Method of imbedding fibers into a textile

Abstract

A textile with imbedded fibers includes a textile base having one or more fibers imbedded therein to create unique and decorative patterns thereon. In particular, the textiles can include garments, such as dresses and blouses, thereby creating unique apparel. A method of imbedding fibers into the textile includes laying one or more fibers onto the textile in a desired position, felting the one or more fibers to the textile, and stitching the fibers in place on the textile.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method of imbedding fibers into a textile, the method comprising the steps of:
 laying one or more fibers on the textile in a desired position;   felting the one or more fibers to the textile in the desired position; and   stitching the one or more felted fibers in place on the textile.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the step of stitching includes stitching over the one or more fibers in a zig zag stitch configuration. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein the step of stitching comprises stitching by hand. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein the step of stitching comprises stitching using a sewing machine. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the step of felting the one or more fibers comprises felting using a felting tool. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the step of felting the one or more fibers comprises felting using a felting machine. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the textile is a knitted textile. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the textile is a garment. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein the garment is a blouse. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein the garment is a dress. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more fibers are chosen from at least one of silk fiber, goat fiber, acrylic fiber, flax fiber, grass fiber, leaf fiber, alpaca fiber, cotton fiber, nylon fiber, silk cocoon fiber, and rayon fiber. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the textile is a crocheted textile. 
     
     
         13 . A method of embroidering a garment with a silkworm cocoon, comprising the steps of:
 raising a silkworm in a silkworm cocoon;   harvesting the silk cocoon after the silkworm has hatched;   boiling the silk cocoon;   while the silk cocoon is still hot, shaping the silk cocoon to a desired appearance; and   hand sewing the shaped silk cocoon to a garment.   
     
     
         14 . A textile piece comprising:
 a knitted base; and   one or more fibers imbedded into the knitted base in a desired pattern, the one or more fibers having been imbedded into the knitted base by felting the one or more fibers to the knitted base in the desired pattern, and subsequently stitching the one or more fibers in place on the knitted base.   
     
     
         15 . The textile piece of  claim 14 , wherein the one or more fibers are chosen from at least one of silk fiber, goat fiber, acrylic fiber, flax fiber, grass fiber, leaf fiber, alpaca fiber, cotton fiber, nylon fiber and rayon fiber. 
     
     
         16 . The textile piece of  claim 14 , wherein the one or more fibers are stitched in place using a zig zag stitch configuration. 
     
     
         17 . A garment comprising:
 a textile base; and   a plurality of fibers imbedded into the textile base in desired patterns, the plurality of fibers having been imbedded into the textile base by felting the plurality of fibers to the textile base in the desired patterns, and subsequently stitching the plurality of fibers in place on the textile base.   
     
     
         18 . The garment of  claim 17 , wherein the garment is a blouse. 
     
     
         19 . The garment of  claim 17 , wherein the garment is a dress. 
     
     
         20 . The garment of  claim 17 , wherein the plurality of fibers are chosen from at least one of silk fiber, goat fiber, acrylic fiber, flax fiber, grass fiber, leaf fiber, alpaca fiber, cotton fiber, nylon fiber, silkworm cocoon fiber, and rayon fiber. 
     
     
         21 . The garment of  claim 17 , wherein the plurality of fibers are stitched in place using a zig zag stitch configuration.