IMPROVEMENTS IN ARRASENE NEEDLE-WORK
Year: 1885

page_text: I HELEN WHIPP of Melbourne Place Horton Lane Bradford in the County of
York, Spinster do hereby declare the nature of my invention for IMPROVEMENTS
IN ARRASENE NEEDLE-WORK, to be as follows:-
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The object of this invention is to raise in relief from the groundwork, the
various representations, or objects composing the design in an ordinary piece of
" arrasene "needle-work, such representations being modelled and standing out or
projecting from the ground work, cameo like, to, or, nearly to the size of the object
represented.
To carry out my invention I employ any suitable textile material as a ground-
work and use wool, silk, cotton, cord, and similar substances as a foundation for
the design, it being set out and modelled in such material and then stitched to the
groundwork. The design is then worked over with "arrasene" wool, or silk, of
suitable colours or shades; thus imparting a more pleasing, and natural appearance
to "arrasene" work than heretofore.
DRACUP & NOWELL,
Agents for the Applicant.

page_text: Improvements in Arrasene Needlework.
I, HELEN WHIPP of Melborne Place Horton Lane, Bradford in the County of
York Gentlewoman, do hereby declare the nature of my invention for IMPROVE-
MENTS IN ARRASENE NEEDLEWORK, and in what manner the same is to be
performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:-
This invention relates to improvements in arrasene needlework and its object is
to give a more artistic, and natural, appearance to such work by raising the objects
represented in the design, thereby causing them to stand out or project camio like
to, or nearly to, the extent such objects would in their natural state.
To carry out my invention I employ silk, plush, or any suitable material as a
ground-work, and use wadding, cotton wool, cord; and similar substances, as a
foundation for the representations of the objects forming the design. The said
representations are first formed or modelled separately in suitable material to the
shape of the object they are intended to represent, then covered or enclosed in fine
canvas, or course muslin, and stitched in such a manner that they will permanently
maintain the shape imparted to them. The parts of such representations that will
be exposed to view in the design are then worked over with arrasene wools, or silks,
of suitable colours, and shades, and the said representations stitched in their relative
positions on the ground.
In order that those skilled in the art to which my invention appertains may
know how to use or apply the same I will proceed to describe it with reference to
the accompanying drawings in which similar letters of reference indicate similar
parts in all the figures.
Figure 1 is a plan of a piece of arrasene needlework made in accordance with
my invention, the design of which represents three apples placed over three leaves
on a silk ground. Figure 2 is a side view of the same as seen from the bottom of
Figure 1. Figure 3 is a sectional view of one of the leaves, and Figure 4 is a
similar view of one of the apples.
The foundations of the apples A are formed of wadding, or cotton wool, B
(Figure 4) rolled into a ball and covered with course muslin as indicated by the
line C. The muslin is then worked over with arrasene at those parts which will
be exposed, and the stalks D consisting of pieces of cord covered with arrasene
are attached thereto.
The leaves E have a foundation of wadding B (Figure 3) cut to the shape of
such leaves and covered with muslin which is worked with arrasene of suitable
colours and shades, in a similar manner to the apples A. The apples are then
stitched in position on the leaves, and the stalks D of such apples connected
together and the said leaves are attached to the silk ground F, thus completing
the work.

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 what
I claim is
In arrasene needlework, raising the representations of the objects forming the
design so that such representations stand in relief from the groundwork to, or
approximately to, the extent such objects would in their natural state, substan-
tially as herein shewn and described.