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Loom

A loom is a device used to weave cloth and tapestry. The basic purpose of any loom is to hold the warp threads under tension to facilitate the interweaving of the weft threads. The precise shape of the loom and its mechanics may vary, but the basic function is the same.

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Peto II Broadloom
...Style: Peto II 5A025Size: 12 ft | 3.66 mType: broadloomInstallation: Direct Glue, Double Glue, Stretch-inBacking: Classicbac®Fiber: Eco Solution Q® NylonTufted Weight: 26 oz/yd² | 881.5 g/m²Warranty(s): 10 Year Commercial Limited WarrantyGSA Approved Product ...
Rheo Morph
...exclusive tufting technology that offers supreme creative flexibility across color, pattern and texture. The collection is also available in Durkan’s Pattern Perfect, PDI carpet tile, and tufted broadloom. ...
End Result - BC288
...End Result - BC288Product Type: BroadloomConstruction: TuftedSurface Texture: Textured Heathered LoopGauge: 1/10 (39.37 rows per 10 cm)Tufted Pile Weight: 21.0 oz. per sq. yd. Dye Method: Solution DyedFiber Type: Colorstrand® SD NylonFoot Traffic Recommendation: TARR Heavy ...
Momentum IV
...Style: Momentum IV 60602Size: 12 ft | 3.66 mType: broadloomInstallation: Direct GlueBacking: Unitary®Fiber: Solution Q® NylonTufted Weight: 28 oz/yd² | 949.4 g/m²Warranty(s): 10 Year Commercial Limited WarrantyGSA Approved Product ...
Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin West Gets a Face-lift
...now custom rugs by Karastan. Karastan is part of Mohawk Industries, a leading supplier of flooring for both residential and commercial applications. Mohawk offers a complete selection of broadloom carpet, ceramic tile, wood, stone, laminate, vinyl, rugs and other home products. These products are marketed under the premier brands in the industry, which, in addition to Karastan, include Moh...
Karastan Uses Facebook for its Home for the Holidays Promotion
...e selected Karastan’s Pavilion Twilight rug as her “favorite” because she loved the rich jewel-toned colors and thought it would be the perfect piece to “dress up” her dining room. Woven on Axminster looms of New Zealand wool, Pavilion Twilight offers a modern design—a carnival of floating and overlapping medallions creating a kaleidoscope of visual interest. “I put it in the dining room s...
Wilton Carpet
...des of the same color; one shade is a higher-cut pile and the other is shorter and left looped to create a three-dimensional pattern. For many years, only cut-pile carpets woven on a Jacquard loom were known as “wilton.” A loop-pile made on the same loom was called a “BRUSSELS.” Today, both loop-pile, cut-pile and cut-and loop pile are made on a Jacquard loom and known as “wilton.” The pit...
Commercial (woven)
...Woven carpet is created on looms that take face and backing yarns and simultaneously weave them into a complete product. A latex back coating is usually applied for stability and a separate carpet cushion is usually used, although other attached cushions are available for various performance needs. Principal variations of woven carpet include velvet, Wilton, and Axminster.
Velvet (woven)
...l tend to show vacuum cleaner marks and footprints. Commercial velvet is the simplest of all the woven carpets. Long ago, only cut pile was considered velvet carpet. Loop-pile carpets on the same loom were known as “Tapestries.” Today, both cut-pile as well as loop-pile constructed on a velvet loom are called “VELVET.” A commercial velvet carpet loom is almost the same as the Wi...