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jute—A fibrous skin between the bark and stalk of a plant native to India and the Far East. Shredded and spun, it forms a strong and durable yarn used in carpet backing to add strength, weight, and stiffness. knee kicker—A short tool with gripping "teeth" at one end and a padded cushion at the other, used in making small stretches during carpet laying. See page 133. kraftcord—A tightly twisted yarn made from plant fiber, used as abacking yarn in carpet weaves as an alternate for cotton or jute.
leno weave—Weave in which warp yarns, arranged in pairs, aretwisted around one another between "picks" of weft yarn.
loom—A machine in which yarn or thread is woven into a fabric by the crossing of the warp or chain by other threads, called the weft or filling, at right angles to the warp threads.
lustre fabric—Any cut pile fabric woven with surface yarns spun from special types of staple and chemically washed, like handwoven Oriental fabrics, to give a bright sheen or lustre.
mitre—The junction of two pieces of carpet, wood, or other material at an angle; usually 45 degrees to form a right angle, but may be any combination of angles.
molding—A strip, generally of wood, at the bottom of a baseboard or wall, to cover the joint between wall and floor.
Moresque—A special coloring or textural effect created by winding together in the spinning process two or more yarns of different colors or tones of the same color.
nap—The pile on the surface of a carpet or rug.
narrow carpet—Fabric woven 27 in. and 36 in. in width, as distinguished from broadloom.
noil—A by-product in worsted yarn manufacture, consisting of short wool fibers, less than a determined length, which are combed out.
padding—A cushional material for installation under rugs and carpet, made of felted cattle hair, jute, wool and combinations of these, or of rubber and plastic foam. See page 95.
patent-back carpet—Carpet so constructed that the fabric can be cut in any direction, without raveling of edges. The edges are joined by tape and adhesives instead of being sewed. See page
pile—The upstanding fibers or wearing surface of a carpet. See also pages 57-59.
pile height—The height of pile measured from the top surface of the back to the top surface of the pile, not including the thickness of the back. See page 18.
