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Carpet • Quality • Fibres • How to choose a fibre • Styles • Underlay • Our Range How to choose a fibre Print this page To assist you in choosing which carpet fibre would best suit you and your lifestyle, select a carpet below and compare each different fibre against how they rate in key performance areas. Wool Excellent Good Fair Poor Resilience (Determined by fibre structure, density and treatments) Twist Retention (Can be improved by heat or chemical setting) Abrasion Resistance (Determined by fibre and density pile. The denser the pile the more resistant to wear) Fastness to light (Determined by fibre structure and treatments) Fastness to Water & Cleaning Fastness to Oxidizing Gases Stain Resistance/ soil Hiding (Determined by colour, texture, dyes, fibre structure, density, other treatments) General Appearance Retention (Determined by fibre type, density, construction, colour, texture) Flammability   Static Electricity Ease of Cleaning   Nylon Excellent Good Fair Poor Resilience (Determined by fibre structure, density and treatments) Twist Retention (Can be improved by heat or chemical setting) Abrasion Resistance (Determined by fibre and density pile. The denser the pile the more resistant to wear) Fastness to light (Determined by fibre structure and treatments) Fastness to Water & Cleaning Fastness to Oxidizing Gases Stain Resistance/ soil Hiding (Determined by colour, texture, dyes, fibre structure, density, other treatments) General Appearance Retention (Determined by fibre type, density, construction, colour, texture) Flammability   Static Electricity Ease of Cleaning   Polypropylene Excellent Good Fair Poor High Pile: Low Pile: Resilience (Determined by fibre structure, density and treatments) Twist Retention (Can be improved by heat or chemical setting) Abrasion Resistance(Determined by fibre and density pile. The denser the pile the more resistant to wear) Fastness to light (Determined by fibre structure and treatments) Fastness to Water & Cleaning Fastness to Oxidizing Gases Stain Resistance/ soil Hiding (Determined by colour, texture, dyes, fibre structure, density, other treatments) General Appearance Retention (Determined by fibre type, density, construction, colour, texture) Flammability   Static Electricity Ease of Cleaning   Solution Dyed Excellent Good Fair Poor Resilience (Determined by fibre structure, density and treatments) Twist Retention (Can be improved by heat or chemical setting) Abrasion Resistance(Determined by fibre and density pile. The denser the pile the more resistant to wear) Fastness to light (Determined by fibre structure and treatments) Fastness to Water & Cleaning Fastness to Oxidizing Gases Stain Resistance/ soil Hiding (Determined by colour, texture, dyes, fibre structure, density, other treatments) General Appearance Retention (Determined by fibre type, density, construction, colour, texture) Flammability   Static Electricity Ease of Cleaning

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