We are a group of textile educators, workers, and past students of Melbourne's textile community coming together to rescue and restore this incredible jacquard loom.
follow us @jacquardjournal to see more regular updates of process and progress.
thanks to pat jones and rachel halton, vangards of the jacquard
eternally greatful for brian and his dad for their help
from Melbourne to Ballarat
Electrical, Warp, Software, Orientation / Assembly
Open Access, Education, Residencies and Research
Open Access! - get this loom accessible within our wider community.
Education - Create a loop of knowledge skills handover, research ?
Residencies / Creative Program - Develop some type of a program for Residencies and Projects
Acquiring High Pressure Air Compressor - cost of equipment and domain knowledge
Technical - Software & Hardware
Long Term Housing - the loom is over half a tonne and has specific requirments for its home. Typicaly ground floor access via a roller door with more that 5mtre high celing
Are you a person with interest in this project? we would love to hear from you
Open call for any and all weavers in the wider community for participation
Do you or someone you know have access to a space that might house this loom?
Email us at jacquardjournal@gmail.com