Rug weaves and textures

Second is the development of all kinds of new weaves and tex­tures.. Among the machine-made fabrics are:

Frieze carpets-ma.de with tightly twisted yarn which creates a pebbly surface.

Looped pile carpets—in which the tufts are not cut after weav­ing. Some of these have low close loops, very similar to the old Brussels, but in plain colors. Others have heavier, longer loops, making a rougher texture.

Combinations of cut and uncut pile—is. which a pattern is made by the difference in texture.

Uncut pile of two different heights—the pattern is in relief against a lower background Combinations of frieze and plain yarn—hit-or-miss or forming a design.

Deep shaggy pile—carpet made of very heavy yarn.

Effect of earning—achieved by leaving out a line of tufts around the design motifs so that the adjoining tufts drop down below the rest of the surface.