An axminister carpet with a velvet stripe.
Video of axminster carpet construction.
Axminster carpet is produced on a jacquard loom.
Generally axminster carpets can be woven with up to eight frames with the possibility of planting a few others.
The current axminster weaving process employs an 80 percent wool and 20 percent nylon blend of yarn which was pioneered in the 1950s.
This creates a strong durable floor covering which will perform in the highest use areas of the home.
Installing and designing with axminster the most common method of installing axminster in hospitality interiors is the double stick method.
Construction of the axminster carpet has remained virtually unchanged with the defining characteristic being the pile woven directly into the backing.
Each tuft of yarn is woven and locked into place by shots of backing yarn.
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In an axminster gripper weave cut tufts of yarn are inserted at the point of weaving by means of grippers.
It is possible for every end to be of a different color with unlimited scope of design.
However process innovation has continually been a focus for manufacturers when improving and expanding product offerings.
14 i addressed the importance of knowing how the construction of woven wool carpet is as critical as the installation itself and offered tips on how to acclimate manipulate and install the.
Although both woven axminster and traditional tufted carpet use pile and backing the weaving process is what sets axminster apart.
For each tuft to be inserted along the width of the axminster carpet there is a corresponding metal gripper which rises from the bed of the loom to grip the appropriate coloured end of yarn from the vertical yarn carrier.
In the previous issue of proinstaller magazine july august 2017 p.
Close up diagram of axminster carpet during the weaving process.
In a brintons axminster carpet each tuft of yarn is woven and locked into place by shots of backing yarn to create a strong integrated three dimensional structure.
Photo courtesy nate hall nfic.
Axminster due to the nature of its construction is 100 percent cut pile thereby providing a greater nrc than loop pile carpets of the same specification.
In carpet and rug institute cri testing using the nrc grading two carpets of identical pile heights and weights lay on concrete with no cushion with the only difference being loop or.
This involves a releasable adhesive to fully adhere a double stick pad to the subfloor.
