80:20 The 80% wool 20% nylon mix provides the softness of wool combined with the strength of nylon creating the perfect carpet yarn. Axminster Ulster Carpets is one of the world's leading manufacturer of Axminsters, a way of making woven carpets that offers great pattern definition. Most Axminster carpets are patterned. Berber Traditionally berbers were made from natural-coloured wools, but what we refer to these days as a berber is a heather with a 'homespun' appearance. Heather Carpet yarn made from more than one fibre colour, giving a flecked, multicoloured effect. Pile The pile is the bit you stand on. 'Total pile weight' refers to the amount of yarn used to make the carpet. Deep-pile carpets feel more luxurious, while more rows of yarn are harder-wearing. PSYLO™ A unique method of axminster weaving patented by Ulster Carpets. PSYLO™ is the most technologically advanced method of weaving in the world. It renders the traditional form (electronic jacquard) obsolete and enables carpet to be manufactured to a greater degree of design intricacy, an enhanced spectrum of colour and at an unrivalled level of efficiency (for further info please contact: marketing@ulstercarpets.com) Tufted Tufts of yarn are punched through a backing membrane and secured by latex. Tufting is a less time-consuming, and therefore less costly process than weaving, but it does mean the construction of the carpet isn't as solid. Twist A type of carpet that uses yarn with a higher twist than usual, to create a textured surface. Velvet Straighter than twisted yarn, with the cut ends at the top, giving a soft, velvety surface. Woven A process where the pile and backing yarns are woven together, offering unrivalled strength and stability. You can spot a woven carpet by the warp and weft threads on the reverse. Both Axminster and |