Article and method for applying a fringe to an article
OwnerKelly E. Machadoinventor
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Abstract
An article and related method for creating custom and decorative fringes including an elongate and flexible template exhibiting an interior and linear extending slot. A yarn or ribbon is successively wrapped around the sides of the template in length progressing fashion as to overlay the slot. A stabilizer, including such as a hem tape, bias tape or ribbon, is aligned with the slot and sewn or otherwise secured to the yarn or ribbon, following which the lateral extending edges are sectioned to remove the finished item from the template and to permit subsequent application to an edge or other surface of an existing article.
Claims20
An article for creating a custom decorative fringe, comprising:
- a template having a flexible construction with first and second elongate extending sides and first and second interconnecting ends, a linear extending slot defined within an interior of said template such that a flexible and elongate decorative material successively wrapped around said sides of said template in length progressing fashion is caused to overlay the slot;
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- a stabilizer aligned with the slot and applying there-along to fasten to the decorative material, the successive wraps of material are sectioned along said template sides to remove the finished item from said template and to permit subsequent application to an existing article.
A kit assembly for creating a custom decorative fringe, comprising:
- an elongate and substantially planar shaped template exhibiting at least one widthwise extending hinge such that a first template sub-section is foldable relative to a second template sub-section;
- a linear extending slot defined within an interior of said template such that a flexible and elongate decorative material successively wrapped around sides of said template in side-by-side contacting and length progressing fashion is caused to overlay the slot;
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- a stabilizer aligned with the slot and applying there-along to fasten to the decorative material, the successive wraps of material subsequently being sectioned for removal of the finished item from said template and to permit subsequent application to an existing article.
A method for creating and applying a decorative fringe, comprising the steps of:
- providing an elongate and substantially planar shaped template exhibiting at least one widthwise extending hinge such that a first template sub-section is foldable relative to a second template sub-section;
- forming a linear extending slot within an interior of the template;
- winding a flexible and elongate decorative material in successively wrapped fashion around the template in side-by-side contacting and length progressing fashion and further such that the decorative material is caused to overlay the slot;
- aligning a stabilizer with the slot and applying there-along to fasten to the decorative material;
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- sectioning the successive wraps of material for removal from the template.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.