![]() ![]() Jacquard’s invention quickly had an enormous impact on the textile industry. This was one of the first examples of coding, long before the first computer. ![]() Thanks to the punch card technique, the loom could be ‘programmed’ in advance to weave a certain pattern. The Jacquard loom used punch cards, similar to those used as clocking-in cards. His invention allowed for extremely complicated patterns to be woven much more simply and quickly than before, and they didn’t require any assistants lifting warp threads. ![]() Then, at the start of the 1800s, everything changed! The weaver Joseph-Marie Jacquard (1752-1834) from the French city of Lyon, known for his silk weaves, invented an entirely new type of loom, which is now known as the Jacquard loom. “A former weaver from Lyon changed the textile industry forever” Only the very wealthiest members of society could afford to buy them. Understandably, these fabrics were very expensive. In China, enormous looms on two levels were used with assistants sitting on the upper level, lifting and pulling the warp threads to create the pattern. To produce this type of complex pattern, the weaver needed the help of several assistants who lifted individual warp threads by hand according to a careful plan worked out beforehand. ![]() In the past, damask, brocade and other jacquard weaves were extremely complicated to make. How a weaver from lyon revolutionised an entire industry Koehler’s Antiquarium by Alexander Spelz. Jacquard can be woven in extremely complex patterns such as in this Italian damask weave from the 1400s. This fabric is a knitted jacquard that we use for our Hold Me body. An example is shown in the picture below. Jacquard can be woven into a pattern using different coloured threads or with a single colour to make it ‘embossed’. “The pattern on your jacquard garment will never disappear” When making jacquard, yarn is used that is already coloured, which means that both the colour and pattern are permanent. In addition, the pattern is often only printed on one side. If colour is printed on a finished product sold by the metre, it often tends to ‘crack’ if it’s an elastic material and is stretched. The patterns on printed fabrics often fade after many washes and frequent use. One of the biggest advantages of jacquard is that it can’t disappear or fade, thanks to the pattern being woven into the fabric itself. There are many techniques you can use if you want to achieve a patterned fabric, they can be printed, stamped or pressed, but few are as elegant as being woven or knitted as with jacquard.” Please note estimated shipping times include processing time at the warehouse and are calculated from the date the order is placed."Jacquard is elegant and beautiful and elevates any garment,” says Anne, “when you make underwear you often combine at least two materials in a garment, for a bra you use several. Next Working Day (if ordered before 11PM Sun – Fri, all orders placed on Sat will be available for collection on Mon) Next Working Day (if ordered before 11PM Sun - Fri / 9PM Sat)ĭelivery is on a selected date, you can choose a delivery day of your choice, up to 10 days in advance (Excluding next day delivery. ![]()
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