Ultimate Guide to Carpet Textures and Styles
Styling is a way to express the best of ourselves, and we should never linger in showing it off. Whether it is about us or our homes, we tend to accessorize it by our personality. Our home conveys much about us, and therefore, we love to preserve and decorate it. There are multiple décor items to make your home look more welcoming and cosier, though.
One such home accessory that you can find in every Indian house is
carpet. Carpets are laid down on the floor but are considered the soul of the
house. For Indians, it is much more than an item that adorns the overall aspect
of the house.
Here, we'll discuss the type of texture carpets and more on them. So,
let's get to the carpet and fly to its making. The different textures in the
making of carpets are categorized based on three kinds, and they are-
·
Cut Pile
·
Loop Pile
· Cut-Loop Pile
Cut Pile Carpets
The most popular style of carpets is Cut Pile Carpets, which are
incredibly durable as each yarn is twisted, saving the carpet from getting
creamed. The durability is increased when you make the twists tighter. It is
much softer and is used widely for homely purposes. You can find it in
different colours, lengths and even thicknesses. Generally nylon, polyester and
wool are used to make cut pile carpets. The ends are exposed in the cut pile
carpets and not covered with cloth. It includes textures such as.
Plush/Velvet:
These carpets made of velvet give a more voguish appearance to the
ambience. It can easily show the footprints and vacuum marks. Perfect for low
traffic and day-to-day use.
Saxony: These carpets have a smooth surface
suitable for being laid in the living or dining room.
Frieze: It is generally used for a high-traffic
place as it has curly texture on the surface due to the tightly twisted yarns
that make it long-lasting to use. You cannot detect footprints and vacuum marks
in these carpets.
Shag: It is similar to the frieze but is
taller.
The cable is similar to the frieze, but some of the yarns are tightly
twisted, and some are loose. That makes it the combination of thick and thin
fibres, and it is a different appearance than that of the frieze.
Textured Plush is similar to the plush/velvet carpets, but it has a textured surface that helps hide the footprints and vacuum marks. It is the best option for the high traffic household purpose.
Loop Pile Carpets
The ends of loop pile carpets aren't exposed like cut piles and are given
a tidy finished look. These are made in several textures and patterns
manufactured in many styles. It has a very decent durability. These carpets
have twisted loops, and the durability depends on the tightness of the twisted yarns.
These are generally made with nylon, wool or sometimes olefin. It includes
textured carpets such as:
Level Loop Pile: The height of each
loop is uniform giving it a sleek look and is suitable for high traffic. Berber
textured carpets are among the most popular and widely used carpets, with pops
of darker shades on the lightly shaded background.
Multi-Level Loop Pile: The loop heights are kept different to show different levels. It is kept intentionally to create a texture and pattern effect on the surface. It has good durability and a pretty stylish look.
Cut-Loop Pile
These carpets are named as per their style of making. These are the
combination of both cut pile carpets and loop pile carpets. Both the making
techniques are used to provide a texture to the carpet. Different shades are
used to hide the stains, marks, and footprints, and it has a pattern effect and
smoothness at the same time.
Selecting one from these for your house can be a great discussion.
The similarities in the functions are high, which can be confusing for
some, but you can select any of these according to your requirements and the place
where you want to flaunt your carpet.
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