Improvements in the Method of Making Trimmings for Ladies Dresses and the like, and Apparatus used therein.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 18th Jan., 1898-Accepted, 9th Apr., 1898
Improvements in the Method of Making Trimmings for Ladies
Dresses and the like, and Apparatus used therein.
I, THEODOR SCHEELE, of 63, Heckinghauserstrasse, in the City of Barmen,
Germany, 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 :-
The trimmings or flounces used for ladies garment and the like are hitherto made
oither by the dressmaker, which forms the flounces by hand and fixes it to the dress
by sewing or they are produced by an embroidery machine. Both manners of
manufacturing the flounces have their drawbacks as they are troublesome and
dear.
My invention has for its object a new and improved method to produce such
Hounces and it consists in an arrangement, by which I guide the trimming thread
or cord around pivots being arranged according to the pattern on a table and sew
them together at the crossing portions so that I finish on said table the trimming
without the help of a machine solely by a workman. As the apparatus used with
my method
very simple and its attendance may be carried out by children the
trimmings thus produced are very cheap and nice.
The manner in which I carry my invention into effect is shown on the accompany-
ing drawing, forming part of this Specification, in which similar letters of reference
indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.
Figure 1 is a plan of the complete apparatus;
Figure 2 is a front elevation of the same;
Figure 3 a modification of the apparatus.
My flounced fabric producing apparatus consists of a table or board a which may
be fitted with legs so as to stand on the floor or has supports to be put on a table.
The table or board a has a smooth surface into which are cut grooves or slots b of
any form and size and arrangement. These devices are provided to take up bolts
or pivots which extend over the table surface but have a square portion, which may
be somewhat conical so as to fix said pivots at any place in the slots, grooves or the
like.
Aside of the table or board is fixed thereto a bearing d on which U shaped
pieces e are pivotted by bolts f. The pieces e carry spindles g round which are laid
bobbins h which carry the trimming cord of any texture and colour.
Now I proceed as follow:
With the help of the pattern in which the trimming is to be carried out, I place
the pivots c on the table, take a cord and guide it around said pins so that the cord
touches the table and cannot be turned in itself, which I can prevent by rotating
the bobbins in the vertical direction. In such a manner guide one cord by
another if the pattern requires more threads till the trimming is finished. In the
present example two cords are used. I then sew it together at the crossing
portions, which may be easily done on the table and remove it then ready for use.
In Figure 3 is shown a modification, in which the board is provided with holes i
and slots k serving to take up the pins c for the same effect as before described.

page_text: 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
1 claim is :-
1). A method of producing flounced fabric for ladies dresses and the like con-
sisting in the manner of guiding and placing the trimming cord or thread either by
hand or mechanically around pivots, which are arranged on a board according to
the pattern and sewing the crossing portions together on said board.
2). An apparatus for producing flounced fabrics consisting of a board or table
having a smooth level and being provided with grooves, slots apertures of any form,
size and arrangement serving to take up pivots which extend over the table surface
and may be changed and fixed thereon according to the pattern.
3). An apparatus for producing flounced fabric consisting of a board with grooves
slots holes having a bearing, to which are fixed turuable in vertical direction the
bobbin holders.
4). The whole as described and for the purpose set forth.