Carpeting

 Wall-to-wall Tufted Carpet

Tufted carpets consist of cut and looped yarns poking through a backing. These carpets need to be produced on  a tufting machine, needles are attached to the machine and used to punch the yarns through to the backing.  Tufting machines have multiple settings where the pile tufts' height can be adjusted to be uniform or to have varying heights. Patterns can also be programmed into the machine and once again the heights can vary for the patterns. Tufted carpets can have different colors they can be a single color or varying colors mixed into a pattern. Stain resistance is more often than not used to treat tufted carpets. Tufted wall-to-wall carpeting is becoming increasingly popular as well as in accent rugs. 


Carpet Tiles

Carpet tiles is product seen quite often in the commercial area of design, especially places like offices, doctors offices, etc. In recent years they have also become popular in some residential spaces like play rooms or basements. These products have some distinct advantages that has caused them to grow in popularity. Carpet tiles are more cost effective than wall-to-wall carpeting, which is why the rise in residential homes has grown. They are also easy to install and replace, if one tile is stained you can easily remove the one tile and pop in a new tile without having to redo an entire room of carpeting. There are also many colors and designs available offering more inventory to choose from. Withstanding high traffic areas is where this product succeeds. These products are often looped with low piles which helps them have a higher durability and last anywhere between 10-20 years, when properly maintained. Luckily these tiles are a low maintenance item, with the low pile they tend to attract less dust and dirt. There are, however, some negatives of having carpet tiles. There is not always a seamless look to the tiles like there is with wall-to-wall carpeting. Even if they are from the same lot, sometimes the patterns will not line up even when properly installed. Carpet tiles do not hold up well in areas with high moisture or in rooms such as a bathroom, the tiles will hold the moisture and mold can grow. Likewise, since these tiles have joints between them, they do not provide waterproof protection in cases such as spills and pet accidents.


TAFF

Textile and Fashion Federation is an organization based in Singapore that is committed to ensuring sustainable textiles. They create and promote textiles that are safer and more sustainable and has taken active roles in larger textile organizations. Their goal is to reach not only the people of Singapore but, the world about their mission.



Resources

What is Tufted Carpet? (with picture) (homequestionsanswered.com)

Advantages And Disadvantages Of Carpet Tiles. 6 Pros and 4 Cons! (carpetandrugworld.com)

Textile and Fashion Federation – Fashion Industry Singapore (taff.org.sg)

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