Your new carpet has been installed for a few months and now there are so many carpet wrinkles that you can hardly find your wrinkled Shar-Pei dog among the carpet wrinkles. … [Read more...]
Tufted Carpet Manufacturing Process
Most carpets were made on weaving machines prior to tufting. Weaving created beautiful designs and intricate patterns. Though the process was slow, making wall to wall carpet was out of reach for many people. Today, the tufted carpet manufacturing process produces the majority of all wall to wall carpet. Tufting is able to produce these patterns at a fraction of the costs of … [Read more...]
Carpet Choices for Wall to Wall Carpet
Carpet Choice is almost Limitless Carpet choices are almost limitless for wall to wall carpet. There are choices in color, style, texture and fiber. Carpet is manufactured in many different qualities. From those designed for no more than a quick cover up. To qualities designed for excellent performance. And those where a particular appearance is the most important … [Read more...]
Carpet Shading, Footprints, Pooling
Why is My New Carpet Turning Different Shades? There are many types of carpet shading complaints. Carpet shading is a localized alteration in the orientation of the pile. Shading occurs as the result of randomness in pile lay direction. Shading will be seen on both wall to wall carpets and rugs. The physical cause of shading is due to the difference between light … [Read more...]
Carpet Sprouting, Sprouts, Tuft Loss and Holes
Carpet Holes Sprouting and Yarn Pulling Out My carpet is going to go bare! A complaint so often heard from consumers when they see loose tufts, snags and carpet sprouting on their wall to wall carpet. Seeing the yarn coming out of their carpet says to them that the carpet is failing and there must be a manufacturing problem. Most carpet sprouting issues, high tufts … [Read more...]