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Silk Tour in Lyon

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    Luxury tour abour silk, major industry in Lyon history.

    From the Croix-Rousse with its traboules till wokrshops in Vieux-Lyon, you will meet passionate artisans who will show you the Jacquard loom, the bombyx moths, the softness of velvet scarfs ...

    Many surpriiiiises between chemistry, techniques, history, fashion, zoology, with one of the last Made in France firms.

What's Included

  • Exhibition of silkworms available from May to October
  • Weaving demo on original 19th cent. Jacquard loom
  • Demonstration of hanpainted napped velvet

What to Expect

    Luxury tour abour silk, major industry in Lyon history for 400 years. From the Croix-Rousse with its traboules till wokrshops in Vieux-Lyon, you will meet passionate artisans who will show you the Jacquard loom, the bombyx moths, the softness of velvet scarfs ... Many surpriiiiises between chemistry, techniques, history, fashion, zoology, with one of the last Made in France firms.

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