History

	Installed in Gérardmer in the Vosges region of France in 1888 by its founder Nathan Lévy, the cloth mill, after its destruction at the end of World War II, was rebuilt and started again after a short while. Thereafter, the Nathan Levy Company was taken over by the Ellis Group in 1968. It then changed its name and became Le Jacquard Français.
	The first collection was launched in 1978 in collaboration with the designer Primrose Bordier.

Today, Le Jacquard Français has become the unchallenged reference for damask linen.

 

Production Site

Why Gérardmer?

	Flax was grown in the Vosges region from the earliest times. Women spun the flax and men wove the linen. After the cloths had been woven, they were washed in the water of the Gérardmer lake and bleached in the fields. Every household produced enough for its own sheets and shirts.
	With the invention of the spinning machine in 1850, the number of cloth mills at Gérardmer increased.
	The American Civil War (1860-1865) meant that cotton no longer reached Europe, and this contributed to the growth of linen production at Gérardmer.

Today, Gérardmer is still an important production site for textiles. If the factory of Le Jacquard Français has been modernized since 1871, the place of production has never changed.

 

The activities of Le Jacquard Français

The collection

This includes all the items sold with the Le Jacquard Français brand name. The collection comprises table linen, pantry linen, beauty linen and the baby collection. All these items are woven on Jacquard looms. Two collections are produced each year.

Combining yesterday's traditions with today's imagination, Le Jacquard Français meets the needs of a refined clientele and an international market looking for French products of high quality.

Rental

Le Jacquard Français weaves the tablecloths rented by Elis, the leader in textile rental and maintenance. Special cloth lengths are also produced for some prestigious hotels and restaurants who want specific table linen.

Special productions

As a weaving company, Le Jacquard Français creates and weaves special items ordered by customers who want products bearing their name.

© Le Jacquard Français 2001-2009.