TYPES OF CARPET

Woven

- carpets made from weaving fibers or yarn in and out to make a continuous
intricate pattern. Woven carpets are manufactured very slowly, making them
the more expensive. These carpets are quite popular in Iran, India, Pakistan,
and Arabia.

Needle felt

These carpets are more advanced in terms of technology. Needle felts

are made by interlacing and felting individual synthetic strands with barbed
and forked needles, resulting in an exceptionally durable carpet. These
carpets are typically found in high-traffic business situations such as hotels
and restaurants.
Knotted

Hand knotting is particularly common in oriental rugs and carpets.

Hand-knotted carpets from Kashmir are also available. Pile carpets can be
woven on a loom, just like flat carpets. In the manufacture of European and
oriental carpets, both vertical and horizontal looms have been used. Before
weaving, the warp threads are arranged on the loom's frame.

Tufted
Type of carpet with little pieces of cut or looped yarn poking up
through a backing. To offer stability, these carpets have their pile pumped into
a backing material, which is then glued to a secondary backing composed of
woven hessian weave or a man-made substitute. To generate varied textures,
the pile is frequently shredded. This is the most prevalent way of producing
residential carpets for use as floor coverings in the globe.
Others

A flatweave carpet is created by interlocking warp (vertical) and weft

(horizontal) threads. Types of oriental flatwoven carpet
include kilim, soumak, plain weave, and tapestry weave. Types of European
flatwoven carpets include Venetian, Dutch, damask, list, haircloth, and ingrain
(aka double cloth, two-ply, triple cloth, or three-ply).

A hooked rug is a simple type of rug handmade by pulling strips of cloth such
as wool or cotton through the meshes of a sturdy fabric such as burlap. This
type of rug is now generally made as a handicraft. The process of creating a
hooked rug is called Rug hooking.

Unlike woven carpets, embroidery carpets are created without the use
of a loom. Their pattern is created by applying stitches to a textile (typically
linen) basis. The tent stitch and cross stitch are two of the most commonly
used stitches.

Nylon

Nylon carpets are more stain resistant than other types of carpet, as
the nylon fibre is better at resisting the absorption of fluids and dirt, thus
making cleaning a lot easier. Nylon is a synthetic carpet fiber, and it is the
number ONE choice for both residential and commercial carpet!

Polypropylene
 Polypropylene, a stiffer polyolefin than the less expensive polyethylene,
is used to make carpet yarn since it is still less expensive than other carpet
materials. It's more difficult to color and doesn't last as long as wool or nylon.
Polypropylene, sometimes known as "olefin," is a common material used to
make berber carpets.

Wool and wool-blends

Wool has high resilience, is easily dyed, and is relatively abundant.

Wool's resilience is boosted when combined with synthetic fibers such as
nylon. Blended wool yarns are widely employed in the creation of modern
carpet, with the most typical blend consisting of 80 percent wool and 20
percent synthetic fiber, giving origin to the phrase "80/20." Wool is relatively
expensive, hence it only accounts for a small fraction of the market.

Polyester
 Polyester has good physical qualities and is naturally stain-resistant
because it is hydrophobic; nonetheless, oil-based stains and soiling can be an
issue for this type of material. Color, like nylon, can be added after
manufacture or injected while the material is still molten (solution dyeing).
Polyester has the problem of easily crushing or matting down. It is commonly
found in mid- to low-priced carpets. polyester carpeting is very soft and also
significantly less expensive than either nylon or wool

Acrylic

Acrylic carpet is a carpet made from acrylic fibers. Acrylic is a synthetic

material and is like wool, albeit much cheaper. Acrylic is difficult to dye, but it
is colorfast, washable, and has the feel and appearance of wool, making it an
excellent rug fabric.