Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 26th Apr., 1887
Complete Left, 25th Jan., 1888
Complete Accepted, 2nd Mar., 1888
I, JAMES BOOTH of Lee Mills Halifax, in the County of York Manufacturer do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
In the manufacture of "looped fabrics" according to this my invention the object
is to produce a new or improved effect, design, or pattern by combining with the
looped portion or face of the piece a yarn or fibre of another and different quality or
nature (preferably finer wool) so that when milled and dyed the added fibre will be of
different shade or colour from the body of the piece, and form irregular lines in and
amongst the loops constituting the face of the piece.
In the manufacture of fabrics according to this my said invention in the knitting
of the piece I employ an additional yarn (preferably of finer wool) which is inter-
woven in long loops with the loops forming the face of the piece, the long loops
composed of the additional yarn are cut by means of a revolving or other cutter,
leaving the two ends composing the long loops free, until by milling down, the ends
are combined with and form irregular lines in and amongst the loops of the fabric,
and when dyed the lines or portions of the additional yarn cut, milled, and dyed
being of different colour from the body and loops composing the piece, produce by the
combination a new and improved manufacture and effect.
The length of loop of the additional fibre will be changed or varied according as it
may be required to vary the effect produced.
Dated this 25th day of April 1887.
WALTER BRIERLEY,
Town Hall, Buildings, Halifax,
Agent for the Applicant.

page_text: I, JAMES BOOTH of Lee Mills, Halifax, in the County of York, Manufacturer 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:
In the maufacture of "looped fabrics" according to this my invention the object
is to produce a new or improved effect, design, or pattern by combining with the
looped portion or face of the piece a yarn or fibre of another or different quality or
nature (preferably finer wool) so that when milled and dyed the added fibre will bo of
different shade or colour from the body of the piece and form irregular lines in and
amongst the loops constituting the face of the piece, and a filling thereon.
In the manufacture of fabrics according to this my said invention in the knitting
of the piece I employ an additional yarn (preferably of finer wool) which is inter-
woven in long loops with the loops forining the face of the piece, the loops composed
of the additional yarn are cut by means of a revolving or other cutter leaving the
two ends composing the long loops free, until by milling down the ends are combined
with and form irregular lines in and amongst the loops of the fabrics, and when dyed
the lines or portions of the additional yarn cut, milled, and dyed being of different
colour, or shade from the loops composing the body of the piece produce by the
combination a new and improved manufacture and effect.
The length of loop of the additional fibre will be changed or varied according as
it may be required to vary the effect produced.
Such being the nature and object of this Invention, the following is a complete
description of same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.
In the improved manufacture and finish of looped fabrics according to this my said
invention I combine with by introducing at intervals of space with the yarn from
which the body or main portion of the piece is composed other yarn of different
quality, finer wool, or such as is well known will take a different shade in the dyeing
of the piece.
The loops of the finer or differing fibre are cut by hand, or by any convenient
means and when milled down the fibre of the cut loops form irregular trails or waved
lines such as A in amongst and between the standing loops B which latter form the
main portion or face of the fabric.
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It will be evident that the improved manufacture finish and effect may be produced
by employing dyed yarn for the standing loops, and yarn dyed of a different shade or
colour for the loops to be cut and then milling down the cut loops, or by means of
tinting" employing dyed yarn for the standing loops, and a plain or grey yarn
for the loops to be cut, then dyeing the whole piece, and cutting the loops of the
grey yarn and milling down as described, or the standing loops A may be knitted of
yarn in the "grey" and other yarn of different blend or shade of "grey" may be
employed for the knitting of the loops to be cut and milled down.

page_text: The ordinary and well known circular knitting frame is the machine employed in
the knitting of the fabric herein described and it will be obvious the yarn to form
the loops to be afterwards cut and milled down may be introduced moro or less
according to the quantity of "trails" A determined upon. Knitted fabrics being
necessarily open and porous, the "trails" in addition to greatly improving the
appearance and finish of the fabric on being milled down in and amongst the standing
loops in part fill in the foundation or bottom of the loops, rendering the piece less
porous, and increasing the warmth of wear.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this my said
Invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is;
The improved manufacture of knitted looped fabric, wherein are standing loops
and cut loops, the latter being milled down into or between and combined with the
uncut loops producing the irregular lines or pattern filling and finish as described
and shown by annexed drawings.
Dated this 24th day or January 1000.
JAMES BOOTH.
By his Agent, Walter Brierley,
Town Hall Buildings, Halifax.