Pile crush will occur to some degree - it is, in fact, unavoidable. It will be most noticeable in high traffic lanes and under the legs of heavy pieces of furniture. More frequent vacuuming will help minimize this condition in heavy traffic areas. Moving your furniture occasionally and using cups under the legs of furniture will also help minimize [..]

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.

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 an overall 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.  Straight filaments can be texturized into kinked or curled filaments for added volume.

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

A vessel for dyeing carpet in rope form (with the ends sewn together), consisting primarily of a large tank and a cylindrical reel that advances or rotates the carpet during the dyeing process.