Carpets

Carpets

For all carpet and rug terms.

Industry: Home furnishings

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Carpet dyeing

Home furnishings; Carpets

The process in which colour is applied to the carpet face by spraying or printing. Often used to create multicolor or pattern effects.

A versatile tufted carpet that features clipped yarn loops. This type of carpet is soft and dense with well-defined individual tuft tips. Many dealers call their smoother finished carpets "plushes. " ...

Polyester

Home furnishings; Carpets

A fiber-forming, thermoplastic synthetic polymer, often chosen for its bulkiness, colour clarity and resistance to stains and fading. Not as resilient as nylon, but a great performer.

Pile height

Home furnishings; Carpets

Measured from the surface of the back to the top of a carpet's pile, not including the thickness of the back.

Pile

Home furnishings; Carpets

The visible wear surface of carpet consisting of yarn tufts in loop and/or cut configuration. Sometimes called "face" or "nap. "

Nylon

Home furnishings; Carpets

A synthetic polyamide from which nearly 75% of today's carpets are manufactured, nylon is considered the leader in appearance retention, fade and heat resistance, soil and stain resistance and both ...