…In a word, flexibility. The density is usually fairly fixed but the threads are not placed on the loom with one set design in mind.
Development of the Jacquard Loom
The jacquard loom developed out of the draw-loom, a type of shaft loom. By the 2nd century BC the Chinese were using the draw-loom to weave elaborate brocades. Technology travels and in the 17th century French draw-loom weavers in Lyon were able to weave an inch of elaborate silk brocade in a day.
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