Jacquard weaving

Jacquard pattern is a bonding technique which makes possible a substantial extension of the design of woven and knitted goods.

Joseph -Marie Jacquard, a French weaver, invented in 1805, a device that will help you to control each warp thread on the loom and thus could weave pattern of multiple size and diversity. This could first be made ​​of any complexity mechanically endless pattern. His became known as Jacquard looms machines were the first to use punched cards for pattern generation. With them almost arbitrarily complicated patterns could be woven into the fabric.

After Jacquard'schen principle several decades later were also constructed screening devices for knitting and hosiery machinery.

Handicrafts with jacquard pattern

With the Jacquard technique can form clear and distinct patterns of various shapes in hand-knitted, embroidered or crocheted textiles.