[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osCPWMyJOj8&w=470] The Jacquard loom, invented in the early 1800s, used punched cards to manufacture relatively complex ...

Dear Helaine and Joe: This coverlet belonged to my great-great-grandmother, who lived in Pennsylvania. It is a double-woven bed covering with a square in the bottom that reads “Jacob Shalk 1836 B-F.” ...

The jacquard weave is one that never really goes out of trend When someone mentions design or interiors, what is the first thing that comes to your mind? For most of us it would be along the lines of ...

1752: Joseph Marie Jacquard is born in Lyon, France. The weaver and inventor would create the first programmable power loom, revolutionize the weaving industry and lay the foundation for modern data ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Jacquard, single weave coverlet in ...

The future is soft, or so Google believes. A new project and partnership with Levi's, announced at the Internet giant's I/O conference Friday, looks to smarten up clothing by embedding conductive ...