US2138432A

US2138432A - Lace curtain and method of manufacturing the same

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Publication number: US2138432A
Application number: US225907A
Authority: US
Inventors: Edgar F Stiner
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1938-08-20
Filing date: 1938-08-20
Publication date: 1938-11-29
Anticipated expiration: 1955-11-29

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E. F. STINER 2,138,432

LACE CURTAIN AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME New, 29 1938.

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LACE CURTAIN AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME 4 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Aug. 20, 1938 9 INVENTOR lag/gar 21mm i ATTORNEY E. F. STINER Nov. 29, 193%.

LACE CURTAIN AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME 1938 4 Sheets-Sheet '3 Filed Aug. 20

AT TORNEY E. F. STINER Nov, 29, 1938.

LACE CURTAIN AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 Filed Aug. 20, 1938 INVENTOR ATTO R N E'V Patented Nov. 29, 1938 2,138,432

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE LACE CURTAIN AND METHOD OF MANUFAC- TUBING THE SAME Edgar F. Stiner, New York, N. Y.

Application August 20, 1938, Serial No. 225,907

9 Claims. (01. 96 24) This invention relates to a method of manu- Fig. 3 is a plan view of afragment of another facturing Nottingham lace curtains with a fringe pattern of lace edging from which still another forming a part of the pattern along the running embodiment. of my lace fringe may be developed. or side edge of edges thereof; and to Notting- Fig. 4 is a plan view of a fragment of another .5 ham lace curtains having a fringe along the pattern of lace edging showing the first stage 5 running edge thereof woven as a part of the in the development of one form of lace fringe, pattern, as a new article of manufacture. This Fig. 5 is. a front view of the fragment of the application is a continuation in part of my forlace edging of Fig. 4 showing an intermediate mer application Serial Number 204,939, filed stage in the development of a lace fringe.

April 29, 1938. Fig. 6 is a front. view of the lace fringe. de.-- 10;

Heretofore fringes for lace curtains have been veloped from the lace edging of Fig. 5. manufactured separate from the fabrics, on ma- Fig. 7 is a cross-section of the lace fringe taken chines other than lace making machines and along the line -l of Fig. 6-; have thereafter been attached to the lace curtain Fig. 8 is a plan view of a fragment. of lace 5 by sewing. The bullion fringe is one Well-known piece goods or a lace curtain showing a lace 15. form of fringe thus attached to lace curtains. edging developed from a modification of the This arrangement is unsatisfactory because: (a) weave of Fig. 2. it is impossible to match either the color or the Figs. 9 and 10 are rear views. of the lace; edging texture of the fringe with that of the fabric of Fig. 8 showing successive intermediate stages of the lace curtain; (b) applying a fringe to a in the development of the: edging, into a lace 20 lace curtain is an additional operation requiring fringe.

extra handling; and (c) a certain amount of Fig. 11 is a rear view of a lace fringe developed fringe is wasted because the length of the lace from Figs. 8, 9 and 10. curtain to be fringed is invariably different from Fig. 12 is a plan view of a. fragment of another the length of the fringe itself. My prior applil edging, 25

cation Serial Number 204,939 discloses a method Fig. 13 is av rear view of the lace fringe devel- Of manufacturing c fringes generally, and a oped from the fragment of lace edging. of? Fig; lace fabric having a fringe woven as a part of 12.

the p the Said fringe being f ed y Fig. 14 is an enlarged plan view of azfragment' 3O weaving close network alternating with Open of another lace edging.

structure, between successive warp threads or Fig. 15 is a front view of" a lace fringe develgroups of warp threads, across the width of the oped from the fragment of lace. edging; of Fig. lace fabric to form a lace fringe at the top 14.

or bottom edge of the lace fabric. Fig. 16 is an enlarged plan view of' a fragment 33 One object of this invention is a method of of another lace edging; 35. fabricating lace fringes along the running edge Fig. 17 is a front view of the lace fringe develof lace piece goods, and more particularly along oped from the fragment. of lace. edging of Fig; the running edge of a Nottingham lace curtain. 15.

Another object is a method of fabricating lace Fig. 18 is a plan view of. a fragment of another fringes along the running edge of Nottingham lace edging. 40- lace curtains, woven upon a Nottingham lace Fig. 19 is a. front view of the lace fringe decurtain machine, Levers machine, or the like. veloped from the lace edging of Fig. 18.

Another object is lace piece goods, particularly Figs. 20, 21 and 22 are separate plan views of. Nottingham lace curtains, having a lace fringe fragments of a lace curtain, which when conalong the side or running edge thereof. sidered together, constitute successive stages in 45 Other objects will appear from the detailed the development of a lace fringe along the side description. edge or running edge of' said lace: curtain.

In the drawings comprising four sheets of 22 Like reference characters designate correfigures numbered Figs. 1 to 22 both inclusive: sponding parts throughout the several figures: of Fig. 1 is a plan view of a fragment of a lace the drawings.

edging showing the first stage in the development Any of the lace edgings shown in- Figs. 1 to. 5, of one formof my lace fringe. 8 to 10, 12, 14, 16, or 18, may be woven sepa-- Fig. 2 is a plan view of a fragment of another rately as a lace strip, and thereafter folded to pattern of lace edging from which another emdevelop a lace fringe ofappropriate. character as bodiment of my lace fringe may be developed. shown generally in Figs. 6, 11, 13, 15,17 or 19; 55v

or any of the said lace edgings may be woven as an integral part of the pattern of a larger section of lace, such as a Nottingham lace curtain (Figs. 20 to 22), a lace table cloth, or lace piece goods generally (Figs. 8 to 13). When woven as an integral part of a Nottingham lace curtain, the lace edging may subsequently be developed into a fringe located at the top and/ or bottom of the curtain, or it may be developed into a fringe located atthe side or running edge of the curtain, as one or the other form of fringe may be desired by the weaver. In general therefore, and except where otherwise specified. the description which follows applies to lace edgings formed either at the top and bottom, or at the side edge or edges of lace piece goods and Nottingham lace curtains, and to the lace fringes thereafter developed from said lace edga made by releasing the corresponding jacks or in- The length of the drops A, C, E, G,

ings, which fringes may likewise be formed either at the top and/or bottom, or at the side edge or edges of lace piece goods or of Nottingham lace curtains or other lace articles. The lace edgings, lace piece goods, lace curtains, and other articles are woven as a repeat pattern upon a Nottingham lace curtain machine, Levers machine, or

the like. 1 V

Referring first to the simple pattern shown in Fig. 1, it will be assumed that the'warp threads indicated by way of example at 20 to '26, have been spaced equi-distetntly'apart so as to form uniform bars A, B, C, D, E, F, G, etc., throughout the lace edging. :The weave of thepattern shown in Fig. l. is made by withdrawing certain jacks or interceptors to form the clothing 3|, 33, 35, 3'! etc., and releasing certain other jacks or interceptors'to make the

open work

32, 34, 35, etc. For convenience in fabricating the edging a transverse band of' cloth'ing 30 is woven by withdrawing the jacks or interceptors and tying the spool threads to the warp threads 20 to 25 inclusive to form a clothed band 30. When the lace edging. forms the marginal edge of lace piece goods or of a lace curtain, the band of clothing 33 may either be used or omitted as desired. The drops indicated at bars A, C, E, G, etc., are woven by withdrawing certain jacks or intercepto'rs' and tying the spool threads 3| to warp threads 26 and 2| to complete the clothed drop: In likemanner the spool threads 33 are tied to warp threads 22-23, and spool threads 35 to ,warpnthreads 24-25, to form a series of drops". The: open work in bars B, D, F,.etc., is

terceptors. etc., will vary according to the class of work and the desired length .offinished fringe to be developed fromsaiddrops. The lace edging may be finished off in any preferred manner, as forexample; by weaving a second transverse band of clothing 46, which band may be a repeat of the band at, to unite drops A, C, E, G, etc., together in spaced relation, thereby forming a lace edging substantially as shown in Fig. l. Said lace edging-may form the marginal edge of a larger piece of lace as for example, a lace curtain, lace panel, lace table cloth, lace scarf, or other lace piece goods; or said lace edging may be woven for sale'as a separate article. The marginal edge of the lace drops A, C, E, G, etc., may be finished off in any preferred manner to prevent unravelling; when a band of clothing 49 is provicled, unravelling may be prevented by. (a) stitching or lockstitching the edging, or (b) by folding the band of clothing 43 upon itself along a line at, and stitching 'theformed fold (see Figs. 4 and the edging (Fig. 1) may then be folded between the bands of

clothing

39 and 46 to bring the upper and lower half of each vdrop, A, C, E, G, etc., into optical registry, to

complete the fringe, which is then retained in position by stitching the free edges together, which in the specific construction shown in Fig. 1 could be accomplished by stitching transverse band 4E3 to transverse band 39. With the drops thus folded in optical registry, the number of drops per running inch or per gauge in the finished fringe, will be equal to one-half the number of bars or points.

Fig. 2 illustrates a simple method of creating the optical illusion of appearing to form a finished fringe having twice as many drops as a fringe made as described for Fig. 1. This is accomplished by weaving and tying the

spool threads

3i, 33, 35 between their respective pairs of warp threads Zii-Zl, 22-23, 24-25, for onehalf the length of the bars, A, C, E, G, and leaving the inner half of bars B, D, F, open work, as before; but in weaving the outer half of bars A to G etc., the jacks or interceptors corresponding to bars A, C, E, G, etc., are released, and the jacks or interceptors corresponding to bars B, D, F, etc., are Withdrawn, thus moving the clothing over one bar and tying

spool threads

42, 44, st to their respective pairs of warp threads 2i-22, 23-24, 25-25, thus in effect, regrouping the pairs of warp threads, and staggering the outer drops woven in bars B, D, F, etc., relative to the inner drops previously woven in bars A, C, E, G, etc. The outer drop (Fig. 2), like the drops of Fig. 1, may be reinforced at their outer extremity in spaced relation by a tie-thread,

which tie-thread may be extended to form a band of clothing 35 as before. The reinforcing tiethread, or the band 40, may be treated in any preferred manner to prevent unravelling, and the fringe may then be completed by folding the edging. Where, as illustrated (by way of example only) in Fig. 2, the edging is provided with transverse bands 30 and 4B, the fringe may be completed by stitching said

bands

39 and 49 together as before, thus forming a fringe presenting the optical illusion of twice as many drops per running inch (or per gauge) as the fringe In the modification shown in Figs. 3 the bars of clothing are formed in the same manner as the bars of clothing in Fig. 2, but the drops are woven by clothing two adjacent bars A-B, E-F, leaving two bars (C-D) of open work, therebetween. In the outer half the clothing may be moved over two bars to form a drop two bars wide at C-D, with open work two bars wide at A-B and E-F therebetween. In this case also the cross-over of the spool threads unites the drops in spaced relation across the bars A to G, etc. midway between the band of clothing Sfi and the band of clothing 49, thus tying the drops together thereby preventing them from curling up or becoming displaced; and the cross-over of the spool threads produces the optical illusion of a zig-zag line 53 extending along lace fabric of which the fringe forms a part.

grease-2' the tips of the drops defining. the lace fringe (see Figs; 8' to 11).

The simple weaves disclosed in Figs. 1, 2, and 3, are capable of endless variations. By emloying a two-in and one-out weave, and by moving the clothing bars (betweenthe clothing band 30 and clothing band 40) one or more bars, drops of varying widths and lengths may be produced; for example, the inner drops may be made narrower and/or longer than the outer drops, the outer drops may be made narrower and/or longer than the inner drops, or narrow drops alternating with wide. drops in the inner half and wide drops alternating with narrow drops in the outer half, may be produced. Many striking; ornamental fringe effects may be pro ducedby the endless variations which will be obvious to those skilled in the art.

Figs. 4, '5, 6 and 7' illustrate successive steps in the manufacture of one form of drop fringe. After the warp threads 20 to 29, etc., inclusive have been clothed to form, by way of example, band 30, they may be drawn together and clothed to form an inner medallion 5|. Emerging from medallion 5t the warp threads are pillared or grouped together in pairs. 2ll-Zl, 22-23, 24--25, 26-2l, 28-29, etc., by means of their associated spool threads 3|, 3-3, 35, 31, 39, etc. the open work at 32, 34,36, 38 being formed by releasing the corresponding jacks or interceptors in the manner previously described. Between the inner medallion EI and the outer medallion 52 a line of tie-threads 50- extends across the bars to tie all of the drops together in spaced relation, in this case to form a series of groups of pillared warp threads diverging from inner medallion 5t. Beyond the line of threads 5E3 the groups of pillared warp threads are extended to form a reverse repeat pattern of the drops of the inner half, warp threads 2U-2I, 2223, ZAP-25, 26-2'!, 2B--23, etc-., converging and being clothed to form an outer medallion 52, the warp threads thereafter diverging a short distance and then further extended and clothed to form a band of clothing 4!). If the lace edging is woven as a separate article both edges will require treatment to prevent unravelling; but if the lace edging forms the marginal edge of a.

larger. piece of lace, such as a lace curtain or table cloth, only the marginal edge (in Fig. 3 the band of clothing 4.0) will require treatment to prevent unravelling. One such mode of treatment is shown in Fig. 4, where the band of clothing 40 is folded. uponitself (as along its transverse median line 41 and the double ply thus formed (Fig. 5) is. stitched by means of a. line of stitches 48 traversing the band of clothing 4-8. the line of fold indicated by the line of threads Ell, thus bringing the band 40, and the band 39-, of clothing, into optical registry (Fig. 6), and the said bands of clothing are now secured together by a line of stitches 49 (see Figs. 6 and 7) or band 413 could be folded and stitched to band 30 by the line of stitches 49, all in one operation. The line of tie-threads 5U= interconnects the drops in spaced relation and thus prevents them from becoming curled up or otherwise displaced; the tie-threads 56 form an unbroken line across the outer edge of the drop fringe to provide an ornamental finish for the edge of the If the lace edging shown in Figure 4 were not the marginal edge of a larger piece of lace, the band of. clothing 39 would require treatment to The lace edging, is now folded along prevent unravelling, and said lace edging could then be stitched to the marginal. edge of a lace curtain, lace table cloth, or other goods, to form an ornamental drop fringe edging for said goods,

Figures 8, 9, 10 and I1 showsuccessive stages in the development of the lace edging of Fig. 8 into the lace fringe of Fig. 11. The pattern is avariation of that disclosed in Figure 2. The Warp threads 20 to 26 etc., may pass through a band of clothing 30-, then into the clothed groups (222l 24-43, 25-46), of pillared warp threads with open work (32, 34, 36') therebetween to form the inner drops 3|, 33, 35, etc., the clothing bars being thereafter moved over one bar and the warp threads (2!! to 26 etc.) regrouped and then repillared to form a series of outer drops (42, 34, 46, etc.) which are aligned with the open work (32, 34, 36) in the inner half of the edging. The outer drops (42, 44, 43, etc.) which are staggered relative to the inner series of drops (35, 33, 35, etc.) are connected to said inner series by the cross-over of the spool threads presenting the optical illusion of a zigzag line of threads 53. When the transverse band of clothing 30 is employed it is treated to prevent unravelling as by being folded along the line t? (Figs; 8 and 9'), and stitched to form a fast edge (Fig. 10-). When the lace edging is not woven with a fast edge on the lace making machine, a fast edge may be provided by folding the lace edging along a line indicated at ti t-54 (Fig. 9), and the hem thus formed may be stitched with one or more lines of stitches 55 traversing the lace edging and lace piece goods (Fig. 10.). Thefringe is completed by folding the lace edging; along the line of fold indicated by the zig-zag line of threads 53 to produce the fringe shown in Figure 11, the fringe being held in. place by one or more lines of stitches 53. The lace edging of Figure 8 from which the lace fringe of Figure 11 is developed, may consist of the marginal edge of a lace curtain or other lace piece goods El- (Fig. 8); or it maybe woven as a separate article and thereafter folded and developedinto a.- fringe while at the same time being applied to the edges of a sectionof lace or other goods.

Figures 12 and 13 show how another ornamental. form of dropv fringe (Fig. 13) may be developed from a lace edging (Fig. 12) forming for example the marginal edge of a larger section of lace 58. Groups of pillared warp threads 69--$- !-62--63, 64-65'--5ii'-6l, form an inner series of drops in, 12', with open work 13, i5, therebetween; the groups of pillared warp threads are then regrouped and repillared to form an outer series of

drops

82, 82, which are positioned in alignment with the open work l3, l5, and in staggered relation to the drops 58, '52. The outer marginal edge is reinforced either with. a tie-thread or with a band of clothing $6, for securing drops 88', 82, etc., together in spaced relation, and said band may be treated to prevent unravelling in any preferred manner, as by folding, stitching, lockstitching, etc. If the fabric is not provided with a fast edge, it may be fo-Pded along a line 9il9i (Fig. 12), and then stitched with a line of stitches 9i (Fig. 13). By folding the lace edging along a line of fold indicated by the zig-zag: line 92, the outer series of drops 86, 82, etc, arev positioned in the spaces between the inner series of drops H3, i2, etc, formed by the. open work i3, 15, etc. The band of clothing l!) is thus brought into optical registry with the bandof clothing 3%, said bands formed by the groups of pillared warp threads resemble elongated columns supporting medallions Q4 and capitals 95.

Figs. 14 to 17 inclusive variously illustrate other suggested ways of ornamenting the drops, with medallions and the like. In the variation shown in Figs..14 and 15, a series of medallions l95l!!e are woven between groups of drops 3l-33-35-31, in the inner half of the lace edging. By shifting the clothing one bar, the

2 2-25} are regrouped and repillared as indicated by the zig-zag line 92, to weave a series of drops lY-.id46 etc., in the outer half of the lace edging: in staggered relation to the drops 3l-3c3537 of the inner half of said edging and in alignment with the open network 32-34-36-38 between said inner series of drops; so that when the lace edging is folded along a line of fold indicated generally by the zig-zag line 32 the outer series of drops 4244- :35 etc., will be aligned in the spaces between the inner series of drops 3l33--3531-39 defined by the open network 32343638 to develop a lace fringe. To retain the fringe in proper position the clothed

bands

30 and 40 may be stitched together by one or more transverse lines of stitches 93 (Fig. 15), the zig-zag line of. threads 32 forms an ornamental finish for the outer edge of the fringe and at the same time prevents the drops from becoming curled up or displaced.

The lace edging illustrated in Figs. 16 and 17 may be formed in like manner by weaving clothing at a plurality of spaced points Nil-I03 to form a border for an open network having clothing woven therein in the form of a series of medallions lIJ2-|02, simulating flowers or other objects in silhouette, tied to the warp threads 2il--2 !-2 2-23-2 4 2 5 26-2l -28- :29 etc. The fringe (Fig. 17) is completed as previously described in any preferred manner.

The number of warp threads grouped or pillared together (as at 10-12, 82, Fig. 12) may be varied, dependent upon the form of drop desired; or the drops may be made in skeleton or without any clothing associated with the warp threads. The drops may also be woven on the marginal edge of a curtain or lace article'without employing the band of clothing 30. In other words, the ornamentation of the drops may be endlessly multiplied to weave an almost infinite variety of lace fringes on lace making machines, either as a part of a lace curtain or other lace fabric, or as a separate lace edging adapted to be secured to piece goods by a stitch- .ing operation. When the fringe is woven as an integral part of a lace article the fringe will conform. to the color and texture of the article, and both waste in trimming and expense due to narate handling, are avoided.

Instead of weaving a line Of spool threads 50 across the transverse median line of the drops as disclosed generally in Figs. 4, 5, and 6, or across the transverse zig-zag line 53 (Figs. 5 to 11), a plurality of spaced lines of tie-threads 50, 50' (Fig. 18), may be woven between the drops 3|, 33, 35, so that if the'drops are folded midway between the

transverse bands

30 and 40, a lace fringe having the inner halves of the drops in optical registry with their corresponding outer halves, and the line of tie-threads 50 in optical registry with the lines of tie-threads .50 but with the tips of the drops free, to present a broken line, may be developed substantially as shown in Fig. 19. The tie-threads 50, 50' may be woven between the

drops

3i, 33, 35 at any intermediate point or points as preferred, Fig. 18 being one weave or pattern.

Figs. 20 to 22 inclusive variously illustrate how a lace edging substantially as shown in Fig. 18'

may be woven as an integral part of the pattern of a Nottingham lace curtain. In this example, the lace fringe is to be formed along the side or running edge of the curtain 51 (Fig. 20), and the curtain is accordingly woven so that its length extends across the width of the loom rather than lengthwise thereof. By this arrangement the warp threads 20 to 26 etc., extend across the width of the body51 of the curtain, rather than lengthwise thereof according to the accepted practice in weaving Nottingham lace curtains; and the spool threads extend lengthwise of the curtain, rather than across the width of the body 51 thereof according to the accepted practice. The lace edging of Fig. l8 thus in effect forms the side edge (or running edge) of the curtain body 5'! (Fig. 20). The band 411 now forms a marginal edge band (Fig. 20), and it may be finished off to prevent unravelling by folding it at 41, and then stitching the folded plies with a running line of stitches 48 (Fig. 21). The lace fringe may now be developed and the curtain 51 completed by folding the edging as along the median line of the drops 3|, 33, 35 etc., to bring clothed

bands

30 and 40 into cooperative registry and lines of tie-threads 50 and 50' into optical registry, and by then stitching the

bands

30 and 40 together by a line of stitches 56to retain the lace fringe in its final position (Fig. 22). The fringe thus developed runs lengthwise of the body 51 of the curtain (Fig. 22), and forms the side edge (or running edge) of the finished article. When a curtain having a fringe fabricated along its running edge as illustrated in Figs. 20, 21, and 22, is suspended from a curtain rod, tie backs may be employed thus giving the draped curtain a most attractive ornamental effect. Any of the various forms of lace edging disclosed in the several figures of the drawings and any variation of any of them, may be substituted for the lace edging forming the side edge or running edge of the body 51 of the curtain shown in Figs. 20, 21, and 22. 7

Similarly by weaving the curtain lengthwise of the loom, so that the warp threads 20 to 26 extend lengthwise of the body of the curtain instead of crosswise thereof, the lace edgings shown in the various figures of the drawings, or any of them, may be developed into a lace fringe extending across the top or bottom, or across the top and bottom of the body of a curtain 51, instead of along the side edge or running edge of the body 57 of the curtain as shown in Figs. 20 to 22.

A lace fringe embodying the invention may be wovenas an integral part of a valance, which valance may either be a separate lace article, or may be woven as an extension top for a Nottingham lace curtain. In either case the lace fringe will extend from the lower edge of the valance when 75 the latter is suspended in hung position. The optical illusion of the zig-zag lines indicated at 53 (Figs. 8 to 11) and 92 (Figs. 12 to 17), is produced by moving the clothing over one or more bars in the operation of staggering the outer drops relative to the inner drops and regrouping and re-pillaring the warp threads.

What is claimed is:

l. The method of manufacturing a lace curtain which consists in weaving the length of the curtain at right angles to the warp threads so that the warp threads extend from side edge to side edge of the body of the curtain, extending the warp threads beyond the normal finishing line of the side edge of the body of the curtain, weaving a series of elongated lace drops of close structure alternating with open work between the warp threads as thus extended to form a lace edging extending along the side edge of the body of the curtain and beyond the normal finishing line thereof, folding said lace edging back substantially along the normal finishing line of the side edge of the body of the curtain to transform said lace drop into a series of loops defining a lace fringe projecting beyond the said normal finishing line, and stitching the folded plies of the lace edging together to retain the lace fringe in position and preventthe lace loops from unravelling.

2. The method of manufacturing a lace curtain which consists in weaving the body of the curtain with its length at right angles to the warp threads so that the warp threads extend across the body of the curtain from side edge to side edge thereof, extending the warp threads beyond the normal finishing line of the side edge of the curtain body, weaving a series of lace drops of close structure alternating with open work between the warp threads as thus extended to form a lace edging parallelling the side edge of the body of the curtain and beyond the normal finishing line thereof, joining the drops together in spaced relation, treating the lace edging to prevent unravelling thereof, folding said lace edging back substantially along the normal finishing line of the said side edge to transform said lace drops into a series of loops defining a lace fringe projecting laterally outwards beyond the normal finishing line of the said side edge, and stitching the folded plies of lace edging together to retain the lace fringe in position.

3. The method of manufacturing a lace curtain which consists in weaving the body of the curtain with its length at right angles to the warp threads, extending the warp threads beyond the normal finishing line of the side edge of the curtain body, weaving clothing between spaced groups of said extended warp threads for a certain pre-determined distance to form a series of elongated lace drops of close structure alternating with open work, joining the lace drops together in spaced relation, in like manner weaving a second series of elongated lace drops between said warp threads for a distance substantially equal in length to said first series, treating the ends of said second series of lace drops to prevent unraveling, folding said elongated drops back substantially along the normal finishing line of the side edge of the body of the curtain to transform said lace drops into a series of loops defining a lace fringe projecting laterally outwards beyond the normal finishing line of the side edge of the curtain, and stitching the folded plies together to retain the lace fringe in position.

4. The method of manufacturing a lace curtain which consists in weaving the body of the curtain with its length at right angles to the warp threads, extending the warp threads beyond the normal finishing line of the side edge of the curtain body, weaving clothing between predetermined spaced groups of said warp threads for a distance substantially equal to the length of a lace fringe to be formed in part by the series of elongated lace drops of close structure with open work between said drops thus woven, regrouping the warp threads into other spaced groups, extending the clothing between said spaced groups of warp threads as thus re-grouped for substantially the same distance as before to Weave a second series of elongated lace drops of close structure with open work between them, said second series of drops being in alignment with the open work between said first series of drops and the open work between said second series of drops being in alignment with said lace drops of said first series, reinforcing the ends of said second series of lace drops, treating the reinforced ends to prevent unravelling, folding said elongated drops back to the approximate normal finishing line of the side edge of the body of the curtain to align the'lace drops of each series in the spaces defined by the open work between the lace drops of the adjacent series to form a looped fringe displaying all of the drops in each series, and stitching the folded plies together to secure said lace fringe in position.

5. The method of manufacturing a lace curtain with an integral lace fringe along the length of the side edge thereof which consists in weaving the body of the curtain with the warp threads running across the width thereof, extending said warp threads beyond the normal finishing side edge of the curtain, weaving clothing between certain of said warp threads as thus extended for a distance greater than the ultimate length of lace fringe desired, to form a series of lace drops with open Work between them, and stitching the ends of the lace drops to the curtain body adjacent the normal finishing side edge thereof to form a looped lace fringe, to retain said fringe in position, and to prevent it from unravelling.

6. A lace curtain having the warp threads running across the curtain body substantially at right angles to the length of the curtain body, said warp threads extending beyond the normal finishing side edge of the curtain body, clothing woven between certain of said warp threads as thus extended to form a series of elongated lace drops with open work between them projecting laterally from the side edge of the curtain, said elongated drops being folded back against the normal finishing side edge of the curtain to change said drops into a series of lace loops defining a fringe of lace, and a line of stitches traversing the free edges of the folded drops and the marginal edge of the curtain body to retain the lace fringe in position and prevent it from unravelling.

'7. A lace curtain having the warp threads running in a direction substantially at right angles to the length of the curtain body and extending beyond the normal finishing side edge thereof, clothing woven between certain of said warp threads as thus extended to form a series of elongated lace drops with open work between them projecting laterally from the side edge of the curtain, tie-threads extending between intermediate sections of said elongated drops, said elongated drops being folded back against the normal finishing side edge of the curtain to change said drops into a series of interconnected lace loops defining a fringe of lace, and a line of stitches traversing the free edges of the folded drops and the marginal edge of the curtain body to retain the lace fringe in position and prevent it from unravelling.

8. A lace curtain having a lace fringe projecting laterally outwards from the normal side edge of the curtain, said curtain having its warp threads running at right angles to the length of the curtain body, said warp threads extending beyond the normal finishing side edge of the curtain body, clothing woven between certain predetermined groups of said warp threads as thus extended to form a first series of elongated lace woven between certain other pre-determined groups of said warp threads as further extended to form a second series of elongated lace drops with open work between them in extension of said first series, the lace drops of each series being positioned in alignment with the open work between the lace drops of the other series, said drops being folded along the line of merger of the first and second series to align the lace drops of each series in the spaces defined by the open work between the lace drops of the adjacent series to form the lace fringe, and one or more lines of stitches traversing the free edges of said second series of drops and the side edge of the curtain body'to retain the fringe in position and prevent unravelling thereof.

9.'A lace curtain having a lace fringe edging merging with the body of the curtain and in exthus extended to form an inner row of elongated lace drops withopen work between them, said inner row of drops being interconnected in spaced relation, said warp threads extending beyond the ends of said inner row of drops, clothing woven between certain pre-determined groups of said warp threads as thus further extended to form an outer row of elongated lace drops with open Work between them, said outer row of drops also being interconnected in spaced relation, said edging being folded along a line parallelling the normally finished edge of the curtain body and between said inner and outer row of drops to bring said rows of drops into cooperative registry to form said lace fringe, and means for uniting the folded plies of fabric together to retain the formed fringe in position and prevent unravelling thereof.

EDGAR F. S'IINER.