Cornrowing
What you need to know
Cornrowing is defined as the intertangling of alternating rows of pile yarn when subjected to traffic and maintenance. This occurs most often in cut pile carpet styles with a higher pile height. It will generally appear perpendicular to the flow of traffic. Cornrowing gets its name because it resembles
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Fiber Properties
May 12, 2023
What You Need To Know Carpet yarns are the fibers used to create the pile or surface of a carpet....
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Missing Row
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What you need to know A missing row can occur during the tufting process when a yarn end comes out...
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Wrinkles in Backing
March 13, 2021
What you need to know Wrinkles in the backing can occur during the manufacturing process when the primary or secondary...
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Unraveling
March 13, 2021
What you need to know Unraveling can occur on a loop pile or cut/loop pile carpet when a yarn is...
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Tube Line-Pile Reversal
March 13, 2021
What You Need To Know Tube Line Pile Reversal occurs when the carpet is rolled around on the cardboard tube...
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Traffic Lane Gray
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What you need to know Traffic Lane Gray occurs when the yarn filaments in the traffic lanes become scratched and...
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Texture Variation
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What you need to know Texture variations can occur from many different manufacturing-related conditions including uneven shearing across the carpet...
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