DISCOVER THE TRADES RELATED TO PASSEMENTERIE

"We may know our passementerie, but do we really know the skilled craftsmen behind it? Most of us inherited family traditions and have maintained in our company this taste for craftsmanship and quality, mainly characterized by manual skill.
We greatly respect former and current craftsmen who understand and master the delicate nature of this trade".

The various passementerie trades employed the Michel SAHUC Passementerie are listed below:

WEAVER Changes the pirns, ensures that the warp runs well and that weaving is carried out properly.
JACQUARD Born in Lyon in 1752. Invented his mechanical loom in 1801 largely inspired by the work of Vaucanson.
LOOM-FETTLER Repairs mechanical breakdowns and adjusts the loom prior to weaving.
DRAFTING DESIGNER Drafts the Jacquard cards used to control the warp yarns.
WARPER Winds yarns in a precise manner round the reels to produce the warp
TEXTILE PREPARER Multi-skilled textile worker involved in producing finishes (covering, throwing, etc.).
EMBELLISHER/FINISHER Carries out manual tablework to produce tie-backs and to knot tassels on the fringes.
SAMPLER Produces a prototype based on instructions from the drawing office.
COLOURIST Combines all the yarns necessary to create a colour, often based on a piece of material.
READER Punches the Jacquard cards based on the draft.
WINDER Prepares the weft pirns.