A complete Guide to Carpet - Floor Design Studio Floor Design Studio

A complete Guide to Carpet
Issue Date :- 14/12/16
Carpet Types
Tufted
With Advances in
Manufacturing technology, 95%
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of all carpet produced today is
tufted. To make tufted carpet hundreds
of yarn-threaded needles are pushed
through the primary backing fabric to
form loops or tufts. Heavy adhesive
coating is applied to hold tufts in place &
secondary backing for strength/stability.
A wide variety of style and texture can
then be created using various techniques.
Loop Pile
Berber:- Berber carpets look like and are
named after a handmade bulky wool
carpet made by the Berber tribes of north
Africa and Asia. The loops are made
from thick or bulky yarns of wool,
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Nylon, Polypropylene or a blend of these
fibres to give a cushioned effect
underfoot.
Level Loop:-When all the loops are of
the same height, a highly flexible and
durable carpet is created which has a
natural, casual appearance even when
itsis made from synthetic fibres.
Shag Pile
Shag pile has varied in popularity.
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The pile is up to 50mm long and
the texture is casual and loose but the
surface flattens easily and lack durability
Bonded carpets (called Fibre-bonded or
Fusion Bonded) created by firing fibres
into an adhesive material- the fibres are
not stitched into the backing in any way.
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Woven
Woven carpet may be in a tiny minority of today’s
production but still produces some of the finest
carpets, which are used for prestigious installations.
Axminster: - The pile of the carpet is inserted into
the backing as it is woven and cut to length, creating
U-shaped tufts to give a velvety surface. The process
locks in the fibre to create a carpet of high durability
and performance retention as well as luxury feel. The
process allows for intricate designs and colours to be
used, although modern trends mean that the
traditional patterned Axminsters has given way to
current fashion trends for plain carpets.
Samples held by individual retailers may not be form the same
batch as current production and therefore should be used as a
guide and not an exact colours match.
Colour Matching
Carpets are produced in batchesKnown as creels- and usually each
batch produces between 500m2 – 300m2 in a single
width, Depending on the creel size. Whilst the recipe
used by the dyer remains constant, and is followed to
the letter, in each separate production the colour
reproduction will vary from batch to batch.
Howeever production is matched back to the original
or master smaple to ensure that the colour remains
‘within a commercial tolerance.
This process if not an exact science and a
commercial tolerance is subjective but nevertheless is
usually the professional judgement of the head dyer
based on his/her experience.
A greater level of tolerance is required on blended
colours (heathers etc0. To ensure perfect colour
matching it is advisable that a single width be used in
any installation requiring exact colour Matching.
Wilton:- Wilton woven carpets are produced in a
similar way to Axminsters – the principal difference
being that a continuous fibre is woven all the way
through. The carpet can be sheared to create a range
of cut and loop textured effects. The result is a high
quality carpet of unrivalled durability.
Flat weave:- Manufactured in the same way as
wilton , flat weave is a loop pile allows the yarn to be
woven across a wider area to created a flatter, more
textured effect.
Cut Pile
Freize - Frieze (Pronounced Free-say) Carpets are
similar to Saxony, But the yarns are more tightly
twisted and should always be heat set. They have a
dense, low pile surface, which creates a coarse,
pebbly texture. Frieze carpets are very durable and
hide footprints, dust and dirt, which makes them
suitable for heavy traffic areas.
Saxony:- Saxony textures are made of twisted yarns,
which should be heat set. The tips remain very
distinct, rather than blending together to form a very
elegant finish. Saxony textures show footprints and
vacuum marks so are suitable for more occasional
rooms in the home. More textured variations
improve the practicality of saxonies.
Twist The popular twist carpet is the cut pile
standard. The yarn is tightly twisted and often
headset to retain this feature and the result is a
versatile, textured finish that is ideal for plain
colours.
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Shading, Fading, Flattening, Pile Rev.
Shading occurs because the pile of the carpet has
become crushed, flattened or brushed in a different
direction to the natural lie of the pile whilst in situ.
This causes light reflection at differing angles
resulting in the creation of light and dark patches on
the carpet. This will occur on all pile fabrics but can
be more noticeable on plainer carpets because the
shadows created by pile pressure will not be
disguised by a heavy pattern or design.
Displayed carpet: - Silky Dark grey shade.
Carpet made from wool can and do fade in use. The
degree of fade can vary depending on the colours
chosen and the local conditions to which the carpet
is subjected. Fading can be caused by exposure to
ultra violet light, which is found in daylight, but is
accelerated when sunlight shines directly onto the
carpet. This has the effect of lightening or bleaching
the colours just as exposure to sunlight will lighten
human hair. Wool is after all animal hair. Protection
should be given to carpets exposed to such condition
just as you would protect other furniture or fabrics
Flattening will occur as a result of traffic, which eventually flattens the pile particularly in the main areas of use.
All pile fabrics will flatten to greater or lesser degree dependent on the amount of traffic to which it is subjected
and the construction (tuft density/ Pile fibre / Height/ Weight) of the product concerned.
Pile Reversal. Like shading, this occurs when the pile or nap of the carpet changes direction and thus reflects
light at different angles showing the effects of shading which can become permanent. It is also described as
‘watermarking’. This can happen to every carpet construction be it Axminsters, Wilton, Tufted, Hand, Woven,
Persian, Chinese, Indian or even coir Matting. Like shading it can be more apparent on the effects. It can occur
quite quickly after installation. A tremendous amount of research has been carried out over many years by many
phenomenon but none of its has proved conclusive. There is no commonly known manufacturing process which
can cause or cure this phenomenon and therefore it is not a manufacturing Fault.
Information provided here are for informative and Illustrative Purpose only. Please do your own research
before choosing your own carpet or any flooring.
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