Improvements in the Manufacture of Decorative Fabrics for Use as Wall-hangings and the like.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 30th May, 1899
Complete Specification Left, 10th Feb., 1900-Accepted, 31st Mar., 1900
Improvements in the Manufacture of Decorative Fabrics for Use as
Wall-hangings and the like.
I, LOUIS PREAUBERT, of 27, Rue du Calvaire, Nantes (Loire-Inférieure), in
the Republic of France, Paperhanger, do hereby declare the nature of this inven-
tion to be as follows:-
This invention relates to a novel kind of decorative fabric for use as wall-
hangings, for decorating furniture or apartments and for other uses and repre-
senting designs in shorn or cut wool fixed upon a canvas backing by means of a
suitable size, glue or the like.
The backing used is ordinarily of very coarse texture covered with a very
thin tin-foil secured to it by means of strong cement, varnish, or other suitable
substance. The metallic surface is then given the colour of gold or silver by the
aid of varnish. Or leaf gold may be applied thereto by means of an appropriate
size. The coarse canvas backing may also be painted by any convenient means,
notably by the method for the use of powdered colours as described in the Specifica-
tion of a prior Application No. 11181 filed May 29th 1899.
After the canvas which has thus been covered with tin foil, or painted, has
become dry showing strongly its coarse texture, it is imprinted with a convenient
size or strong cement or varnish, for example cement or varnish composed of 30%
of white lead and 70% of boiled oil (the proportions may be varied
according to the season). The impression is effected by the aid of a block
upon the entire surface for design which it is desired to produce in a uniform
or shaded covering of cut or shorn wool. Having made the impression the
workman blows onto it the prepared shearings of cloth or wool of any desired
colour which then adheres thereto and forms a portion of the design.
By means of another block another portion of the design is imprinted with
the size and wool of another shade or colour is blown upon it. The taste and
ability of the workman enable him to obtain more or less pleasing effects of
colour and design. Moreover, and this is the special feature, the workman may
applied the most variated coloured shearings and is thus enabled to represent
upon the prepared backing flowers, ornamental designs, figures or any desired
subjects in shaded, graduated or blended colours instead of producing only a
uniform colour.
When the wool has thus been applied for forming graduated and shaded, or
uniformly coloured designs the fabric is well shaken so as to cause the wool to
adhere and the excess which is not adhering thereof is brushed off.
The outlines and other portions may be accentuated in the form of border by
making a new impression of size upon those parts already covered with wool and
then blowing very fine wool upon such parts so forming an extra thickness for
setting off the design either by using mixed shades or graduated or blended shades,
or merely a uniform shade of wool throughout.

page_text: In this manner very large panels may be manufactured by imprinting with
the aid of boards or blocks juxtaposed and guided by marks.
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1900
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C.,
Agents for the Applicant.
improvements in the Manufacture of Decorative Fabrics for Use as
Wall-hangings and the like.
1, LOUIS PREAUBERT, of 27, Rue du Calvaire, Nantes (Loire-Inférieure), in
the Republic of France, Paperhanger, do hereby declare the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described
and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
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This invention relates to a novel kind of decorative fabric for use as wall-
hangings, for decorating furniture or apartments and for other purposes, and
representing designs in shorn or cut wool fixed upon a canvas backing by means of
suitable size, glue or the like.
The backing used is ordinarily of very coarse texture covered with a very thin
tin-foil secured to it by means of strong cement, varnish, or other suitable
substance. The metallic surface is then given the colour of gold or silver by the
aid of varnish. Or leaf-gold may be applied thereto by means of an appropriate
size. The coarse canvas backing may also be painted by any convenient means,
notably by the method for the use of powdered colours as described in the Specifica-
tion forming part of an Application for Letters Patent dated May 29th 1899 and
numbered 11181.
After the canvas which has thus been covered with tin-foil, or painted, has
become dry, showing strongly its coarse texture, it is imprinted with a convenient
size, or strong cement or varnish, for example cement or varnish composed of 30%
of white lead and 70% of boiled oil (the proportions may be varied according to
the season). The impression is effected by the aid of a block upon the entire
surface of the design which it is desired to produce in a uniform or shaded covering
of cut or shorn wool. The impressions having been made, prepared shearings of
cloth or wool of any desired colour is then blown on to it and adhering thereto
forms a portion of the design.
By means of another block a further portion of the design is imprinted with
size, and wool of another shade or colour is blown upon it. A special feature,
of my invention is that the most variated coloured shearings may be employed, and
I am thus enabled to represent upon the prepared backing, flowers, ornamental
designs, figures or any desired subjects in shaded, graduated or blended colours
instead of producing only a uniform colour.
When the wool has thus been applied for forming graduated and shaded, or
uniformly coloured designs, the fabric is well shaken so as to cause the wool to
adhere and the excess which is not adhering is then brushed off.
The outlines and other portions may be accentuated in the form of a border by
making a new impression of size upon these parts already covered with wool,
and then blowing very fine wool upen such parts, so forming an extra thickness
for setting-off the design, either by using mixed shades or graduated or blended
shades, or merely a uniform shade throughout of wool.
In this manner very large panels may be manufactured by imprinting with the
aid of boards or blocks juxtaposed.

page_text: said
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is:-
1. The manufacture of decorative fabrics by means of cut or shorn wool or the
like blown upon impressions of size or suitable cement, or obtained by the aid of
boards or blocks, rolled, by hand or otherwise upon a canvas backing preferably
of coarse texture which may either be covered with a tinfoil or with a suitable
paint forming a background, substantially as described.
2. The novel article of decorative fabric produced in the manner herein before
described and provided with designs of shaded, graduated, or blended colours
of cut or shorn wool, the colours or shades of which are distributed by convenient
means during the blowing on of the wool substantially as described.
Dated this 10th lov of Flux 1000
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C.,
Agents for the Applicant.