27/05/2026
Developed in the early 19th century by French weaver Joseph Marie Jacquard, the jacquard loom revolutionised the way complex patterns could be created in fabric.
Rather than applying a design to the surface through printing or embroidery, jacquard weaving builds the pattern directly into the structure of the cloth itself, interlacing warp and weft threads to create depth, texture and permanence.
The result is a fabric where the pattern cannot fade, peel or wear away, crucially because it is not on the fabric - it is the fabric.
Run your hand across a jacquard weave and you feel the design as much as you see it; a raised, dimensional quality that no other technique quite replicates.
At Heirlooms, jacquard forms the foundation of several of our most treasured collections - each one woven in Italy from the finest cotton and hand-finished in our West Sussex workshop.
It is one of the oldest marks of quality in fine linen, and one we are proud to carry forward.
Explore our jacquard collections via the link below.
https://heirlooms-linens.com/search?search-term=jacquard
