The rug market is a huge market, with a lot of types to select from. Below, you will find the various different types of carpet and what they will offer you and your house.
Woven
Woven rug is created on a loom that is very similar to woven cloth, being cut pile. There are a lot of different colored yarns being applied and the Full process is capable of creating very intricate patterns from designs that are pre-determined.
Generally, woven is the highest quality of rug on the market.
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Tufted
This type of rug is created on a tufting machine by using either a single colored or occasionally a non colored yarn. If non colored is being used, then the carpet will be dyed or printed with a design as a separate process. Carpets that are tufted can either be cut pile, loop pile, or a combination of both. Machines can create a lot more meters of carpet than weaving, and they are generally at the lower end of the market.
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Needlefelt
The needlefelt type of rug is a bit more technologically advanced. They are created by electrostatic attraction of individual fibers that form a singular carpet with extremely high durability. You are able to ordinarily find needlefelt carpet in the contract market such as in hotels or other places where there is always going to be a lot of traffic.
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Flatweave
The flatweave carpet is produced by interlocking warp and weft threads. The types of oriental flatwoven carpet include soumak, plain weave, and tapestry weave. This type isn't well known in the North American region, although it is very popular in the orient and Japan.
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Hooked rug
This is a simple construction of carpet that is handmade by pulling strips of cloth such as wool or cotton through the meshes of a very sturdy fabric. Now, this type of carpet is in general known as a handicraft.
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Knotted pile
With knotted pile rugs, the structural weft threads will alternate with a supplementary weft that will rise from the surface of the weave at a perpendicular angle.
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Cut and loop piles
The cut and loop pile combines both looped and cut fibers. They provide a diversity of surface textures for medium durability. Cut and loop rugs are available in either solid or different colors. The several different layers in this carpet can hide dirt and footprints in formal and informal areas.
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Saxony
Saxony consists of tightly twisted cut piles that are heat set straight. They consist of 2 or more fibers that have been twisted together in a yarn, and they allow a very soft texture for informal as well as formal
areas. They will display each and every footprint and even marks from vacuum cleaners.
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Textured saxony
Textured rug is the best selling and it works well in informal areas due to the very soft feel. They are tightly twisted and texture headset for medium durability. They too offer a multi colored aspect that will hide tracks and footprints.
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Plush/velvet
Both plush and velvet are lightly twisted and offer a uniform color. They are very soft and propose more level than textures. This type of rug is ideal for formal areas due to it's luxurious appearance.
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Frieze
Frieze is a highly twisted cut pile type of Rug that is suited for high traffic areas.
It has short fibers that will tend to curl in different directions at the surface to hide footprints and vacuum marks.
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Level loop pile
The level loop pile is made by weaving even loops of yarn into rug backing at both ends. This type of carpet is durable as well as track resistant, due to the strong loops. Higher loops in the carpet will produce a more luxurious look. They are also great because they will prevent dirt from filtering on into the rug.
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