1. Tufted Fabrics
Peyton Scow

2. History
Settlers applied candlewicks to bedspreads and hooked rugs to create pattern and texture.
1890- Catherine Evans tufted patterns onto bedspreads as gifts
Spun yarn, clipped it to make it look chenille, and boiled it
Sold for $2.50 and taught others
1930s- process is low cost
room sized rugs and carpets in Georgia

3. How is it Made? https://www.youtube.com/watc h?v=XfFFGKkfWKg
Stitching pile yarns into a fabric base
Needles go though base fabric to set depth and needles are removed
Can be cut or uncut
Coating or fabric to back of base fabric
Untwist the ends of loops that hold the tufts in place

4. Uses Upholstery Robes Rugs Fake fur Carpet Home Businesses
Technical use

5. Characteristics Resilient Cushioning Stiff Plush
Can have uneven surface
Hides dirt

6. Types Woven Knit Nonwoven Thin woven sheeting Medium weight nonwoven
Heavy, coarse knit tricot
Level loop
Multilevel loop
Cut pile
Cut loop

7. Types of Fiber
Nylon
Olefin
Acrylic
Polyester
Wool
Cotton

8. Carpet Performance Color- hiding soil
Design- how it is blended and hiding soil
Fiber- soil and static resistance
Texture-structure, resisting soil and wear
Tuft density – denser= resist soil and compacting

9. Cuts

10. Vocab Tuft density- # of tufts per square inch or centimeter
Gauge- distance between tufting needles and differs by end use

11. Chenille Fabric Caterpillar Thick Soft Fuzzy Wrapped around the core
Carpet, clothes, bedspread
Hand washed

12. Velvet
Short tufts
Smooth
Even

13. Facts
90% of wall to wall carpet in the world is made within 25 miles of Dalton, Georgia.
Norovirus can survive in carpet for more than a month
Oldest carpet is 4000 years old in Siberia

14. Work Cited
AssociatedWeavers. "How Tufted Wall-to-wall Carpet Is Made." YouTube. YouTube, 29 Nov Web. 12 June 2017.
Goettel, Diane, and Bronwyn Harris. "What Is Chenille?" WiseGEEK. Conjecture Corporation, 29 May Web. 12 June 2017.
Hilton, Micheal. "Carpet Fibers." Carpet Buyers Handbook. Quinn Street Inc, n.d. Web. 12 June 2017.
"The History of the Carpet Industry in Dalton, Georgia."  Carpet Express, n.d. Web. 12 June
Kadolph, Sara J., and Sara B. Marcketti. Textiles. 1st ed. Boston: Pearson, Print.
Lehnardt, Karin. "50 Interesting Facts about Carpets." Interesting Facts. N.p., 23 Feb Web. 12 June 2017.
Rice, W. A. United States Patent Office, 29 Oct Web. 11 June 2017.