Visits for individuals

 

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Visits for indivuals

Soierie Vivante enables you to discover the very last remaining weaving workshops from the 19th century. The association organises guided visits without booking. Places to discover, to be seen and seen again...

visits

-Tuesday till Saturday at 2PM &4PM in the trimming workshop

-Thursday till Saturday at 3PM &5PM in the weaving workshop

The trimming workshop

 

The weaving workshop

atelier de tissage

 

In the former workshop of Mrs. Letourneau (one of the last authentic workshop in the Croix Rousse), Soierie Vivante exhibits impressive weaving looms carved from the wood of a walnut tree. Come and see the looms working right in front of you!

Discover the weaver’s secrets and also the genius of Jacquard’s discovery...and support Soierie Vivante by pampering yourself! Think about our shop for all your presents!  

Created in the XIXth century, the workshop is of great historical interest because it is the last power weaving workshop remaining in the Croix Rousse area. Its untouched internal architecture is representative of the thousands of family workshops, which covered the Croix Rousse area during the XIXth century. The 65m2 of this living and working space consists of a kitchen, a mezzanine, the looms and a machine, which makes bobbins.

Weaving displays on a hand-loom dating from the XIXth century, and also on power looms (electrified) and provided with Verdol’s mechanism dating from 1950. These looms were used until 1990.
Visits :
 
     

Guided tours from Tuesday till Saturday at 2pm and 4pm or by appointment. Length: 30 minutes.

Address :
 
21 rue Richan, 69004 Lyon

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Visits :

Guided tours from Thursday till Saturday at 3pm and at 5pm or by appointment (except in January, July and August: on booking only)

 
Length:  30 minutes. 

Address :

rue Justin Godart, 69004 Lyon
 

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