Shopping for a new rug can be daunting. With so many sizes, looks, designs, and textures, the process can be overwhelming. Here at Carpet Wagon we want to help you choose the perfect rug for your home.
Below are some key terms to know when you go rug shopping. Call Carpet Wagon at 1(800) 57-WAGON today to schedule a free consultation at home or visit our showrooms to see all the great rug products we have for you.
Key terms and phrases about rugs:
Hand-Knotted: Tying or knotting pile yarns around woven backing fibers (warp and weft). The resulting face of the rugs is then sheered to a pre-determined height to give the pile uniformity. The more knots per square foot the more valuable the rug.
Hand-Tufted: Using a tufting gun, pile yarns are forced through a primary backing material known as a scrim. This process forms a looped pile, and if left uncut the rug is referred to a as hand-hooked. If the loops are sheered off to create a cut-pile look, it is referred to as hand-tufted.
Hand-Carving: Specialized tools are used to accentuate details of some tufted and even some machine made rugs. Carving creates added texture and dimension giving the rug a greater apparent value.
Heat-Set: A stage in the yarn production process whereby two or more yarn fibers are twisted together and then heated to ensure the yarns remain joined. This process allows each yarn point to become fixed, permitting greater design flexibility and appearance retention.
Hand-Spun Wool: Wool that is spun by hand absorbs more dye in areas that are tightly spun and letss in areas that are more loosely spun, giving it textural detail and an arbrash effect. Hand-spinning is less abrasive to teh wool allowing it to retain more natural lanolin, which in turn, makes the fiber more resilient.
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