ŻYRARD / J–16INDUSTRIAL HERITAGE LABORATORY
ŻYRARDÓW, POLANDEXPERIMENT 001
INTERACTIVE MECHANICAL STUDY · CIRCA 19TH–20TH CENTURY INDUSTRIAL DESIGN

Jacquard Weaving Laboratory

From binary cards to woven matter. A mechanical idea made visible.

LIVE 3D / WEBGL2
FIG. 01 — MECHANISM STUDY
DRAG TO ORBIT · SCROLL TO ZOOM · TWO-FINGER GESTURES
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CAMERA / 01–04
01 / CORE PRINCIPLE
Every thread is a decision.

A 16-bit card row selects individual warp ends. The shuttle crosses the resulting shed, the reed beats up the weft and the completed row joins the cloth.

ILLUSTRATIVE MODEL ↗
LABORATORY NOTES / HELP

How a pattern becomes cloth

Inspired by Żyrardów’s historic textile industry, this teaching model simplifies Jacquard card selection into sixteen independent logical warp-end lift commands.

  1. Program the cards. Click squares in the 16×16 matrix or select a pattern preset. Gold cells indicate selected lifts.
  2. Start the mechanism. Watch the warp form a shed, the wooden shuttle carry weft across it and the reed move forward to beat up the pick.
  3. Inspect details. Drag or pinch the 3D view. Choose camera presets to focus on the cards, shuttle and textile.
  4. Experiment. Change cycle rate or relative tension. Export/import your design as JSON, or save a PNG view.
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Historical inspiration, not a reconstruction of an identifiable Żyrardów loom. The kinematic sequence is educational, with illustrative load and tension feedback only.
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