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Carpets And Rugs

Velvet Carpet

Tapestry Velvet, or Velvet, occupies the same position with reference to Tapestry Brussels that Velvet does to Brussels. In other words, a Velvet carpet is a Tapestry Brussels with the loops cut. The yarn is printed in exactly the same way and the weaving may be done on similar looms, although like the Wilton, Velvet is sometimes woven with more shots per wire than Tapestry. Then too, printing of Velvet is a more laborious process, because it is necessary to secure a complete penetration of the dye, so that when the loops are cut the ends will carry the full color.With uncut loops the color on the outside surface is sufficient to get the effect, although naturally if the yarn is not dyed all the way through, wear will remove the color as soon as the surface is gone.

A Velvet can be told at a glance if there are any straight lines in the border. For instance, straight lines running lengthwise of the carpet will be clean and sharp, whereas running across the carpet they will zig-zag more or less and present a hazy appearance. This characteristic is well illustrated in Figure 41.

Quality

The quality of the Velvet carpet in addition to the materials and the number of points per square inch is also determined by the method of weaving.

Figures 42 to 45, Plate II, show four different methods of weaving the Velvet carpet. The one in Figure 42, Plate II, contains two shots of weft to every wire. It is not to be recommended on account of the fact that each loop of pile is bound at only one point. The one in Figure 43, Plate; II, is something of an improvement over the first one in that the chain is palled down tighter around the weft than in the first system.