Buying a carpet: Types of carpet
Most carpet sold in the UK is either Tufted or Woven.
The advantages of Tufted carpet are:
- It is a quick method of manufacture
- Produces a range of pile textures and patterns
- Suitable for all yarn types
The advantages of Woven carpet are:
- Pattern potential in Axminster
- Very high tuft definition
- Excellent appearance retention
Carpet Foundation manufacturers make a large variety of products from budget synthetic carpets to heavyweight wool rich Woven carpets in a range of colours, styles and textures - so there is something for everyone!
Tufted carpet
Tufted carpet is made by punching the pile yarn into a pre-formed woven primary backing fabric using needles and then applying a secondary backing fabric with latex. Put simply, a Tufting machine is like a very big sewing machine!The advantages of Tufted carpet are:
- It is a quick method of manufacture
- Produces a range of pile textures and patterns
- Suitable for all yarn types
Woven carpet
There are two types of Woven carpet - Axminster and Wilton. Woven carpet is made the traditional way weaving the front and back of the carpet simultaneously and is consequently more labour intensive. Axminster carpet is predominantly patterned with unlimited colour potential. It offers extremely good pattern definition and dimensional stability. Wilton tends to be used for plain carpet and textures but it can use up to 5 colours.The advantages of Woven carpet are:
- Pattern potential in Axminster
- Very high tuft definition
- Excellent appearance retention
Carpet Foundation manufacturers make a large variety of products from budget synthetic carpets to heavyweight wool rich Woven carpets in a range of colours, styles and textures - so there is something for everyone!
