Handmade Textile Carpets

It is a handmade carpet with a long history. With each pile fixed on the
base threads with a knot, it is a kind of a rug with its color and patterns
arranged in elegant harmony. Made by hand, it takes 2 to 5 years to
complete a carpet depending on the product.

Today this carpet is called a hand-made oriental rug, and is produced and
exported mostly from Iran and China.

Wilton Carpets

The carpet dates back to Wilton, England, where it was first made in the
mid 18th century. It is named after the region. A loom equipped with an
automatic pattern maker invented by Jacquard weaves carpets using
degree of color from 2 to 5. These carpets are known for their strength
and durability as they are highly dense and made by constraining piles in
warp and weft.

They come in both loop and cut piles, and are finished in complex patterns
or pattern. These carpets predominated until the advent of tufted carpets.

Axminster Carpets

Named after a British region, akin to Wilton carpets, Axminster carpets
were first invented in the U.K and from the late 19th century these carpets
began to be produced through machines in both the U.K. and the U.S.
The base threads consist of stuffer warp and binding warp like Wilton
carpets, but with two strands of weft in a group, and jacquard is unavail-
able.

The pile yarn can be fixed on the upper weft or hung on the lower weft.
The former type uses a smaller amount of pile yarn but with low pull- out
resistance, while the latter features high pull-out resistance with smaller
loss of pile yarn, but increases the cost due to a large consumption of pile
yarn. Axminster carpets are made only with even level cut piles.

Tufted Carpets

As they are produced approximately 30 times faster than Wilton carpets,
tufted carpets are cheap and have changed the idea that carpets are
luxury goods, contributing significantly to the popularization of carpets.
These carpets are made by planting piles on a primary backing fabric and
applying a secondary backing fabric. They come in both loop and cut piles,
and are differentiated from Wilton carpets as they can be made with both
high and low patterns, among other features.

Flocking Carpets

When dyed dried synthetic fiber staples of uniform length are sprinkled on
adhesive-applied backing inside a flocking machine with its upper and
lower sides charged in different poles, these staples adhere vertically to
the backing. This is called flocking. Cushion materials such as foamed PVC
can be adhered to the primary backing as a secondary backing.

Carpet Products

Types of Yarn

Carpets are usually made of nylon, wool and polypropylene. Nylon is the most advanced material for
carpets as it offers superior durability, elastic recovery and tensile strength, and is used in office space
where particularly durability is required. Polypropylene has relatively low durability but is commonly used
thanks to its low price. Wool is a natural material and expensive, and used primarily in luxurious places
like hotels thanks to vibrant color.