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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6764970 | Woven labels with an invisible bar code According to the invention the labels (22) are produced in a broad woven fabric (21) comprising ground warp yarn (4) and ground weft yarn (5) for a ground woven fabric (11), embroidery weft yarn (12) which forms a figure and... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6705867 | Three-dimensional needlepoint canvas The present invention relates to closed three-dimensional needlepoint canvases. Each of the canvases of the present invention is made from two interconnectable perforated shells. In various embodiments, interchangeable shells of different shapes are provided which c... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6322866 | Appliques for garments and methods of making appliques An applique for garments is provided having multiple layers, and a decoratively shaped perimeter and relief pattern having a relatively high profile and side wall being substantially perpendicular to the plain in which the raised and lowered portions lie.... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6194044 | Emblem for embroidery stitching to a substrate and method An emblem for embroidery stitching directly to a substrate is disclosed which provides an emblem which can be readily embroidered. The emblem includes a fabric layer with a thermoplastic adhesive coating one side of the fabric layer and a pressure sensiti... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6083590 | Three dimensional embroidered wall border strip A decorative border strip for adorning room walls consisting of a three dimensional embroidered strip having a single layer of yarns inter-engaged in a weblike transparent repetitive pattern inter-engaging with multi-layered yarns interlaced to form non-t... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6074711 | Kit for constructing a variety of religious crosses The present invention relates to a kit which can be employed to construct a variety of different religious crosses. The kit includes a sheet of lattice material, a length of ribbon, a ribbon rose, a needle, a number of different sized split rings, a bar p... | 06/13/2000 |
| 5823232 | Embroidery fabric strip with deformable, shape-retaining properties An embroidery fabric includes a main body consisting of interwoven weft and warp fibers that delimit between themselves respective rows and columns of openings for the passage of embroidery threads through them. At least one of the elongated marginal port... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5817393 | Pre-sewn emblem and method A simplified assembly for a multi-colored emblem that includes a non-woven base layer which outlines the emblem. The non-woven base layer extends beyond the embroidered fabric layer and provides an emblem with a non-fraying border.... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5650211 | Quilt design planner A quilt design planner in the form of relatively thin but substantially rigid panels or strips having a grid marking on an upwardly exposed surface thereof positioned in overlying relation to the sashings and/or borders on the quilt top to enable a quilte... | 07/22/1997 |
| 5403644 | Frayless natural fabric A fabric to be utilized in making a textile product is prepared in the steps comprising: embroidering a natural fabric along the predetermined cutting line and/or patterns with thermofusing fibers; and melt cutting and/or pressingly welding along said emb... | 04/04/1995 |
| 5399410 | Sheet for embroidered picture A sheet for embroidered picture includes a sheet-like base 1 made of paper such as synthetic paper or thick paper. Perforations 0.4-1.5 mm in inside hole diameter are formed in matrix form at least a part of the sheet-like base 1. From the sheet-like base... | 03/21/1995 |
| 5153066 | Temperature-sensitive color-changeable composite fiber A temperature-sensitive color-changeable composite fiber wherein (A) a thermally color-changeable polymer phase (phase A) composed essentially of a thermally color-changeable material and a thermoplastic polymer having a melting point or a softening point... | 10/06/1992 |
| 5149388 | Pre-sewn letter and method An improved method for producing a multi-colored emblem which may be bonded to a fabric is disclosed which provides an emblem with an embroidered appearance. The emblem is easily heat sealable onto difficult to adhere fabrics. The method generally involve... | 09/22/1992 |
| 5144899 | Combination embroidery/screen printing apparatus and method A combination embroidery/screen printing apparatus and method comprises an inner hoop cooperating with an outer hoop for clamping and planarly confining a selected area of a textile substrate as a reproduction of a selected pattern is formed thereon, a fr... | 09/08/1992 |
| 5103746 | Embroidery A method of embroidery on a fabric and an embroidery tool enable the production in a simple manner of decorative effect on knitted or other garments. The tool has a tubular needle portion with a handle at one end and a closed curved point at the other. Th... | 04/14/1992 |
| 5024176 | Needlepoint sheet having octagonal openings and method of use thereof Needlepoint sheet having channel perforations with octagonal upper and lower openings. Thread drawn through a channel in a diagonal direction is pulled over a flat surface which widens the area covered by the thread. The needlepoint sheet is made of a pol... | 06/18/1991 |
| 5009943 | Pre-sewn letter and method An improved method for producing a multi-colored emblem which may be bonded to a fabric is disclosed which provides and emblem with an embroidered appearance. The emblem is easily heat sealable onto difficult to adhere fabrics. The method generally involv... | 04/23/1991 |
| 4981742 | Dye impermeable, distortion resistant textile identification products A dye impermeable, distortion resistant textile identification product comprises a first layer of woven fabric bonded to a second layer of dye impermeable, distortion resistant thermoplastic material, and a third layer of thermoplastic adhesive material b... | 01/01/1991 |
| 4814218 | Quilted craft article and method and kit for making same The present invention provides a substrate having a pattern of a quilted article on one surface thereof. The substrate is preferably a rigid, but relatively easily cut material such as expanded polystyrene. Slits are cut into the substrate along the lines... | 03/21/1989 |
| 4788922 | Adhesively applied Schiffli embroidery An embroidered design adapted to be heat sealed to another article is disclosed. The embroidered design comprises a bobbin yarn forming a top surface of the embroidered design, and a needle or front yarn forming the bottom surface of the embroidered desig... | 12/06/1988 |
| 4778706 | Composite non-distortable needlepoint canvas A composite laminated, non-distortable needlepoint canvas material comprised of a primary layer of non-elastic, open-mesh woven fabric having a uniform weave pattern of mesh apertures and a relatively thin secondary mesh-stabilizing layer of sheer non-ela... | 10/18/1988 |
| 4769934 | Framing device for needlework A framing device is provided for needlework consisting of an open structure for encasing and holding the needlework, such as a needlepoint picture on its stretcher bars, between a foldable frame member and backing member.... | 09/13/1988 |
| 4711800 | Needlecraft with metallic substrate A method of forming a substrate for needlecraft comprising the steps of providing a planar sheet of metal of a desired shape and size and chemically etching the sheet of metal from both planar surfaces at predetermined to areas to form a pattern of apertu... | 12/08/1987 |
| 4704172 | Method of producing composite non-distortable needlework canvas materials A method of producing needlework canvas materials which are flexible, non-distortable composite laminated materials having a primary layer of non-elastic, open-mesh woven needlework fabric which has welded or bonded to one of its faces a relatively thin n... | 11/03/1987 |
| 4696400 | Kit for creating wall murals Wall murals are readily achieved by the do-it-yourself exponent with the use of apparatus contained in a kit. The kit of the invention includes a case which has brackets enabling the case to be supported on a wall or stabilized on a table or the like. Ins... | 09/29/1987 |
| 4654044 | Transfer printed direct embroidered garments, draperies, piece goods or the like A high quality embroidered garment, drapery, piece goods is manufactured by embroidering with embroidery thread of a single color to produce a sculptured pattern. The sculptured pattern is colored by printing from transfer paper in registry with the sculp... | 03/31/1987 |
| 4642923 | Mounting board for needlework designs A planar mounting board for needlework designs includes a multiplicity of evenly spaced perforations or holes along the periphery thereof to facilitate the precise mounting thereto of a canvas or fabric containing a completed needlework design by stitchin... | 02/17/1987 |
| 4640529 | Flexible non-distortable handcraft sheet material and method of applying printed designs thereto Flexible non-distortable handcraft sheet materials, including needlework fabrics, adaptable for receiving printed designs, patterns, photographs and craft instructional information and the methodology for producing the materials with the designs, patterns... | 02/03/1987 |
| 4564406 | Method of and means for combination design transfer and application of heat reactivatable adhesive A method of providing for combination applique design pattern transfer and adhesive lamination to applique material which comprises imprinting an applique design pattern onto a sheet of heat reactivatable adhesive so that by fusing and laminating the adhe... | 01/14/1986 |
| 4555429 | Curved needlepoint canvas A mushroom shaped needlepoint canvas is formed as a hollow curved shell of perforated flexible plastic material, the canvas having a generally oval head part and a tapered stem or body part. This canvas is readily modifiable by shortening the bottom of th... | 11/26/1985 |
| 4525393 | Novelty greeting gift apparatus A novelty greeting gift apparatus for conveying greeting indicia in a preservable gift environment. A first decorative material is stretched between an inner and outer hoop element and is joined immediately below the bottom surfaces of the hoop elements t... | 06/25/1985 |
| 4519435 | Slats for vertical venetian blinds A vertical venetian blind construction has slats comprised of strips of textile material comprising a backing and facing, the edges of the facing being rearwardly inturned, and the edges of the backing being forwardly inturned, the backing and the facing ... | 05/28/1985 |
| 4495230 | Needlework art form A thin foraminous substrate such as a woven fabric substrate, has imprinted thereon a design to accept needlework. A dominant portion of the imprinted design on the substrate is adapted to register with a three dimensional decorative applique, for example... | 01/22/1985 |
| 4465232 | Device for carrying a scented element for affixing to the body, articles of clothing or packages An adornment having a front face, preferably decorated, and a rear face. The rear face preferably has an adhesive layer thereon for fixing the adornment to another surface. The front face of the adornment has a pocket formed therein for receiving a scente... | 08/14/1984 |
| 4439941 | Card with removable and reusable insert A printed card, tag or the like with a reuseable printed multicolored emblem forming a part thereof is provided. The card, tag or the like is provided with a sheet member which forms at least a part of the card, tag or the like. A face of the sheet member... | 04/03/1984 |
| 4439202 | Embroidered transfer and method of making same The embroidered transfer includes a pattern embroidered with thread of one color on a substrate in a manner so that a portion of the pattern is sculptured. The pattern is at least in part colored and outlined by transfer printing a dye stuff onto the patt... | 03/27/1984 |
| 4415623 | Decoration of sheet material The present invention relates to the decoration of sheet materials and has particular reference to the application of decorative stones either alone or in combination with embroidery patterns to sheet materials.... | 11/15/1983 |
| 4415617 | Base fabric for the manufacture of embroidery and lace and method of its preparation An improved base fabric useful for the manufacture of embroidered lace is disclosed. The base fabric is made from a non-woven, needled fabric composed of water-soluble staple fibers which is processed under special conditions to provide one surface of a f... | 11/15/1983 |
| 4404750 | Needlepoint sheet A needlepoint sheet of flexible plastic material having a plurality of aligned rows of perforations for receiving thread-like material such as yarn therethrough. The sheet has at least one flat face which has pattern indicia imprinted directly on the flat... | 09/20/1983 |
| 4372238 | Toy stitching set A stitching grid is formed from a rigid lattice plate having spaced perforations extending therethrough surrounded by lands. A design of one or more colors is imprinted on the lands. Colored yarn is stitched through the perforations with the color of the ... | 02/08/1983 |
