pile carpets::The wouldbe buyer is faced with a bewildering array of ranges and makers who, at first glance, appear to be offering exactly the same product pile carpets

pile carpets::The wouldbe buyer is faced with a bewildering array of ranges and makers who, at first glance, appear to be offering exactly the same product.
The very style of twist pile carpet produces a finish which is particularly anonymous.
It is very difficult indeed to identify from amongst the multitude, those of real quality and value.
Twist pile carpets are, in fact, a particularly disparate class of materials, so time spent in discovering those that have been well specified will be repaid by years of superior performance.
Poorly specified carpets look similar initially, but they wear down quickly.
Flattened pile is being abraded not on the ends of the yarn, but on the sides : this reduces the lifespan of the carpet dramatically.
This is extremely important.
Such closewoven carpets are comparatively rare.
Tenth gauge, high wool grade, doubles yarn carpet, is the best you can buy.
The shorter piles have a greater resistance to crushing.
Yard should be considered the minimum for heavy wear, however, the writer would prefer a short and tight 30 oz.
To a long and loose 40 oz.
The tightly woven 50 oz.
Carpets offer enormous wearing potential.
In the case of wool carpets, this is the most difficult area to assess.
If you see an excess of these, pass on to the next sample.
Cheap wool carpets are usually a bad buy.
Cheap carpets sometimes have a percentage of reclaimed wool in their pile.
There is often a huge disparity in the prices of twist pile carpets that ostensibly are the same.
These carpets looked marvellous when laid, then aged very slowly, and with an air of dignified quality.
Sixty years on, we are still occasionally asked re refit such carpets.
The best have no discernible pile direction.
The least desirable are those with a long loose pile with a pronounced pile direction; they flatten desperately quickly.
Place a pencil vertically on a firm surface and press the top.
Now angle the pencil over at 45 degrees and repeat the test, it is now easily pressed down flat.
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