A procedure involving coating the trimmed edges of two carpet pieces of carpet to be seamed with a continuous bead of adhesive in order to prevent fraying and raveling at the seam. CRI installation standards require the use of seam sealer for residential carpet installations.

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The wearing away of the pile surface of a carpet by friction created by walking or rolling traffic. This refers to actual fiber loss, as opposed to matting or crushing which occur with normal use.

A carpet’s ability to dissipate an electrostatic charge before it reaches the level of human sensitivity.

In high-traffic, commercial installations, attaching an underlayment (foam, rubber, urethane, etc.) to the back of the carpet provides additional dimensional stability.

The fabric and yarns that make up the side of the carpet that lays next to the floor. In tufted carpets there are two types of backing:

By twisting two yarns together, each of a different color, a “barber pole” or “candy cane” look can be achieved, giving the finished carpet a heathered appearance.

Bulked continuous filament. Continuous strands of synthetic fiber formed into yarn bundles of a given number of filaments and texturized to increase bulk. Texturizing comprises changing the straight filaments into kinked or curled ones for added volume.

Large horizontal cylinders or spools. Warp yarns are wound on beams, as opposed to creels, used during tufting operations.