Jacques Navaux (Jacques Navaux Tissages)

What they make

According to their website, Jacques Navaux Tissages is a one-person weaving workshop in Aubusson, France, producing entirely hand-woven textiles. Every piece is unique: the weaver restarts the full production sequence for each item, from warping and reed/heddle threading through to weaving and post-wash finishing, with a single piece taking between 12 and 20 hours of manual work depending on pattern complexity and yarn fineness. The workshop, at 67 rue Vieille in Aubusson, holds four looms able to weave widths from 80 cm to 1.50 meters. Materials worked include silk, cashmere, alpaca, merino, linen, cotton and mohair, and a signature line called Alga-Soie combines seaweed fiber with silk. Output covers scarves, shawls, table linens and interior textiles, as well as traditional tartans and kilts, made to order to the client's chosen fiber, dimensions and pattern. Besides production, the site describes introductory weaving courses run in the workshop. The weaver traces his training to an early formative meeting with an established weaver in Provins. No certifications are mentioned on the site.

• Fully hand-woven, one-of-a-kind textile pieces (no two items identical)
• Alga-Soie collection: fabric blending seaweed fiber and silk
• Pure Andean alpaca weaves
• Silk and cashmere weaves
• Custom-made scarves, shawls, table linens, tartans, kilts and ties to client specifications (fiber, size, pattern)
• Weaving initiation courses held in the artisan's own workshop
• Workshop equipped with four looms weaving widths from 80 cm to 1.50 m

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