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    TIPS & TRICKS

    Oct 29, 2020 3 minutes

    1 IN THE BEGINNING

    Jacquard fabric can be classed as any material that has a design or pattern woven in, as opposed to printed on. The first jacquard loom was invented by Joseph Marie Jacquard in 1804 and was controlled by a series of punch cards laced together into a continuous sequence. Each card had multiple rows of holes, with one complete card corresponding to one row of the design. This simplified the process, meaning that beautiful woven fabrics became accessible to all.

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