An Improved Manufacture of Woven Fabric, particularly applicable for Covering Seats, Upholstering, and like purposes.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 20th Feb., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 20th Nov., 1890-Accepted, 20th Dec., 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Manufacture of Woven Fabric, particularly applicable
for Covering Seats, Upholstering, and like purposes.
I, GEORGE EDDISON STEAD, of Skinner Lane Works, Leeds, in the County
of York, Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows:
My invention relates to an improved manufacture of woven fabric and the chief
object of my invention is to produce a firm, solid, dust-resisting and durable cloth
composed preferably entirely of cotton but it may be of a cotton warp combined with
a linen or other weft woven as hereinafter set forth such cloth being particularly
applicable for covering the seats and cushions of railway and other carriages, for
upholstering purposes for bed ticking and for various other uses.
To effect this object I employ a cotton warp and preferably a cotton weft also
although I might employ a linen or other weft. Both the yarns for warp and weft
may be either dull or polished according to the appearance and finish of cloth desired.
1 employ a plain loom and draw in the ends through say eight heald shafts but four
sixteen or thirty-two heald shafts might be employed.
When eight heald shafts are employed I draw in the warp as follows:-
The 1st warp end in the 1st heald shaft, the 2nd warp end in the 2nd heald shaft,
and so on the remaining six warp ends being drawn in in consecutive order through
the remaining six heald shafts, the ninth warp end is drawn in through the first heald
shaft and so on the drawing in of the other ends being repeated as above.
The order of the shedding is as follows:-
:-
1st change. The 1st and 3rd heald shafts fall the rest remaining up.
2nd change. The 5th and 7th shafts fall and the 1st and 3rd rise.
3rd change. The 2nd and 4th shafts fall and the 5th and 7th rise.
4th change. The 6th and 8th shafts fall and the 2nd and 4th shafts rise.
The result is that each weft thread passes under six and over two warp ends.
In drawing in when four heald shafts are employed-
The 1st warp end is drawn in through the 1st heald shaft, the 2nd through the
2nd shaft, the 3rd through the 1st, the 4th through the 2nd, the 5th through the 3rd,
the 6th through the 4th, the 7th through the 3rd, and the 8th through the 4th shaft,
and repeating with the 9th end through the first shaft.
In shedding the 1st heald shaft is lowered then the 3rd, then the 2nd and then
the 4th.
Dated this 19th dow of February 1890
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Manufacture of Woven Fabrio, particularly applicable
for Covering Seats, Upholstering, and like purposes.
I, GEORGE EDDISON STEAD, of Skinner Lane Works, Leeds, 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 :-
My invention relates to an improved manufacture of woven fabric and the chief
object of my invention is to produce a firm, solid, dust-resisting and durable cloth
composed preferably entirely of cotton but it may be of a cotton warp combined with
a linen or other weft woven as hereinafter set forth such cloth being particularly
Price 6d1

page_text: applicable for covering the seats and cushions of railway and other carriages, for
upholstering purposes, for bed ticking and for various other uses.
To effect this object I employ a cotton warp and preferably a cotton weft also
although I might employ a linen worsted or other weft. Both the yarns for warp and
weft may be either dull or polished according to the appearance and finish of cloth
desired. I employ a plain loom and draw in the ends through say eight heald shafts
but four sixteen or thirty-two heald shafts might be employed.
When eight heald shafts are employed I draw in the warp as follows:-
The 1st warp end in the 1st heald shaft, the 2nd warp end in the 2nd heald shaft,
and so on the remaining six warp ends being drawn in consecutive order through
the remaining six heald shafts, the 9th warp end is drawn in through the 1st heald
shaft and so on, the drawing in of the other ends being repeated as above.
The order of the shedding is as follows:-
1st change. The 1st and 3rd heald shafts fall the rest remaining up.
2nd change. The 5th and 7th shafts fall and the 1st and 3rd rise.
3rd change.
The 2nd and 4th shafts fall and the 5th and 7th rise.
4th change. The 6th and 8th shafts fall and the 2nd and 4th shafts rise.
The result is that each weft thread a passes under six warp threads b and over two
warp threads in the manner illustrated by the accompanying diagram.
In drawing in when four heald shafts are employed-
The 1st warp end is drawn in through the 1st heald shaft, the 2nd through
the 2nd shaft, the 3rd through the 1st, the 4th through the 2nd, the 5th through the
3rd, the 6th through the 4th, the 7th through the 3rd, and the 8th through the 4th
shaft, and repeating with the 9th end through the 1st shaft.
In shedding the 1st heald shaft is lowered then the 3rd, then the 2nd, and then
the 4th.
The result in this case is still the same, viz., that each weft thread passes under six
warp ends and over two warp ends.
Although I have spoken of a cotton warp I propose in some cases to add
worsted or other yarn to the cotton warp to obtain a variation in the pattern or
design.
my said
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is
The improved fabric woven with a warp composed entirely or chiefly of cotton
and a cotton linen worsted or other weft substantially as herein specified whereby
each weft thread passes under six warp threads and over two warp threads as
described.
Dated this 19th day of November 1890.
H. B. BARLOW,
17, St. Ann's Square, Manchester. Agent for Applicant.