Canut

This article is about the Canut Lyonnais silk workers. For the Catalan surname, see Canut (surname). For the French wine grape also known as Canut, see Folle Blanche.

The canuts (French: [kany]) were Lyonnais silk workers, often working on Jacquard looms. They were primarily found in the Croix-Rousse neighbourhood of Lyon in the 19th century. Although the term generally refers to Lyonnais silk workers, silk workers in the nearby commune of l'Arbresle are also called canuts.

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