Originally used for fancy fabrics like brocade and damask, Jacquard quickly became a staple for everything elegant. Today, it's just as at home in modern decor, adding texture and style to ...

v=osCPWMyJOj8&w=470] The Jacquard loom, invented in the early 1800s, used punched cards to manufacture relatively complex textiles such as damask and brocade. These punched cards were eventually ...