Unforgettable Jacquard weaving

From one thing to another, your online fabric site Torretto Tessuti, transports you into the complex and rich universe of materials.

Today, discover more than a material, learn more about a remarkable weaving... Jacquard is honored on en.tessuti.fr Find this type of fabrics that we find as noble as unforgettable.

Jacquard, a weaving ? 

The fiber, yarn and weaving structure used affect the characteristics of a fabric... The jacquard fabric is a direct result of the technique used to obtain it. You will have understood: Jacquard corresponds to a weaving. Its particularity? Its patterns are obtained by criss-crossing threads, not by printing. 

Let's give you our professional advice to recognize it: Open your eyes and look at the patterns!If they are complex, realistic, rich in colors, with a textured surface and of course woven... We can suspect that they are patterns made with the technique of jacquard.

Jacquard, which technique ? 

In order to make Jacquard fabric, you need a special loom: The Jacquard loom. With this technology, the idea is to be able to control the warp threads to make complex patterns. 

To tell you the truth, the jacquard fabric is French. It originated in Lyon in 1801 when Joseph-Marie Jacquard developed this loom, thefirst semi-automatic .This invention, uses perforated cards that guide the hooks, themselves lifting the threads and allowing to create complicated patterns.

Fascinating : This technique of weaving, allows to move away from the only geometrical, rectilinear reasons, and to multiply the colors... In fact, with a jacquard loom, it is possible to restore designs as complex as printing and without size limitation!

But what makes the Jacquard weaving technique even more appealing is that it gives the fabric more nobility than a classic weave. A must for elegant and remarkable pieces, don't you think? 

Jacquard, a family composed of...

In the large family of "jacquards" a multitude of mixtures is possible. Sometypes of jacquard fabrics are better known than others. Among others...

The Damascus 

Jacquard Damask is a jacquard fabric woven in a decorative way, usually monochrome. Durable due to its high density, thespecificity of this fabric is essentially found in the fact that its patterns are visible on both the front and back. What to multiply the creative ideas!

Brocade 

In the family of jacquards, there is also an exceptional and rare technique: the "brocaded". Called brocade, this precious and prestigious fabric, embroidered with gold or silver threads, was for a long time reserved for ceremonial or ceremonial wear. Its patterns are made with additional wefts shuttling only from one edge to the other of the design, and not from one edge to the other (as is the case in traditional jacquards). 

Jacquard fabrics can be composed of...

Jacquards can be used to make a variety of...  

With the interpretation of complex designs, there are jacquard fabrics in more or less luxurious materials for infinite possibilities of creations... So, for a unique wardrobe or decoration, compose with the unforgettable Jacquard.