Claims
- 1. A decorative ribbon comprising:
- a web of ribbon material having two faces and a folded edge therebetween;
- a wire filament disposed along and within said edge; and
- stitch means for securing the edge of the web to said wire filament, said stitch means including a trim filament, said trim filament substantially covering the edge and the wire filament from view from at least one said face, and a binding filament passing through said web proximate to said edge and interlocking with the trim filament to secure the wire filament and the trim filament to the edge, said binding filament and trim filament being of different constructions.
- 2. A method of securing a wire filament along an edge of a fabric ribbon, comprising the steps of:
- positioning a wire filament adjacent to and in parallel contact with said edge;
- folding the edge of the ribbon around the wire filament such that at least some of the circumference of the wire filament is coextensive with and covered by the ribbon, thereby creating a sleeve of fabric for engaging the wire filament; and
- stitching said wire filament to said edge using at least two additional filaments, such that the wire filament is in tight engagement with the edge, said stitching step including, in a single continuous operation, passing a trim filament at least partially around the edge and the wire filament, said trim filament covering substantially all of the wire filament from view from at least one face of the ribbon, and passing a binding filament through the ribbon proximate the edge, and intermingling said binding filament with the trim filament and the wire filament to secure the wire filament to the edge.
Parent Case Info
This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 321,720, filed Nov. 10, 1989, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,901,661.
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