CARPET TEXTURES

Carpet is a much more technologically advanced product than most people realise. Developments in fibres and yarns, dying, manufacturing and finishing, have enabled us to make products to suit everyone's expectations, in terms of performance and look.

There are two main types of carpet used in UK homes - woven and tufted.

WOVEN:

There are two main types of woven carpet - Axminster and Wilton.

Axminster carpets are produced with a velvet finish and offer extremely good pattern definition though they do also make excellent plain carpets, (try our Moorland Heather Plains Collection). Wilton, the oldest method of weaving, offers extremely good dimensional stability and a wealth of attractive texture effects.

TUFTED:

Most carpet sold in the UK is tufted and predominantly twist pile. Recent advances, have enabled a broad range of styles and textures to be produced. The technology is based on the principle of inserting yarn into a backing fabric to form cut or loop tufts. The application of a secondary backing fabric with latex adhesive produces a dimensionally stable product with a very good tuft bind. Tufting produces a wide range of plain twists and loops.