Carpet types

1.Needle felt

These carpets are more technologically advanced. Needle felts are produced by intermingling and

felting individual synthetic fibers using barbed and forked needles forming an extremely durable

carpet. These carpets are normally found in commercial settings such as hotels and restaurants

where there is frequent traffic.

2.Knotted

On a knotted pile carpet (formally, a supplementary weft cut-loop pile carpet), the structural

weft threads alternate with a supplementary weft that rises at right angles to the surface of

the weave. Kashmir carpets are also hand-knotted.

3.Tufted

These are carpets that have their pile injected into a backing material, which is itself then

bonded to a secondary backing made of a woven hessian weave or a man made alternative to provide

stability.

4.Others

A flatweave carpet is created by interlocking warp (vertical) and weft (horizontal) threads. Types

of oriental flatwoven carpet include kilim, soumak, plain weave, and tapestry weave. Types of European

flatwoven carpets include Venetian, Dutch, damask, list, haircloth, and ingrain (aka double cloth,

two-ply, triple cloth, or three-ply).