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FABRIC FOR UPHOLSTERY PURPOSES.


The object of this invention is to produce a firm, solid,
dust-resisting, and durable woven cloth, composed, preferably,
entirely of cotton, but it may be of a cotton warp combined with a
linen or other weft, and is particularly applicable for covering the
seats and cushions of railway and other carriages, for upholstering
purposes, for bed ticking, and for various other uses. To effect this
object, a cotton warp and, preferably, a cotton weft also are
employed, or a linen, worsted, or other weft may be used. Both the
yarns for warp and weft may be either dull or polished, according to
the appearance and finish of cloth desired. The fabric is woven in a
plain loom, and the ends are drawn through say eight heald shafts, but
four, sixteen, or thirty-two heald shafts might be employed. When
eight heald shafts are employed, the warp is drawn as follows: The 1st
warp end in the first heald shaft, the 2d warp end in the second heald
shaft, and so on, the remaining six warp ends being drawn in, in
consecutive order, through the remaining six heald shafts; the 9th
warp end is drawn in through the first heald shaft, and so on, the
drawing in of the other ends being repeated as above. The order of the
shedding is as follows: 1st change. The 1st and 3d heald shafts fall,
the rest remaining up. 2d change. The 5th and 7th shafts fall, and the
1st and 3d rise. 3d change. The 2d and 4th shafts fall, and the 5th
and 7th rise. 4th change. The 6th and 8th shafts fall, and the 2d and