Glossary
Term | Definition |
|---|---|
Anchor coat |
latex or adhesive coating used on the back of tufted carpet |
Backing |
the primary and secondary backing layers on the underside of carpet |
Blend |
mixture of two or more yarns |
Broadloom |
carpet manufactured in widths of more than 54 inches (4 feet 6 inches), but most often in 12 foot widths |
Construction |
method of manufacture and structure of materials in a carpet |
Cross seams |
seams when the ends of carpet pieces are joined together |
Cushion backed carpet |
carpet with an attached cushioning material on the back |
Density |
the amount of pile yarn in the carpet and the closeness of the tufts |
Fibre bonded |
also called 'needlepunch' - carpet produced from individually coloured fibres fed through a bank of needles to form a felted surface |
Gully |
distance between the gripper strip and the wall |
Latex |
polymer or rubber compound used to laminate secondary backing to primary backing |
Loom |
weaving machine for producing woven fabrics |
Nap |
another term for pile |
Pile |
visible surface of carpet, consisting of yarn tufts in loop and/or cut construction |
Pile direction |
lay of the pile, corresponding to the direction it came off the tufting machine |
Resilience |
ability of the carpet pile to return to its original appearance and thickness after being compressed |
Seams |
joins in the edges of different carpet pieces during installation |
Selvedge |
side edges of carpet (also spelt 'Selvage') |
Texture |
surface characteristics of carpet pile |
Tuft |
individual yarn that results from a single threaded needle penetration of the primary backing |
Yarn |
the continuous strand used in tufting and weaving |
