Homespun

HomespunWiltons are unique because they are woven with all of the yarn running in the warp. Wilton carpets are woven on jacquard looms allowing for great design flexibility. The design is created by pulling the color needed to the front and creating a loop out of it. Three to five colors can be used in a single row depending on the specifics of the loom. The remaining colors stay buried in the background and are not seen. This technique allows for intricate

The yarn ends are turned up and trimmed by a giant shear creating the carpet pile

this stunning piece exudes elegance and sophistication

This means the vertical yarns are woven through horizontal yarns

Woven on unique looms that allows the ability to have single level cut pile carpets

A face-to-face Wilton carpet is woven by using two layers of warp yarns (face pile warp and backing warp) and two sets of weft yarns (face pile weft and backing weft) to create a durable

They are caught between the warp threads and bound tightly by the weft

Because of the way the yarn is held on Velvet looms the designs tend to be simple small scale and linear patterns

one bracket at a time is lowered and the yarn strands are inserted into the carpet face

A second fabric

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but may be added to rugs

Each rug is meticulously crafted by handloom weavers