Tips on Jacquard Dresses

Notable fashion brands like Khaadi have an amazing Jacquard collection in Pakistan. It comes both in
tone-on-tone and contrast designs, and a choice of patterns is unlimited: from classic stripes and polka
dots to fancy botanicals, florals, and even conversational themes. Unlike prints, which are applied to the
fabric, after it is woven, jacquard patterns are created together with the cloth. The beauty of the
jacquard loom is in its ability to interlace hundreds of warp threads to create unique designs.

What is Jacquard?
Any jacquard fabric is all about the pattern, which looks unique due to the way it is applied. Very often,
if you look at the back of the cloth, long floats can be found; these are threads used to produce the
pattern, and it tells you straight away that you are dealing with jacquard.

Though most jacquards are woven, there are also knitted options. Jacquard knit is either a single or
double knit} fabric created with any yarn. Compared to single fabric, double knit has no floats on the
back and is reversible.

Since jacquard is a kind of weave instead of a type of fabric, it can be made with a vast range of fibers.

These fabrics are widely used for clothing, ties, slings, ribbons, as well as for home décor: upholstery,
draperies, curtains, table and bed linen, etc. In terms of design, there is no limit to imagination. You can
find anything from florals, paisley, stripes, and polka dots to very large, detailed, intricate patterns that
can tell a whole story.

Any jacquard becomes elastic when mixed with elastic fibers – spandex, Lycra, or elastane. Stretch
jacquard has the same usage however is particularly appropriate for body-hugging and fitted designs.

There are double-faced or double-sided types of this fabric. These are woven with two face sides,
usually in contrasting colors, and are reversible. The good thing about such designs is that you are free
to use both sides for sewing: let us say, you buy jacquard fabric by the yard and use one side for a jacket,
and the other for a skirt. Alternatively, you may sew your project using one side, and save the other for
contrast details like cuffs, pockets, lapels, etc.

Fabric Properties
The advantages of jacquard materials rely on tons on composition. Still, they all share some
characteristics. Most jacquard weave materials have floated on the backside. Moreover, they are:

 Durable and stable,

 Strong and resilient,
 Wear- and wrinkle-resistant,
 Pleasant to the touch,
 Filled with decorative aesthetics.

There are two more reasons why jacquards stand apart from the rest of the woven fabrics.
 Tips on Jacquard Dresses
a) First is the complexity of the design. Before the invention of the jacquard loom, such patterns
were made by hand and involved a lot of labor and time. Nowadays, extremely detailed motifs
are woven automatically during a much shorter time. The secret is in controlling warp yarns. The
Jacquard loom creates a pattern by choosing and lifting warp yarns.
b) Second, the number of colors used. Modern technologies create it possible to provide subtle
styles with a large or small repeat in the desired color range. You can weave anything you like
using just one color or dozens of them: geometry, flora, and fauna, abstract shapes, complex
figures, etc.