| | | Different Types of Carpet AxminsterThis method of manufacture was introduced into the UK during the mid 19th Century. It is a machine woven process, during which both the cloth (front) and the back (backing) of the carpet are woven simultanously. The Axminster manufacturing technique produces a high quality carpet, the majority of which are patterned, due to its capacity to produce infinite colour variations.
WiltonWilton was the original weaving process, producing primarily plain carpet. However developments over the centuries have allowed for further colours to be introduced to the process. The degree of variation and design capability is however limited to that of the Axminster process.
Wilton nevertheless remains the ultimate weave by the traditionalists.
TuftedInvented in America in the early 20th Century, this method is based on the technique used to make candlewick bedspreads in which a piece of prewoven cloths has tufts inserted to it. This manufacturing technique proved to be much less costly and inspired the move to wall to wall carpets in all homes. The process is used primarily in the manufacture of plain carpets though recent innovations in printing have enabled lesser quality patterned carpets to be produced.
Carpet TilesIn many commercial locations, such as high-rise office blocks, it was necessary to design a floor covering which could be transported to these locations, with the minimum of distruption to business. In the 1960s the first Carpet Tiles were produced. Carpet Tiles are produced in sheet form and then stamped out to the required size (usually 50cm x 50cm). |  | |