Improvements in the Manufacture of Hand Made and Machine Made Colored and, Variegated Laces.
Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 27th Jan.. 1887
Complete Left, 27th Oct., 1887
Complete Accepted, 2nd Dec., 1887
Improvements in the Manufacture of Hand Made and Machine
Made Colored and, Variegated Laces.
1, ALICE MARIAN HART of 43 Wigmore Street Cavendish Square London
Manufacturing Hosier Draper and Outfitter, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
Heretofore in the manufacture of that class of laces known as pillow lace, torchon
lace, and other similar laces it has been the practice when made in colors or partly in
colors and partly plain to make the colored portions in dyed cotton threads while the
portions which were either white or of a natural flaxen hue were made with flax
threads.
This method of manufacture originated in the great difficulty experienced in dyeing
flax threads.
Now after many efforts and at considerable expense I have discovered that it is
perfectly practicable to dye flax threads by the ordinary process in any desired color
or tint so that in the manufacture of colored and variegated laces whether made by
band or machine made the entire fabric consists of flax threads that is to say of
colored flax worked with flax instead of colored cotton threads worked with flax as
heretofore. The advantages of this improved system of manufacture are firstly greatly
increased strength & durability-and secondly a very artistic and elegant appearance
owing to the superiority of flaxen over cotton fibre.
Dated this 27th dor of Tanu 1007
ELT & Co.,
33, Southampton Buildings, Holborn, London,
Agents for the Applicant.

page_text: Made Colored and Variegated Laces.
I ALICE MARIAN HART of Donegal House Wigmore Street London Manufacturing
Hosier and Draper and Lace Merchant, 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:-
OBJECT.
This Invention relates to an improvement in the manufacture of variegated pillow
and torchon lace and other similar kinds of variegated or colored lace and
has for its object to render the same more durable and likewise more elegant in
appearance.
DESCRIPTION.
Heretofore such kinds of lace have been composed partly of undyed flax and partly
of dyed cotton threads such portions of the lace as are plain being made of flax threads
while those portions which are colored are made of dyed cotton threads. These latter
present a dull and heavy appearance when made up and are much less durable than
the flax threads. Such composite manufacture originated in the difficulty experienced.
in dyeing flax threads the requisite tints or colors. Now I have found that by making
a careful selection of the materials used in dyeing the cotton threads and moreover by
using more careful supervision and attention in carrying out the dyeing process than
has heretofore been exercised flax threads may be dyed any desired tint or color and
that when so dyed they are not only much stronger but also present a more glossy and
finished appearance than dyed cotton threads owing to the superiority of the flaxen
over the cotton fibre.
My invention consists therefore in manufacturing such laces entirely of flax
threads the plain portions of the lace being made of plain or undyed flax as heretofore
while the colored portions thereof are likewise made of flax threads dyed in any desired
hue or tint.
Variegated and colored pillow, torchon and other similar laces when so made entirely
of flax threads are not only much stronger thus greatly increasing the wearing and last-
ing properties thereof but they also present a far more artistic and elegant appearance
than when made partly of flax and partly of dyed cotton threads in the manner herein-
before mentioned.
CLAIM.
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 manufacturing colored or variegated pillow torchon and other similar lace
entirely of flax threads thereby dispensing with dyed cotton threads as heretofore
employed and thus producing lace of a superior quality and finish all substantially in
the manner hereinbefore described.
Dated this 27th day of October 1887