Improvements in the Ornamentation. of Silk Bobbin.Net...
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 25th Mar., 1896
Complete Specification Left, 22nd Dec., 1898-Accepted 23rd Jan, 1897
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION!.
Improvements in the Ornamentation. of Silk Bobbin.Net...
I, BENJAMIN JOSEPH BARNARD MILLS, of 23 Southampton. Buildings in the
County of London, Patent Agent, do hereby declare the nature of this invention,
a communication to me from. Messrs. E. Vial & Co: of: 16 Ruie Lafond, Lyons;-in
the Republic of France; Manufacturers of Bobbin Net; to be as follows:-
The invention relates to figured. bobbin net, in which,,spots; designs. or. even. parts
of the meshes,,are formed. by special threads, which are interwoven ina.determined:
order:
These bobbin. nets, which. are well known are made on: "Lievers."" lace machines,
and can: present. a great. number of arrangements of which the accompanying..
drawing,represents a few examples..
Hitberto,; fabrics. of this kind in pure silk, could be made of: only. a. single color,;
being dyed after weaving, the present invention on the contrary, enables. these fabrics.
to be made. int several colors, and to reproduce by means of the weaving and upon
a. single fabric, the effect hitherto obtained by, the superposition. of two, bobbin.nets
of similar or of different designs,,and oft various colors:.
All these: effects. are. produced and, finished withoutt cutting, out, and by means of
a single: material,,viz.: silk, which. imparts: to the fabrio a. brilliancy, which. cannot
be given to it by a vegetable material, cotton,, for example...
The process forming the subject of the present invention, consists in weaving the
principal or foundation net in. raw silk as formerly, and in: employing threads
previously dyed! in fast: colors, to weave the-spots,, designs, or elements, which form:
the decoration.
The reverse operation may however be adopted by weaving, the spots, designs or.
elements in raw silk,.and.the.principal or foundation.net. in. fast color:"
In the accompanying, drawing, the broken lines: indicate the raw-silk, the full.
lines indicate the silk dyed in fast color or reciprocally.
In Figures. 1, 2, 3. the spots or figures. only are wovens in. dyed-silk, the: threads
which form them:accompany the threads.of. the net.from. one element to another..
"In Figure 4, the net and the spots are partly in raw silk and partly in dyed silk..
In Figure 5..which. does not comprise elements. of design, the net is partly, in
raw silk and partly in dyed silk..
After the: weaving,, the net. will receive a new dye. of different. color from. that'
obtained in. fixed. shade: before the wearing,, the principal. or foundation net, will:
then have been. treated. in. the. ordinary manner, that is to say,, dyed. in: the piece.
with all the advantages due to this method, whilst the elements, of ornamentation.
retain the. color. or the. different. colors. which they may have previously received,
which colors will not vary by the dying of the piece.
The threads of the net which are accompanied by the. special threads forming the
elements of ornamentation, will present an intermediate tint resulting from the
differenti colors of the two threads:
Dated' Mh 25th I was
HARRIS & MILLS,,
23 Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents.

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Improvements in the Ornamentation of Silk Bobbin Net.
I, BENJAMIN JOSEPH BARNARD MILLS of 23 Southampton Buildings in the
County of London, Patent Agent, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
(a communication to me from Messieurs E. Vial & Co. of 16 Rue Lafond, Lyons, in
the Republic of France, Manufacturers of Bobbin Net,) and in what manner the
same is to be performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the.
following statement :-
The invention relates to figured bobbin net in which, spots, designs or even parts
of the meshes, are formed by special threads which are interwoven in a determined
order.
These bobbin nets, which are well known, are made on "Levers" lace machines
and can present a great number of arrangements of which the drawing accompanying
my Provisional Specification represents a few examples.
Hitherto, fabrics of this kind in pure silk, could be made of only a single color,
being dyed after weaving; the present invention on the contrary enables these
fabrics to be made in several colors, and to reproduce by means of the weaving
and upon a single fabric, the effect hitherto obtained by the superposition of two
bobbin nets of similar or of different designs, and of various colors.
All these effects are produced and finished without cutting out and by means of
a single material, viz., silk, which imparts to the fabric a brilliancy which cannot
be given to it by a vegetable material, cotton, for example.
The process,-forming the subject of the present invention, consists in weaving
the principal or foundation net in raw silk as formerly, and in employing threads
previously dyed in fast colors, to weave the spots, designs or elements which form
the decoration.
The reverse operation may however be adopted by weaving the spots, designs or
elements in raw silk, and the principal or foundation net in fast color. In the said.
drawing the broken lines indicate the raw silk, the full lines indicate the silk dyed
in fast color or 'reciprocally.
In Figures 1. 2. 3 the spots or figures only are woven in dyed silk, the threads
which form them accompany the threads of the net from one element to another
of the design.
In Fig. 4, the net and the spots are partly in raw silk and partly in dyed silk.
In Fig. 5 which does not comprise elements of design, the net is partly in raw
silk and partly in dyed silk.
After the weaving, the net will receive a new dye of color different from that
obtained in fixed shade before the weaving, the principal or foundation net will
therefore have been treated in the ordinary manner; that is to say, dyed in the piece
with all the advantages due to this method, whilst the elements of ornamentation will
retain the different color or colors which they may have previously received, which
colors will not be changed by the dyeing of the piece.
The threads of the net which are accompanied by the special threads forming the
elements of ornamentation, will present an intermediate tint resulting from the
different colors of the two threads."
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. The herein described process for the ornamentation of net of pure silk, by means
of spots or figures of different colors, or of like meshes of different colors, consisting

page_text: in weaving these nets, partly in raw silk, partly silk dyed in fast color for certain
meshes or elements of design, and then dyeing the raw silk part in the piece, by
means of a dye which will not change the color of the threads already dyed.
2. The improvements in the ornamentation of silk bobbin net substantially as
herein set forth.
HARRIS & MILLS,
23 Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents.
HARRIS & MILLS,
23 Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents.