Carpet guest lecture

VIDEO

• we stich into a primary backcing

• Tufting: look at how many yarn tufts there is in an inch.

• two formats: carpet tile and rolled loom

• comes with cusion back- football sound- moisture ebatement.

• Comes in a variety of sizes

• woven construction - good for high traffic areas

• yarn processing: nylon 90% of carpet industry

• Polypropylene: crushes quickly good if it is going to be torn up in a few years.

• no longevity (polyester)

• wool is the goal for carpeets

• acrylic is added in blends

• wool- can drop a cigarette on it— make sure static electricity does not go through the carpet

• silk prod is prolonged. Cultivating silkworms

• Sisal- ised in carpets and mats(residential), environmentally conscious

• deep color can be made soaking carpet for longer

• Nylon is the most popular- polyester is not as strong as nylon (good for commercial space)