
By means of this apparatus the child can also learn how to make darning stitches
and how to make patterns therewith while the process of laying foundation thread
on to torn material would be more appropriately postponed to a needlework class.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be perforined I declare that what I
claim is :-
First. A hand loom consisting of a rectangular frame provided with a row of
knobs on two opposite ends or sides for stretching the warp material thereon and
which is used in connection with a netting needle or shuttle and two meshes for
producing woven material substantially in the manner and for the purposes set
forth.
Second. The construction of hand loom shewn on the drawing.
ay of January 1893.
JENSEN & SON,
77, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Patent Agents.