The Jacquard loom, invented by Joseph-Marie Jacquard in 1804, is a mechanical loom that enables the weaving of intricate designs using punch cards. Jacquard's innovation was influenced by the earlier Vaucanson loom, and his work laid the groundwork for later computer technologies. Today, modern Jacquard looms are computer-controlled and can produce complex patterns with thousands of hooks.

1. THE JACQUARD LOOM
A PRESENTATION BY BOBBI BILLARD

2. What is the Jacquard Loom?
The Jacquard Loom is a
mechanical loom that
produces elaborate
designs in an
intricate weave.
It was invented by
Joseph-Marie Jacquard.

3. Joseph-Marie Jacquard
• Born July 7, 1752 in Lyon, France
• Son of a master silk weaver
• Learned the inner workings of the
loom during his job as a drawboy
• Exhibited his first version of a loom
for weaving figured silk in 1801

4. "The iron was sold for old iron, the wood for kindling,
while I was delivered over to universal ignominy.”

5. Jacques de Vaucanson:
Inventor of the
Vaucanson Loom
The Jacquard Loom was
based off of the
Vaucanson Loom above

6. In 1804, Jacquard
unveiled the loom that
bears his name today.
Model of the first Jacquard Loom

7. A statue in his memory was erected six years after his death in Lyon,
France in the exact same spot where they destroyed his first invention.
Jacquard died in 1834

8. How the Jacquard Loom Works
Punch Cards

9. The Jacquard Loom:
Precursor to early computers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwozgRPLVC8

10. The Modern Day Jacquard Loom
• controlled by computers in place of the original punched cards
• scan from a photo in order to create the patterns
• can have thousands of hooks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5MGF_MNcmY