Glossary of Terms

Hand

The tactile aesthetic qualities of carpet and textiles, how it feels to the hand.

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Berber Carpet ...Berber carpet is named after a handmade, bulky wool carpet made by the Berber tribes of North Africa. The term Berber is applied to carpet that has the off-white, heathered look of cloaks used by these tribes of North Africa. These carpets use flecked yarns most often in loop styles. The size of the loops varies from large nubby ones to smaller styles. Patterned styles of this type of carpeting...