This is an extremely complex process.

Technology has speeded things up but it still depends on the training and flair of the Jacquard maker.

The jacquard is the instruction sheet for the loom on your design and is a representation of your design in stitch form. Each part of your design is transferred into stitches or 'picks' so that when the Jacquard is on the loom the correct colour yarns are used and a bolt of fabric with your design is produced.