A New or Improved Method of Making Looped and other Ornamental Trimmings.
Year: 1897

page_text: A New or Improved Method of Making Looped and other
Ornamental Trimmings.
I, LEOPOLD FELDHEIM, Sudstrasse 13, Barmen, Germany, Manufacturer, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention consists of a new or improved method of making looped or other
ornamental trimmings.
In the making of trimmings the braid or other material forming the design has to
be sewn or stitched together and in some cases the pattern is set out on paper and
afterwards fixed. Again, the trimmings are laid around projections or pins carried
upon a board and then sewn together. In order to enable the trimmings or design
to be formed without the necessity of sewing or designing on a board, I employ
braid or other suitable material so made as to enable the braids forming the design to
be drawn through same. For instance, in carrying out my method I may employ
two strips of braid connected together at suitable intervals, and between these braids
the braid or other material forming the pattern or design may be passed where the
braids are not connected together. Instead of using two braids connected at suitable
intervals I may employ a braid which in its manufacture is provided with apertures
or openings through which the braid or other material may be drawn. Any con-
venient form of hook or the like may be employed for pulling the braid or trimming
through the spaces or openings formed in the braid or trimming as previously
described. It will be seen that by having a braid or material provided with the
openings for the passage of the braid or material forming the design, various designs
can be made according to the arrangement of the apertures in the braid or material
and also the direction in which the braid or material forming the design is passed
through the apertures.
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1907

page_text: performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:-
This invention consists of a new or improved method of making looped or other
ornamental trimmings.
In the making of trimmings the braid or other material forming the design has to
be sewn or stitched together and in some cases the pattern is set out on paper and
afterwards fixed. Again, the trimmings are laid around projections or pins carried
upon a board and then sewn together. In order to enable the trimmings or design
to be formed without the necessity of sewing or designing on a board, I employ
braid or other suitable material so made as to enable the braids forming the design
to be drawn through same. For instance, in carrying out my method may employ
two strips of braid connected together at suitable intervals, and between these braids
the braid or other material forming the pattern or design may be passed where the
braids are not connected together. Instead of using two braids connected at suitable
intervals I may employ a braid which in its manufacture is provided with apertures
or openings through which the braid or other material may be drawn. Any con-
venient form of hook or the like may be employed for pulling the braid or trimming
through the spaces or openings formed in the braid or trimming as previously
described. It will be seen that by having a braid or material provided with the
openings for the passage of the braid or material forming the design, various
designs can be made according to the arrangement of the apertures in the braid or
material and also the direction in which the braid or material forming the design is
passed through the apertures.
For purposes of illustration I will now refer to the annexed drawings, in which :-
Figure 1 is a view shewing my method of making looped or ornamental trimmings
in practise.
Figure 2 view of braid shewing apertures for the passage of the trimming material
or braid.
Figure 3 view of design carried out through my method.
In Figures 1 and 2 the braid a is formed as shewn, and in this case consists of two
lengths which are connected together at required intervals by means of sewing or
other suitable fastening. The braid b forming the trimming is drawn as shewn
through the spaces c (Fig. 2) between the braids forming the braid a. These braids
may be of varying thickness as may be found convenient, and in Figure 2, I have
shewn the side of the band which forms the "right side" of the pattern of a thicker
material than the packing, but if desired the braids may be of equal thickness and
quality forming the braids, thus the trimming may be formed.
For purposes of illustration I have shewn a hook for passing the braid through the
spaces, but of course any other convenient arrangement may be employed. If desired,
the trimming may be permanently fixed after the design has been formed. I some
times find it convenient instead of employing two separate braids to form the band a,
to provide a band of braid or other suitable material with spaces or apertures which
may be formed during its manufacture or afterwards cut out from same, but it will
be readily seen that there are various modified ways of carrying out my method
which may be employed. The design may be varied as desired, and will depend to a
great extent upon the disposition of the spaces in the band a, this being varied as
required.
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
I claim is :-
1. The method of forming or making looped or other ornamental trimmings as
described herein by means of a band or braid having spaces or openings through
which braid or other material forming the design may be passed.
2. In looped or ornamental trimmings: the employment of a band of braid or other

page_text: suitable material having spaces or openings through which braid or other suitable
material is drawn by means of a hook or other convenient means for the purpose of
forming a design or pattern.
3. A band or braid having spaces or apertures as described and illustrated herein
and for the purpose set forth.