Cut Pile
The best-selling type of carpet is textured
cut pile. Cutting looped carpet fibers at the top creates
cut pile with yarn bundles standing straight. Preshearing cut pile several
times creates a luxurious appearance. Cut pile is less resistant to
crushing than other types of carpet.
Saxonies are tightly twisted cut piles that
are heatset straight. Saxonies consist of two or more
fibers twisted together in a yarn. They provide a soft
texture for formal and informal areas.
Saxonies show
every footprint and vacuum-cleaner mark. These carpets
have medium durability.
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Texture and
Textured Saxonies
Textures are the best-selling carpets and
work well in informal areas (such as family rooms and children's bedrooms)
because of its soft feel. Textures are tightly twisted and texture
heatset for medium durability. They have a multi-colored look that disguises
tracks and footprints.
Velvets/Plushes are lightly twisted and
have a uniform color. They are softer and more level than textures.
This type of carpet is ideal for formal areas (such as formal living rooms and
master bedrooms) because of its luxurious appearance.
Velvets/Plushes
show every footprint and vacuum-cleaner mark.
Frieze is a highly twisted cut pile
carpet suited for high traffic, informal areas. It has short fibers
that tend to curl in different directions at the surface to hide
footprints and vacuum marks.
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Cut and loop pile combines
cut and looped fibers. It provides a variety of surface textures or
sculptured effects for medium durability. Cut and loop pile carpets are available in
solid or multiple colors. The different levels in this type of
carpet can hide dirt and footprints in formal and informal
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Level loop pile is made by
weaving even loops of yarn into carpet backing at
both ends. This type of carpet is very durable and track
resistant
because of its strong loops. Higher loops create a more luxurious
appearance. Level loop piles with short and densely packed loops are easy
to clean. They prevent dirt from filtering into carpet. This type
of carpet is ideal for high traffic areas.
Berbers are increasing
in popularity faster than any other type of carpet. Berbers limit
footprints and vacuum tracks in informal areas. Berbers can have thicker yarns than other
level loop pile carpets for high durability. These loops can retain dirt and may be damaged from
snags. Berbers come in expensive wool fibers or less expensive nylon, olefin,
or nylon-olefin fibers.
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Multi-Level
Loop Pile
Multi-level loop pile is
like level loop pile except that the loop heights vary (usually two to three
different loop heights). This carpet creates an appearance of random
texture. This type of carpet is good for high traffic areas but the
smaller loops can sometimes hold more dirt. Return to
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