IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF CARPETS AND OTHER FABRICS
Year: 1883

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Thomas Tempest-Radford of Kidderminster in the County
of Worcester, Carpet Manufacturer for an Invention of IMPROVEMENTS IN THE
LETTERS PATENT to Thomas Tempest-Radford of Kidderminster in the County
of Worcester, Carpet Manufacturer for an Invention of IMPROVEMENTS IN THE
MANUFACTURE OF CARPETS AND OTHER FABRICS
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Thomas Tempest-Radford at
the Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 11th July 1883.
THOMAS TEMPEST-RADFORD of Kidderminster in the County of Worcester, Carpet
Manufacturer IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF CARPETS AND OTHER
FABRICS
Heretofore in the manufacture of carpets and other fabrics the pattern thereof
has sometimes been produced by the use of printed warp wound on a beam and
woven in a plain loom but in fabrics produced by such method of manufacture,
although a large number of colors can be introduced, there is wanting the sharpness
of outline and brilliancy of effect which are obtained in fabrics produced by the
use of the Jacquard loom in combination with frames of dyed warp whilst when
weaving carpets and other fabrics by the latter method it has been found
impracticable, on account of expense, to introduce such a variety of colors in the
pattern as are obtainable by the use of printed warp.
Now according to my invention I am enabled to produce carpets and other
fabrics with all the richness of coloring now obtained by the use of printed warp,
together with the sharpness of outline, brilliancy of effect and durability in wear
of carpets and other fabrics woven in a Jacquard loom.
In carrying my Invention into effect, I employ according to one method of
working a printed warp in combination with one, two or more frames of dyed or
other warp. These I arrange in a Jacquard loom in such manner that the printed
warp shall produce the general body or other portion of the pattern, and the frame
or frames of dyed or other warp the outline, ground color and if desired some other
portions of the pattern or any one or more of such parts.
The printed warp in some cases is not as heretofore wound on a beam from which
the warp is drawn off at uniform speed but each thread thereof is wound upon a
separate bobbin or reel and suitable means are provided so that each thread of such

page_text: printed warp shall be capable of being drawn off its bobbin or reel in proportion
as it is used and independently of the others of such threads.
In printing the warp for weaving in the manner above described, I print the
various widths of color thereon in the required order to produce the general body
of the design, but for some colors of ground I leave it unprinted at those parts.
where it will lie embedded in the body of the fabric under the frame warps when
the latter are raised to produce the outline, ground color or other parts of the
design.
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In some cases however instead of winding each thread of the printed warp on a
separate bobbin or reel, I wind the entire printed warp on a beam so as to give off
an equal length of each thread thereof in the weaving of the fabric but in this
case the printed warp instead of lying embedded in the body of the fabric at
certain parts under the frame warps, is raised over every wire or shoot of weft
employed in lieu of a wire and the frame warps are also at such parts raised above
the said wires or shoots of weft and above the printed warp so as to cover the
latter.
This method of working is not however so advantageous as the foregoing as
wherever the printed warp and the frame warp are both raised above the wire, or
shoot of weft employed in lieu thereof, there will be a greater quantity of warp
than at the other parts thereby producing an unevenness in the fabric.
If however in producing the design, care be taken to give each thread of printed
warp the same length of space which is not raised to the surface the said printed
warp, although wound on a beam can be sunk in the body of the fabric at those
parts where the frame warps are employed to produce the outline, ground color or
other parts of the pattern and yet be drawn off uniformly from the beam.
I also in some cases use warp dyed, or it might be printed, in lengths or sections
of different colors or shades of color and arrange the same in frames and. I operate
such warp by Jacquard as in an ordinary Brussels loom either alone or in
combination with printed warp or with frames of self colored warp or with both.
I also for some purposes dye or print single or double worsted or other warp as
above described and afterwards twist them together to obtain the desired effect
and substance or I work them together without twisting and I sometimes combine
with such parti-colored warp one or more threads of self colored warp either
twisted together or not as above described.
My Invention is applicable to the manufacture of terry, cut pile, and other
descriptions of carpets and other fabrics.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed by
the said Thomas Tempest-Radford in the Patent Office on the 11th January
1884.
THOMAS TEMPEST-RADFORD of Kidderminster in the County of Worcester Carpet
Manufacturer. "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF CARPETS AND OTHER
FABRICS
"
Heretofore in the manufacture of carpets and other fabrics the pattern thereof
has sometimes been produced by the use of printed warp wound on a beam and
woven in a plain loom but in fabrics produced by such method of manufacture
although a large number of colors can be introduced, there is wanting the sharpness
of outline and brilliancy of effect which are obtained in fabrics produced by the
use of the Jacquard loom in combination with frames of dyed warp whilst when
weaving carpets and other fabrics by the latter method it has been found imprac
ticable, on account of expense, to introduce such a variety of colors in the pattern
as are obtainable by the use of printed warp.
Now according to my invention I am enabled to produce carpets and other
fabrics with all the richness of coloring now obtained by the use of printed warp,
together with the sharpness of outline, brilliancy of effect and durability in wear
of carpets and other fabrics woven in a Jacquard loom.
In carrying my Invention into effect I employ according to one method of
working a printed warp in combination with one two or more frames of dyed or
other warp. These I arrange in a Jacquard loom in such manner that the printed
warp shall produce the general body or other portion of the pattern and the frame
or frames of dyed or other warp the outline, ground color and if desired some
other portions of the pattern or any one or more of such parts.
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The printed warp in some cases, is not as heretofore wound on a beam from
which the warp is drawn off at uniform speed but each thread thereof is wound
upon a separate bobbin or reel provided with suitable friction and letting off
means so that each thread of such printed warp shall be capable of being drawn
off its bobbin or reel in proportion as it is used and independently of the others of
such threads in a similar manner to that employed for the bobbins or reels of the
Jacquard loom as is well understood.
In printing the warp for weaving in the manner above described I print the
various widths of color thereon in the required order, to produce the general body
of the design but for some colors of ground I leave it unprinted at those parts
where it will lie embedded in the body of the fabric under the frame warps when
the latter are raised to produce the outline, ground color or other parts of the
design.
In some cases however instead of winding each thread of the printed warp on a
separate bobbin or reel I wind the entire printed warp on a beam so as to give off
an equal length of each thread thereof in the weaving of the fabric but in this case
the printed warp instead of lying embedded in the body of the fabric at certain
parts under the frame warps is raised over every wire or over every shoot of weft
employed in lieu of a wire and the frame warps are also at such parts raised above
the said wires or shoots of weft and above the printed warp so as to cover the
latter. This method of working is not however so advantageous as the foregoing
as wherever the printed warp and the frame warp are both raised above the wire
or above the shoot of weft employed in lieu thereof there will be a greater quantity
of warp than at the other parts thereby producing an unevenness in the fabric.
If however in producing the design care be taken to give each thread of printed
warp the same length of space which is not raised to the surface the said printed

page_text: warp, although wound on a beam can be sunk in the body of the fabric at those
parts where the frame warps are employed to produce the outline, ground color or
other parts of the pattern and yet be drawn off uniformly from the beam.
I also in some cases or for some portions of the pattern use warp dyed or it
might be printed in lengths or sections of different colors or shades of color and
arrange the same in frames and I operate such warp by Jacquard as in an ordinary
Brussels loom either alone or in combination with printed warp or with frames of
self colored warp or with both.
.
I also for some purposes dye or print single or double worsted or other warp as
above described and afterwards twist them together to obtain the desired effect
and substance or I work them together without twisting and I sometimes combine
with such parti-colored warp one or more threads of self colored warp either
twisted together or not as above described.
My invention is applicable to the manufacture of terry, 'cut pilc, and other,
descriptions of carpets and other fabrics.
Having thus described the nature of the said Invention and the mode in which
the same is carried into effect I would have it understood that what I claim is :-
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The combination of parti colored warp printed or dyed in sections and of dyed
or self colored warp in the production of the pile or other wearing or ornamental
surface of carpets and other fabrics substantially as herein described.
In witness whereof I the said Thomas Tempest-Radford have hereunto set my
hand and seal this Tenth day of January in the year of our Lord One thousand
eight hundred and eighty four.