French Jacquard

Joseph Marie Jacquard and the Jacquard Ribbon

The Jacquard Ribbon dates all the way back to the early 1800′s. This was during the Industrial Revolution when factories just started to arise. Before mechanical devices and weaving machines were invented, fabric was woven by hand which was a timely task. The new machines produced this fabric at an exceptionally faster rate, but it was only able to produce simple patterns, not the detailed ones that skilled workers could create.

Soon enough, the Jacquard Loom was created to solve this problem, which was an attachment to a loom, and it allowed the machine to create very intricate designs just as fast as any other simple pattern or design. Many people lost their jobs because the Jaquard Ribbon no longer needed to be manually produced. The process is quite complicated, it can be compared to that of a pasteboard card.

Each hole has a different action, so basically, one could alter the loom’s actions to create whatever design they were trying to produce. Not only did this spark the development of intricate designs in ribbon, it spread to many other industries. The idea of the pasteboard card, or punch card concept, many other developers followed it and were able to successfully put it to use.

The definition of a Jacquard is a pattern that has either been knitted or woven in an exquisite manner. The punch card has lots of versatility, a great designer, and high fabric control similar to a piano. The word itself comes from a French inventor by the name of Joseph Marie Jacquard. He was the designer and invented the loom in 1801, which is where the name “Jacquard” comes from. Jacquard is not just one fabric, there are also several other Jacquard fabrics.

Joseph Marie Jacquard realized in his time that weaving was a very delicate and repetitive task. This was when he developed his very complicated add-on to the loom, which has become a large part of history as it stands today. His invention was first recognized in Paris at an industrial exhibition.

For the next few years he continued to improve the loom, and eventually in 1804 it went public and he got a patent for his design. Unforunately, the French government took over the design and decided to name the loom as public property. This left Jacquard with very little reward, only receiving a tiny royalty and pension.

The uprise of the loom attachment created an uproar to many laborers in the weaving industry. They feared that this new device would take them away from their jobs and income. But, because the attachment was so successful, people began to accept a new beginning. Joseph Marie Jacquard died on August 7th, 1834.

There is what now seems like an endless amount of patterns and designs that Jacquard Ribbon has. It has become a huge asset to many hobbies such as scrap booking, wrapping presents, and more. The quality and appearance of this ribbon make it standout when compared to other plain and dull ribbons.

Joseph Marie Jacquard proved to be a very successful person and his invention has definitely made an impact on the world today, not just for the textile industry, but his influence on the other industries that used his idea as well.

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