Claims
- 1. A method for forming decorative grass simulating Spanish moss in appearance, comprising:providing a web of laminated material having a color substantially corresponding with the color of Spanish moss and capable of having a curl imparted thereto; contacting the web of laminated material with a surface capable of providing a curl in the web of laminated material and applying sufficient pressure to the laminated material to set the curl in the laminated material wherein the laminated material comprises a first web of material having a thickness in a range from about 0.1 mil to about 10 mil and a second web of material having a thickness in a range of from about 0.1 mil to about 10 mil and wherein the first web of material is formed of a polymeric film and the second web of material is formed of paper; and slitting the web of laminated material having a curl set therein and a color corresponding with the color of Spanish moss to provide a slit web of curled laminated material having a plurality of strips of a predetermined width and thereafter cutting the plurality of strips of the slit web of curled laminated material into segments to form curled decorative grass simulating Spanish moss in appearance.
- 2. The method of claim 1 wherein the first web of material is laminated to the second web of material with a bonding material tinted to simulate the color of Spanish moss.
- 3. A method for making curled decorative grass simulating Spanish moss comprising the steps of:drawing a web of laminated material having a color substantially corresponding with the color of Spanish moss and capable of having a curl imparted thereto over at least one curl bar while maintaining the web of laminated material under tension so as to form a curled web of laminated material having a color substantially corresponding with the color of Spanish moss, the web of laminated material having a first web of material having a thickness in a range from about 0.1 mil to about 10 mil and a second web of material having a thickness in a range from about 0.1 mil to about 10 mil, the curl bar having a curling edge over which the web of laminated material is drawn to form the curled web of laminated material and wherein the curling edge of the curl bar is disposed at an angle of from about 15 degrees to about 180 degrees relative to the direction of travel of the web of laminated material and wherein the first web of material is polymeric film and the second web of material is paper; slitting the curled web of laminated material to provide a slit web of laminated material containing a plurality of strips having a predetermined width; and cutting the slit web of laminated material to provide decorative curled grass simulating Spanish moss in appearance.
- 4. The method for making curled decorative grass simulating Spanish moss of claim 3 wherein the first web of material is laminated to the second web of material with a bonding material tinted to simulate the color of Spanish moss.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation of U.S. Ser. No. 09/338,249, filed Jun. 22, 1999 now abandonded entitled “SYNTHETIC DECORATIVE GRASS SIMULATING SPANISH MOSS AND METHOD FOR MAKING SAME” now abandoned; which claims benefit of provisional application U.S. Serial No. 60/092,150, filed Jul. 9, 1998, entitled “SYNTHETIC DECORATIVE GRASS ASSIMILATING SPANISH MOSS AND METHOD FOR MAKING SAME.”
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