Our weaving workshop
A must visit in the Lyon heritage! Just a 5-minute walk from Place Bellecour, come to the last weaving workshop in Old Lyon that is still active!
During a guided tour, discover the weaving of silk and gold, on 19th century Jacquard looms.
You will be able to get as close as possible to the production of fabrics for dressmakers or castle furniture.
You will discover all the techniques which, since the XVIth century have shaped the history of Lyon: you will be able to discover the different stages, going from the design of creation to weaving on traditional loom of the XIXth century.
Our shop offers you to discover a wide choice of Lyon silks according to different manufacturing techniques: scarves, scarves, stoles, devoured velvet, muslin, shawls, ties ...
about us
A family business.
Introduced to the secrets of silk by the master weavers of the Croix Rousse, with whom Ludovic De la Calle worked for twenty-five years, he wished to return in the early 2000s to the historic weavers' district.
He therefore set up his workshop in Saint-Georges, a silk district from the 16th century to the Renaissance.
He has practiced his profession with passion for over 45 years, as much enjoying making classic style fabrics as contemporary styles.
In this spirit of authenticity and transmission, his two sons, Romain and Virgile, joined the company a few years ago to learn this know-how and make the history of weaving in Lyon known to as many people as possible.
