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Weaving in France . Silk Trade of Lyon. The birth of the silk factory. XV th - Louis XI chooses Lyon to create a silk factory. 1536 - official birth of the Lyon silk era with François 1 er. François 1er. Until C19 th a large community of weavers. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Weaving in France
Silk Trade of Lyon
The birth of the silk factory
François 1er
XVth - Louis XI chooses Lyon to create a silk factory
1536 - official birth of the Lyon silk era with François 1er
Until C19th a large community of weavers
called CANUTS in the CROIX ROUSSE area
WORKSHOPS in their own flats
Hard working conditions – 18 hours a day for example
1805 The JACQUARD loom
A mechanical loom with punched card
Weaving more complex patterns
Peak period of the Lyon silk industry
1831 The revolt of the “Canuts”
Hard work conditions deteriorate.
Silk workers think that the Jacquard loom is one of their difficulties.
After The revolts
The silk manufacturers want to produce far from the city.
Boarding house mill - in Saint Siméon de Bressieux between Lyon and Grenoble
Girls came here from countryside to work :Boarding in the place of workMore practical and convenient
1889 – 1000 workers1934 – factory closure
Little by little, the Croix Rousse family workshops disappeared…
But today we can still eat brains of Canuts…
Cheese with chopped chives
Traditional food
In the middle of the 20th century, a sweet was created
in memory of the Canuts
What does the shape of this sweet remind you of?
A silkworm cocoon of course !
Nowadays This expertise continues today in mastering new materials
Composite textiles : Glass cloth
for printed circuit boardfor building trade
Weaving techniques in Isère, France
Technical textiles : Polyamid cloth
for airbags for paragliders
for sailing
Nowadays
Nowadays Lyon’s know-how is still supplying the fashion design
SIEGL, Le Grand Lemps, France, printing industry for Hermès
The « Carré Hermès » silk scarf
One sold each 30 min all over the word