CARPET CONSTUCTION
Tufting
process
Tufted: Tufting is the process of creating textiles, especially
carpet, on specialized multi-needle sewing machines. Several hundred
needles stitch hundreds of rows of pile yarn tufts through a backing fabric
called the primary backing. The needles push yarn through a primary backing
fabric, where a loop holds the yarn in place to form a tuft as the needle is
removed. The yarn is caught by loopers and held in place for loop-pile carpet
or cut by blades for cut-pile carpet. Next, secondary backings of various
types are applied to render a variety of performance properties.
Axminster weaving
process
Woven: Woven carpet is created on looms by simultaneously
interlacing face yarns and backing yarns into a complete product, thereby
eliminating the need for a secondary backing. A small amount of latex-back
coating is usually applied for bulk. Principal variations of woven carpet
include velvet,
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