Jacquard Français

Jacquard Français fabric is made by interlacing warp and weft threads. The warp threads are arranged lengthwise in the fabric. The weft threads are perpendicular to the warp threads.The different ways of interlacing the threads are called weaves. Weaves are used to produce volume effects.

The Le Jacquard weaving process consists in independently controlling the up-and-down movement of the warp threads. This makes it possible to produce designs in relief that are visible on the front and back alike.

The design is transposed on to a card in the form of perforations. The perforated cards have now been replaced by computer diskettes. The up-and-down movement is controlled by the harness of the Le Jacquard machine.

For more details on how the fabric is manufactured please visit the Jacquard Français webite