Poor shearing

Poor shearing

Hand shearing fuzzing wool carpet

Poor shearing

Dull shearing blades

Poor shearing

Poor shearing

Uneven Shearing

Uneven Shearing

Uneven Shearing

Shearing Defect (Carpet)

Floor Detective® Claims and Conditions Guide

Summary

Shearing defects are manufacturing-origin appearance conditions resulting from inconsistent pile-height cutting during the controlled shearing process. Shearing establishes surface uniformity after tufting and backing by trimming protruding fibers to a defined height. When shear depth varies across the carpet width or along the roll length, yarn tip height becomes inconsistent, producing visible texture variation, banding, or light-reflection differences. The visual effect is caused by uneven fiber-tip height interacting with light rather than dye variation. Shearing-related differences are typically present at

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