Home > Products Information > carpet styles
Carpet Styles
Woven woollen carpets offer a wide variety of types, pile weights, density, base, patterns, structures, etc. The following survey might help you:
Berber
The name refers to the traditional hand-woven carpets of the North African nomads, with hand-spun yarns of non-dyed wool. At the end of the sixties this handcraft look became the trademark of Wilton Weavers. Now both natural and dyed yarns are used.
Cut pile
With this technique the tops of the piles are cut at the same height after weaving. Therefore the yarns are slightly heated and twisted in order to obtain a nice straight pile.
Loop pile
Contrary to the cut pile the loops are not cut.
High - low loop pile
These carpets have both high and low loops in order to obtain an extra effect of depth.
Velours
The wool piles are cut open and the yarns are slightly twisted. This results in a soft, even, velvet-like surface.
Twist
Also called curly velours. The yarns are strongly twisted and fixed. Very resistant against footprints and walking traces.
Shag rug
A velours carpet with extra long pile.