US1977802A - Garment and method of making the same - Google Patents

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Oct 23, 1934. MlSKEND 1,977,802

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ATTORNEYS Patented Oct. 23, 1934 GARMENT AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME Herbert L. Miskend, New York, N. Y.

Application January 10,

4 Claims.

My invention relates to a new and improved stitched garment and an improved method of making the same.

One of the objects of my invention is to proiE vide an improved garment, suchas an undergarment used for womens wear, which shall have a. strong, fiat, and non-rip seam.

Other objects of my invention will be set forth in the following description and drawing which ill illustrates a preferred embodiment thereof, it

being understood that the above statements of the objects of my invention is intended to generally explain the same without limiting it in any manner.

Fig. 1 is an elevation of an improved garment.

Fig. 2 illustrates the first step in the formation of the junction or seam between two pieces of fabric which form a part of said garment.

Fig. 3 illustrates the next step in the formation of the improved seam.

' Fig. & illustrates the completion of the improved seam.

Figs. 2-4 inclusive are perspective views, partially in section.

As shown in Fig. 2, two pieces of fabric 1 and 2 have their edges 1a and 2a, connected by means of stitches 3 of any suitable type. These stitches 3 may be made by hand or by a suitable machine if desired, although the ordinary hand stitch is preferred in which the needle is alternately passed through the two edge portions 1a and 2a, from opposite sides thereof, so as to produce the ordinary running stitch. This stitch 3 can pull out very readily and stitching of this type is therefore unsatisfactory.

As shown in Fig. 3, the next operation is to form the ordinary French stitch, by means of a line of stitches 4. The pieces of fabric 1 and 2 now contact with their inturned edges la and 2a, the stitches 3 now being concealed.

It would not be departing from the invention if the stitches 4 passed through the inturned edge portions la and 2a as this would be an alternative form of the invention. The stitches 4 may also be made by hand if desired.

The piece of fabric 1 is now bent outwardly, along the line of stitches 4, and the seam S is now completed by an additional line of stitches 5 which can also be ordinary hand stitches. The completed seam has five layers of fabric. The stitches 3 are concealed, and the stitches 4 are also concealed 'on the right side of the garment, so that only the stitches 5 are visible.

The above mentioned construction provides a lid 1934,"Serial No. 706,037

strong and non-rip seam, with the use of a series of ordinary hand stitches.

It will be noted that two of the layers of fabric are secured by inwardly turning an edge of the member 2 and that three of said layers of fabric are secured by turning the edges of the member 1 so as to secure an S-shaped fold.

I have shown a preferred embodiment of my invention, but it is clear that numerous changes and omissions can be made without departing from its spirit.

I claim:

l. A garment having a first piece of fabric and a second piece of fabric, the first piece of fabric having its edge portion folded so as .to produce 7 an 8-fold which provides three superposed layers of fabric, the second piece of fabric having its edge inturned so as to provide two superposed layers of fabric, the inwardly turned edge portion of the second piece of fabric and the adjacent layer of the first piece of fabric being connected by means of transverse stitches which are invisible at the exterior of the seam, the second piece of fabric being also connected by means of stitches to that portion of the first piece of fabric 30 which directly abuts the body thereof, all the layers of fabric in said seam being connected by means of additional stitches.

2. A garment having a first piece of fabric and a second piece of fabric, the first piece of fabric having its edge portion folded so as to produce an 5-fold which provides three superposed layers of fabric, the second piece of fabric having its edge inturned so as to provide two superposed layers of fabric, the inwardly turned edge portion of the second piece of fabric and the adjacent layer of the first piece of fabric being connected by means of transverse stitches which are invisible at the exterior of the scam, the second piece of fabric being also connected by means of stitches to that portion of the first piece of fabric which directly abuts the body thereof, all the layers of fabric in said seam being connected by means of additional stitches, said stitches being arranged in series which are laterally spaced from each other.

3. A garment having a first piece of fabric and a second piece of fabric, the first piece of fabric having its edge portion folded so as to produce an 8-fold which provides three superposed layers of fabric, the second piece of fabric having its edge inturned so as to provide two superposed layers of fabric, the inwardly turned edge portion of the second piece of fabric and the adjacent layer of the first piece of fabric being connected by means of transverse stitches which are intioned stitches skipping the inwardly turned edge of the second piece of fabric and the adjacent layer of the first piece of fabric.

4. A method of forming the seam in a garment which consists in stitching together the edge portions of a first piece of fabric and of a second piece of fabric, turning the bodies of said pieces of fabric upon their edge portions-and then'connecting said pieces of fabric to each other by means of additional stitches, and then turning the first piece of fabric upon the last mentioned stitches so as to form an s-shaped fold in the first piece of fabric, so that the two pieces of fabric have five layers of fabric, and then stitching said five layers-of fabric to'.each other by means of additional stitches.

HERBERT -L. MISKEND.

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