Brussels and velvet rugs

BRUSSELS
Woven in the same way as the Wilton, but the pile, which is almost always of worsted yarn, remains looped. Little Brussels carpet is made today.

VELVET
Made on a loom similar to the Wilton, but the yarn is fed from a beam instead of frames. No Jacquard cards are necessary be­cause there is no selection to be made, all the wool appearing on the surface.

Most plain carpet is the velvet weave. Patterned velvets are also made. In the cheaper type the design is printed onto the finished fabric. In the better grades the design is printed onto the yarn before it is woven.

These are "drum prints" and can be distinguished because the color is in the roots as well as on the surface of the pile.