IMPROVEMENTS IN DEMONSTRA- TION-FRAMES, FOR ILLUSTRATING SEWING STITCHES
Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 24th June, 1886,
Complete Left, 21st Mar., 1887.
Complete Accepted, 22nd Apr., 1887.
I, CHARLOTTE MARY HULL Langsett Road Sheffield in the County of York Teacher
do hereby declare the nature of my said invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN DEMONSTRA-
TION-FRAMES, FOR ILLUSTRATING SEWING STITCHES to be as follows :-
The object of my invention of improvements in demonstration-frames for stitches is
to enable many stitches to be clearly illustrated, that cannot be readily accomplished
with the frames as at present constructed, and generally to increase the utility of such
frames.
The frame in common use is made either square or oblong somewhat like the frame
of a school slate, with a short handle projecting from the lower edge; the interior of
the frame being covered with a coarse or large mesh net of tape. This network of
tape is intended to represent a piece of calico or other fabric much magnified, so that
the stitches being made in like proportion, may be easily seen by the scholars.
My invention consists in the first place in making the frame itself in two parts,
and in so joining the parts together by hinges or similar means as to admit of the
upper part being folded or doubled down upon the lower part, and so that when desired
the two parts may be secured rigidly in position like an ordinary frame.
In the second place in addition to the ordinary interlaced tape network covering the
interior space of the frame, I fix across the upper part of the frame an additional
piece of network, of the same mesh but preferable only four holes in width, thus at
this part the network is double, and represents folded material for Hemming stitches,
and Herringbone stitch, fastening on and off and other similar work.
In the third place I fix a detachable strip of tape network from side to side of the
frame, just below and close to the joint of the fraine the object of folding the frame
and of this removable strip of network is to illustrate "seaming" and "felling"-and
when the strip is removed it leaves the body of the frame clear from the underside of
the top strip to illustrate, darning, Buttonhole and feather stitches, Knotting,
gathering &c.
By my arrangement of frame as described, the various stitches can be much more
clearly illustrated, than with the ordinary frame.
Did the 10th 1 1000
ROBT. F. DRURY,
Agent for the Applicant.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Demonstration-frames for Illustrating Sewing
Stitches..
I, CHARLOTTE MARY HULL Langsett Road, Sheffield in the County of York
Teacher 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 object of my invention of improvements in Demonstration-frames for illustrating 5
stitches used in the various methods of sewing, is to enable many stitches to be very
clearly illustrated for the purposes of instruction that cannot be so readily accomplished
with frames as at present constructed; and generally to increase the utility of such
frames.
The frame in common use is made either square or oblong, somewhat like the frame 1
of a school slate, with a short handle projecting from the lower edge, the interior of
the frame being covered with a coarse network of narrow tape, which is intended to
represent a piece of fabric, magnified, so that the stitches being made in like propor-
tion can be readily seen and understood by a class of Scholars.
And in order that my invention may be clearly understood I have annexed a sheet
of drawings illustrating the same;
Fig. 1, represents the front elevation of a demonstration frame for sewing made
according to my invention.
Fig. 2, Edge view of same.
Fig. 3, Edge view, when folded.
In carrying out my invention I make the wood frame in two parts marked A and B,
and I secure the two parts together by means of hinges C, or their equivalents, in such
a manner that the top part A may be folded down upon the lower part B, in the
manner shown in Fig. 3, but when opened the parts are secured in position by
means of a sliding pin D, fitting into a socket, or an equivalent device.
At the bottom of the Frame I fix a handle E, by which the frame may be held
either in the hand of the teacher, or be fixed in a stand as may be found most
convenient.
The wooden frame is filled in with a coarse network of tape, having for example a
mesh of one inch square, the tapes being secured to each other at each crossing to prevent
them being separated and to retain their square shape, and I fix across the top of the
part A, and so that the tapes of the two shall correspond, an additional piece of
network, preferably four squares deep and shown in the drawing by the solid black
lines; thus the network at this part is double, and divided by the thickness of the
frame, representing folded material for the illustration of the "Hemming" and
Herring bone" stitches.
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A smaller piece of similar network is fixed at the right hand by preference and
just below the first described piece, this enables the Teacher to give an explanation of
one of the difficulties in "herring boning" namely the method of turning a corner.

page_text: I also fix another piece of similar network across the lower part of the frame
marked B, just below the joint C, and all these extra or auxiliary pieces of network
may be made detachable.
The object of making the frame to fold, is so that when folded and in combination
with the extra piece of network on the part B, seaming" and "felling," can be
well demonstrated, and when the said piece of network is taken off, it leaves the
whole of that part clear on which to illustrate "darning," "button hole," and "feather
stitch," also knotting, gathering &c.
By means of a Frame arranged and constructed as hereinbefore described, the
various descriptions of stitches both useful and ornamental can be much moro
roadily demonstrated than with the frames as at present constructed.
Having thus 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 :-
1-A Frame for demonstrating the various stitches in needlework, constructed
substantially as hereinbefore described and illustrated.
2-A Frame for demonstrating the various stitches in needlework, constructed
with a hinge or joint, so that it can be doubled for the purpose specified, and as
shown.
3-A demonstration Frame for illustrating the various stitches in needlework,
having strips or pieces of extra network for the purpose specified, and arranged on
the frame substantially as hereinbefore described and illustrated.
ROBT. F. DRURY,
Agent for the Applicant.