US1024891A - Decorated fabric. - Google Patents

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J. A. GROBBLI.

DECOBATBD FABRIC.

APPLICATION nun APR. 2. 1911 Patented Apr. 30, 1912.

wi/twwoco UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH A. GROEBLI, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

DECORA'I'ED FABRIC.

To all whom {it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH A. GROEBLI, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city, county, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Decorated Fabric, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in decorated fabric and more particularly to the decoration of a fabric by what is gen erally called a couching stitch. This decoration is formed on various materials as a foundation and is generally used in dresses and wherever a decorative fabric is desirable: and usually the same has consisted when made on a sewing machine, not only of the foundation fabric, but of a cord of longitudinal loose threads forming a kind of rope and of sufficient diameter to lie in relief on the fabric; of a stitching, usually formed by the ordinary chain stitch or by the lock stitch of the sewing machine, and a binding or holding thread which was passed under the stitching and then over the decorating cord. and stitching and thence under the stitching again and so on. In progressing alongthe fabric, the binding or holding thread passing around the decorative cord, would assume a spiral position and there was a tendency to draw the cord out of a straight line and to make it lie curved. When the couching stitch was formed by hand work, the decorative cord was placed straight and was held on the fabric by the holding thread, which latter was formed of loops passin transversely around the cord and passe through the fabric, thus securing the cord to the fabric in straight formation, rather than zig-zag and the securing or holding thread appeared on the front of the fabric as transverse loops passing around the cord. There has thus become an appearent distinction between hand produced couching stitch and machine made, and the former is probably generally preferred not only because it is more artistic, but because it is recognized as hand work.

The object of my invention is to produce the couching stitch in such a way that the same may be made on a sewing machine and still have the appearance of hand made work, with the holding thread passing over the cord transversely. By making the stitch under my invention the cord may be kept in a straight line or not, as desired, but in Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed April 3, 1911.

Patented Apr. 30, 1912.

Serial No. 618,681.

any case the loop of the holding thread may be formed transversely over the cord. This will cause the material to resemble hand decorated work.

In the drawings forming a part of this application, Figure 1, is a plan view of a couching stitch when produced on a fabric. by machine under the old construction. Fig. 2, is a similar view of my improved stitch, with the decorative cord omitted. Fig. 3, is an enlarged perspective view of the construction shown in Fig. 2, showing the formation of the loop. Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2, Fig. 4, is a view similar to Fig. 2, in which the cord is included in the construction, Fig. 5, is a plan view of my improved stitch in a modified form.

In Fig. 1, I have shown the most common construction produced by machine work under former practice, and this consists of a fabric 1, which forms the basis of the construction; a stitching 2, produced by the sewing machine, a holding thread 3, and the decorative cord 4. The holding thread 3, is passed under the stitching as at 5, usually when the latter is being formed by the sewing machine and. then passes spirally around the cord 4, and again under the stitching and if the thread 3, is drawn very taut the cord 4, will become curved as is shown in the drawing. In fact it is necessary in this construction, to draw the thread 3, taut in order to roperly hold the cord upon the fabric. side from the diflerence in appearance between this and the hand produced construction it is much less stable. It will be noted that in this construction for each time the holding thread 3, passes under the stitching 2, it passes over the cord and therefore over the stitching.

In Figs. 2 and 3, I have shown one embodiment of my invention. wherein I have produced a "cry artistic stitch in which the cord is not used, the thread 6, in this case, forming the decoration on the fabric 1. I desire to protect my invention in this form as well as where the cord is used.

Referring to Figs. 2 and 3 it will be observed that there is a fabric 1, which forms the foundation of the construction, and passing through this is the stitching 2, which I have shown somewhat exaggerated in size in order to illustrate the construction; and this stitching is formed by the sewing machine. The thread 3, which in this form of my invention forms the principal decoration in the fabric, is disposed different to that of the old construction and by reason of the present arrangement a very pleasing and novel effect is produced. Starting from the point 6, of Fig. 2, and following the thread 3, downwardly (see Fig. 3 also) it will be seen that at the point 7, the thread 3, passes under the stitching 2 and therefore between the latter and the fabric 1. It passes to the opposite side of the stitching and then rises over the stitching, forming a loop 9 and passes again under the stitching, from left to right, at the point 8, and again cornes'to the ri ht side of the stitching. By passing the tiread 3, thibtigh at the points 7 and 8, close to each other, the loop 9, is thrown, which will lie generally transverse of the general disposition of the decoration, producing a very novel and pleasing appearance. The'passage of thread 3, under the stitching 2, at the points 7 and 8', may if desired, bring the thread twice under the same stitch of the stitching 2, in which event the loop is certain a) la; in a traneveiee' osaian. nr order to produce the effect desired it is necessary to pass the thread 3, twice under the stitching 2, for each loop 'thatis formedl As a matter of fact, I haye'shown the thread in Fig: 2, a

passed under the stitching 2, third time at the intermediate point 10,

which I consider adds to the artistic appear-- time of the decoration. There is no liinit to the particular number of these intermedi ate' passes nnder'stitch 29. However, the additional passage sheer the stitching is net necessary in order to p'rodhce'the loop 9, as Will be apparent froth the modified form which Will he referred to hereinafter.

The dedo'r'ation justt described forms a. novel and pleasing effect, which is made possible in' machine Work by the way in Whieli'the sa'rne is formed, that is, with two or more passes of thread 3,1nider the stitch ing and thence over the same, and I consider this decoration a part of my invention.

In Fig. 4, I have shown my ini ention ea'lried'a step further iii which case 1 pro vide a full eonchihg stitch which rese'm bles iii appearance the hand made. In this structure I have employed the hase fabric 1, the stitching 2, and the holding thread 3,

which as in the preinons instance passes two or moretiines under the stitching and'thenee it passes over the stitching. This forms the transverse loops 9, as hefore, at regular intervals, and in this case there is a decorativecord 11, which is held on the fabric liy the loops 9, through which the cord passes. By the term cord I do not simply mean a filling formed of threads but any filling of longitudinal formation Whether in the nature of a piping or otherwise. This forms the coaching stitch proper, having the ap pearance of hand Work. This may be made on the sewing machines used to make the former stitch shown in Fig. 1, the cord 11, being fed on as the loops 9, are formed so that the former is taken inby the latter.

In Fig. 5, I hare showna modification of will be apparent my invention by w'hichit that the thre'ad'3, Iieed not he passedunder the stitching 2, thethii'd 'time. l'nthis ease the thread 3, passes under the stitching at the points 7 and 8, as in Figs; 2 and 8, forming the loops but instead of passing the thread 3, throtigh at the point' 10' it is brought down parallel with the stitching2, from the point Whereit comes nnderat S, to the place Where it is tobe passed under at 7, to'form the neict sitecessiveloop. each case, however, it: Will'beapparent that the noyel effect and the better holdiiigfof the cord is ade ossib'l by the'passage of the thread'3, at least 'tw'ice'underthe stitching and thereov e'r to fbri ti a loop;

Generally the thread Sand the cord 11, are made in different colors to create a conttast, though this is optional,

Chang s mayh'e made in the arrangement and fhrm, witho'itt"departiiig'from the spirit nf my imentidn.

\ Having described my invention what I ,clain'iis:

1 1. A decorated fabric consistitipof afol'in- .datidn aim-5e; stittzhing fo'rmed in thefabric {and a decorative thread; passed under and ever said-stitching, said threadh'eingf p'asse'd awd'or more titties'nndersaid stitchingand ttienceoverthle same and transverse loops formed of said threadabo te the fabric. T 2 A decorative" fabric" consisting of a foundation fabric, scathing forlned in the fabric, a superimposed decorative cord ext'endih in the sainegene'ral direction, as the stitchi and a holding thi'eadpassiiig nn der said stitching and oy'er the said cord and stitching, said holdingthfead, passing two or" more times under said stitching and thence over said co'rd, there'hy forltiingloop's aroiind the" saidcord.

Signed at the city, county and State of New" York, this 30th day of March 1911.

JOSEPH A. ononnm. \Vitnesses CHAS. D. VILLIAMS, WM. G. MILLER.

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