In floor covering …woven types as Axminster and Wilton, and also tufted, knitted, and flocked types. Axminsters resemble hand-knotted carpets, but their pile yarn is mechanically inserted and bound and not knotted. Wilton types may have looped (uncut) or cut pile, with designs formed by bringing yarns of the desired colour to the… Read More
In floor covering: Finishing …applied to Axminster carpets, and Wilton and Brussels weft threads on their cops were soaked in sizing. Increasing use of such synthetic backing compounds as polyvinylacetate and different kinds of lattice backings now produces excellent tuft bind and stiffness. Read More
merger with Axminster works
In rug and carpet: United Kingdom and Ireland …when it merged with the Wilton Carpet Factory at Wilton, Wiltshire, which still operates. The industry dwindled and almost disappeared with the advent of mechanization until about 1880. The craft was revived by the English artist and poet William Morris. Later in the 19th century a factory opened in Donegal,… Read More
style of pile
In pile …surfaces of carpets, such as Wilton and Axminster, are formed of cut pile; in others, both looped and cut pile appear on the surface of the same fabric. Imitation seal and other furs are pile fabrics. The surfaces of pile fabrics may have decorative designs appearing in both kinds of… Read More
