Woven Backed Carpet

Principal variations of woven carpet include velvet wilton and axminster.

Woven backed carpet.

Jute is the old fashioned backing which high quality carpets would have boasted. Pile refers to the height of the fiber and is also referred to as face or nap. Available in woven and non woven constructions. Performance backing this backing represents a higher standard of backing and delivers more dimensional stability and strength than standard backing.

Carpet is commonly made in widths of 12 feet 3 7 m and 15 feet 4 6 m in the us and 4 m 13 ft and 5 m 16 ft in europe. We have a wide range of underlay available here. Wilton woven backing adds a robust back and helps create a clear and consistent pattern. It is made by fusing together a fleece layer and a woven polypropylene backing.

The little backing material is necessary according to the carpet and rug institute cri but some latex coating is applied to the bottom for bulk. Woven backed carpets are in a traditional style with a hard wearing backing made by the carpet pile being woven into a primary backing material. That is the backing you see when you look at a carpet sample. 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.

Carpets can be produced on a loom quite similarly to woven fabric made using needle felts knotted by hand in oriental rugs made with their pile injected into a backing material called tufting flatwoven made by hooking wool or cotton through the meshes of a sturdy fabric or embroidered. Single fibers are spun together to create two three or four ply yarn which is then attached to a woven backing. Looms are used to create woven carpeting in which facing top side yarn interlaces with the backing yarn. This eliminates the need for a secondary backing usually hessian or felt leaving a flexible easy to fit carpet.

Woven backed carpets should always be fitted over any underlay and a good underlay can enhance the feel and insulation of your carpet. For example if you move into an old house and the carpet has been down a number of years then the chances are it will have a jute style under body. Some of the more popular residential carpet backings are listed below. As you re looking for your perfect carpet it s important to understand the following carpet terms.

It is strong and stable as well as soft and insulating. A small amount of latex back coating is usually applied for bulk. Fusionbac is a unique premium carpet backing. Usually found on broadloom carpeting.

Most backings today are made of a woven polypropylene such as propex s action bac. Ideally used in low traffic settings. Fusionbac carpet backing combines advantages of these materials.