Improvements in the Production of Ornamental Fabrics, suitable for Ladies' and Children's. Dresses, and other purposes.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 24th Oct. 1895
Complete Specification Left, 21st July, 1896-Accepted, 19th Sept., 1896
Improvements in the Production of Ornamental Fabrics, suitable for
Ladies' and Children's. Dresses, and other purposes.
We JAMES WILLIAM SCOTT of Beech House, Cotton Spinner, and Manufacturer,
and CORNELIUS MARSHALL of Rose Cottage Dean. Road, Weaving Manager, both
of Bolton in the County of Lancaster, do hereby declare the nature of this.invention
to be as follows.-
The object of this invention is to produce an ornamental fabric "suitable 'for ladies'
and children's dresses baving a series of narrow longitudinal plaits with scalloped,
knotted, corded or other similar ornamental edges.
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For the purpose of our invention we prepare a warp baving cords running longth-
wise and we draw the same through the healds at intervals with 'the ordinary
warp, and we so tread the healds in the weaving that these cords are thrown up
to the face of the cloth and bound thereto by the weft, either closely so as to form
plain cords; or at intervals so as to form a series of 'short loops or knots, or other
ornamental devices, running lengthwise of the cloth
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We then by means of a sewing machine fitted with a "planter" or tucker "fold
and stitch the fabric longitudinally in such a way as to form a series of narrow plaits
with a straight looped or knotted cord running along the folded edge of each plait or
Luck so that every plait has a corded; scalloped, vandyked knotted or other ornamental
raised edging, thereby producing a novel ornamental fabric-suitable for ladies' and
children's dresses and other purposes
We also propose to combine with these ornamented edged tucks or plaits stripes of
leno or other fancy or figure weaving or printing so as to produce a variety of nove!
effects, on.the face of the tucks or plaits.
We also propose to vary such effects by having the cords which form the raised
edges of the tucks or plaits sometimes of a different color or material from the ordinary
warp threads which form the ground work of the fabric.
Dated this 22nd day of October 1895
GEO. DAVIES & SON,
4, St. Ann's Square, Manchester, Agents for the Applicants.
Improvements in the Production of Ornamental Fabrics, suitable for
Ladies' and Children's Dresses, and other purposes.
WO JAMES WILLIAM SCOTT of Beech House, Cotton Spinner, and Manufacturer,
and CORNELIUS MARSHALL, of Rose Cottage, Dean Road, Weaving Manager, both of
Bolton, in the County of Lancaster, do horeby 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 our invention is to produce an ornamental fabric suitable for ladies'
and children's dresses having a series of narrow longitudinal plaits with scalloped
knotted corded or other similar ornamental edges.

page_text: The nature of our invention and the manner in which the same is to be performed
or carried into practical effect will be readily understood from the following
explanation thereof reference being had to the sheet of illustrative diagrams hereunto
annexod.
For the purposes of our invention we propare a warp having cords running length-
wise, and we draw the same through the healds at intervals with the ordinary warp,
and we so tread the bealds in the weaving that these cords are thrown up to the
face of the cloth and bound thereto by the weft other closelv, so as to form plain
cords as is well understood by the weave, or at intervals so as to form a series of
short loops as illustrated by the diagram Fig 1, in which a, a' a³, a³, &c are the
ordinary warp threads and b, bb, 3, &c. the weft shoots forming the ground cloth,
and c is the vandyke cord which is woven in slack at intervals and floats over several
woft threads so as to form a series of loose loops on the surface, or it may be wovon
in closely as shown at diagram Fig. 2, and at intervals float over (say) three weft as
shown at 13, 14, 15, being "let off" slack so as to form a knot; or other ornamental
devices running lengthwise of the cloth may be similarly produced
We then by means of a sewing machine fitted with a plaiter" or "tucker" fold
and stitch the fabric longitudinally in such a way as to form a series of narrow plaits
with a straight, looped or knotted cord running along the folded edge of each plait
o Luck so that every plait has a corded, scalloped, vandyhed, knotted, or other
ornamental raised edging, thereby producing a novel ornamental effect, suitable for
ladies and children's dresses and other purposes
The diagram Fig 3 represents at the left hand side a piece of the cloth as it 18
woven with the loose loops and on the right hand side the same when plaited and
stitched with the vandyke cord along the edges of each tuck, according to our
invention
We also propose to combine, with these ornamental edged tucks or plaits, stripes of
leno or other fancy or figure weaving or printing so as to produce a variety of novel
effects on the face of the tucks or plaits. We also propose to vary such effects by
having the cords which form the raised edges of the tucks or plaits sometimes of a
different color or shade or of a different material from the ordinary waip threads
which form the ground work of a fabric.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim 15.-
The improvements in the production of ornamental fabrics by the combined
processes of weaving and sewing substantially in the manner her embefore set forth
and described.
Dated this 2011 T... 1004
GEO DAVIES & SON,
4, St. Ann's Square, Manchester, Agents for the Applicants.