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The Watermark of Quality – the art of Moiré in Silk Fabrics
Read moreThere have been many rather brash flock stripe wallpapers and mock effects created to imitate this technique but none come close to the subtle beauty of true moiré.
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Woven Fabric; Simple Structures
Read moreThe warp threads (called ends) run down the length of the cloth, with the weft threads (picks) being inserted across the width of the cloth.
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From shuttle to rapier
Read moreThe weaving shuttle is a storage vessel for the weft yarn that is passed from one side of the loom to the other. With shuttle looms the weft is transported through the shed (gap made by parting warp threads) of the woven structure.
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Refining Jacquard
Read moreIn fine silk weaving on Jacquard hand looms the limitations were that each harness thread from the mechanism on the top of the loom required a lead weight (lingoes) to keep the tension on the lift. This meant that the physical leg strength needed to press treadles open the weave shed was to ever increase with more and more complex harness layouts being desired.
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Jacquard’s Weaving Revolution
Read moreIf there is one technological invention of the 19th Century that can be said to be life changing, that achievement must surely belong to Joseph Marie Jacquard.
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18th Century Silk Damask
Read moreIn today’s modern world of computer driven machinery where the digital programming of weaving looms is the norm, it is amazing to think that little over 200 years ago Jacquard’s programmable invention for the loom had yet to be invented.
