{"id":3124,"date":"2017-02-09T20:54:57","date_gmt":"2017-02-09T20:54:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.carpetguys.com\/blog\/?p=3124"},"modified":"2017-02-09T20:54:57","modified_gmt":"2017-02-09T20:54:57","slug":"how-is-carpet-made","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carpetguys.com\/blog\/how-is-carpet-made\/","title":{"rendered":"How is Carpet Made and What Makes it?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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There are a lot of people that love carpeting, but have you ever wondered\u00a0what carpet is made of<\/strong>?<\/p>\n

We get asked this often, and it’s a good question since the makeup of your carpet will affect how long your flooring lasts.
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What is Carpet Made From?<\/h2>\n

Carpet initially starts off as a bunch of loose fiber strands called staples. The staples\u00a0are placed into a hopper, heated up, lubricated, and shaped into slivers. Slivers are then wound into a spool of fiber.<\/p>\n

Most of\u00a0today’s carpets are tufted in close loops. This method started in Dalton, Georgia, near the turn of the last century. In essence, needles push the carpet fibers through the carpet backing. Then a looper holds the fibers steady as the needles go through and form the loop.<\/p>\n

It was a painstaking process and took some time before machines began doing the process. Machines will measure about twelve feet wide with up to 1,200 needles creating the carpet at a rapid pace.<\/p>\n

Carpet fibers are made out of multiple substances, most of which are synthetic materials. The most common types of carpet fiber you’ll come across consist of:<\/p>\n