Silkworkers in a workshop in Lyon using a Jacquard loom, c.1880 (engraving)

Atelier de canuts a Lyon; the Jacquard loom was invented by Joseph Marie Charles dit (called or nicknamed) Jacquard (1752 – 1834) a French weaver and merchant of Lyons; he played an important role in the development of the earliest programmable loom (the "Jacquard loom"), which in turn played an important role in the development of other programmable machines, such as computers; a Canut is the name given to a Lyonnais silkworker, often working on Jacquard looms. They were primarily found in the Croix-Rousse neighbourhood of Lyon in the 19th century; The canuts were Lyonnais silk workers, often working on Jacquard looms. They were primarily found in the Croix-Rousse neighbourhood of Lyon in the 19th century; The Jacquard loom is a mechanical loom, invented by Joseph Marie Jacquard in 1801, that simplifies the process of manufacturing textiles with complex patterns such as brocade, damask and matelasse; the loom is controlled by punched cards with punched holes, each row of which corresponds to one row of the design; multiple rows of holes are punched on each card and the many cards that compose the design of the textile are strung together in order;