jacquards
Punch-card textiles
Jacquards are fabrics woven on a Jacquard loom, which uses a system of punched cards to control individual warp threads and create intricate patterns.
The technique produces complex designs—brocades, damasks, tapestries—that would be impossible or impractical to weave by hand.
The term covers both the fabric and the loom mechanism: jacquard upholstery, a jacquard weave.
Fabric-making frame
- weftCrosswise loom threads
- warpBend from true form
- brocadeRaised-pattern luxury fabric
- damaskReversible figured fabric
tapestry · shuttle · harness · dobby · shed · punch cards · silk · figured
Furniture's textile layer
- draperyOrnamental hanging cloth
- brocadeRaised-pattern luxury fabric
- paisleyCurved teardrop textile motif
- floralOf or like blooms
geometric · reversible · furnishing · curtains · cushions · bedding · table linens · damask
Devices producing fabric automatically
- circular knittingContinuous-loop yarn technique
- electronicRelating to circuitry devices
- computerizedOperated by electronic processor
- CADTechnical drawing technology
needles · hosiery · tricot · automated · manufacturing · programmable · production · mill
Major French city
- FrenchOf or from Paris's nation
- Industrial RevolutionEra of mechanized production
- automationSelf-operating system design
- mechanizationConverting to machine operation
Luddite · binary · Babbage · precursor · portrait · invention
loom
Fabric-making frame
damask · tapestry · shuttle · harness · dobby · shed · punch cards · silk · figured · pattern
upholstery
Furniture's textile layer
- draperyOrnamental hanging cloth
- brocadeRaised-pattern luxury fabric
- paisleyCurved teardrop textile motif
floral · geometric · reversible · furnishing · curtains · cushions · bedding · table linens · damask · textured
knitting machines
Devices producing fabric automatically
- circular knittingContinuous-loop yarn technique
- electronicRelating to circuitry devices
- computerizedOperated by electronic processor
CAD · needles · hosiery · tricot · automated · manufacturing · programmable · production · mill · factory
Lyon
Major French city
- FrenchOf or from Paris's nation
- Industrial RevolutionEra of mechanized production
- automationSelf-operating system design
mechanization · Luddite · binary · Babbage · precursor · portrait · invention