Improvements relating to Braid.
Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 10th June, 1887
Complete Left, 9th Mar., 1888
Complete Accepted, 20th Apr., 1888
Improvements relating to Braid.
I, WILLIAM SHOTTON, of Barton under Needwood, Burton on Trent, Staffordshire,
Commercial traveller and Tailor, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows:-
In accordance with my Invention, braid of various kinds, is, in the process of manu-
facture, formed with an appendage such for instance as a cord, by means of which
the braid, may be sewn on to the material to which it is to be attached without
exposing the stitches of silk or thread, which is unavoidable with braid, as at present
made and attached.
Hitherto in order to hide as far as possible the stitches when braid, is to be attached
to garments or other articles, a fine and consequently weak silk or thread has been
used, but, with braid formed in accordance with my Invention a stronger silk or thread
may be used, thus materially increasing the durability of said braid, accompanied also
by the additional advantage of enabling workmen afflicted with weak sight to sew on
said braid with great facility.
The alteration necessary to machines to allow of the production of braid, in accord-
ance with my invention will consist in the introduction of two hollow spindles
running up each side, so as to allow a cord to be worked on or in the edge of the
braid, aforesaid.

page_text: I, WILLIAM SHOTTON of Barton under Needwood, Burton on Trent, Staffordshire,
Commercial traveller and Tailor, 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 is devised with the object of producing braids having, in the process
of manufacture, an appendage formed thereon, as for instance a cord, by means of
which the braids may be sewn on to the material without the stitches being seen.
Hitherto in braids as ordinarily made and used, it is necessary, in order to hide the
stitches to employ a fine and consequently weak silk or cotton thread, which, after
a little wear of the wearing apparel to which it is attached, breaks, leaving the braid
in a very unsightly condition. Whereas with braids formed in accordance with my
invention, any ordinary silk or cotton thread may be employed, thus increasing the
durability of the braids.
In the accompanying sheet of drawings, Figure 1 represents a piece of braid A,
formed in accordance with my invention with a cord B let into the edges, and Figure 2
is a cross section of same, from which it will be seen that when sewn or stitched
diagonally through the cords to the material, the stitches are entirely hidden from
view.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said Inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is:
The production of braids having appendages formed thereon such for instance as
a cord or cords whereby said braid may be attached to wearing apparel or other
material without the stitching being seen substantially as herein described and shown
in the accompanying drawings.
Dh: Ninth day of Mauch 1000
JAMES STEVENSON,
Gray's Inn Chambers,
20, High Holborn, London, W.C.,
Agent for Applicant.