The effect of acrylic fibers in machine-made carpets

This is a statement you will hear from the seller when buying a machine-made carpet. But is this statement true? If so, what distinguishes acrylic yarn and fibers from other synthetic yarns? Are these yarns also used in other industries? What effect do acrylic yarns and fibers have on machine-made carpets?

If these are your questions, be sure to read the rest of this article. In this article, acrylic yarn and its fibers are examined and their role in the quality and beauty of the carpet is examined.

What is acrylic yarn?

Acrylic yarn is a type of synthetic fiber. This yarn is made of a polymer called polyacrylonitrile. In the textile and carpet weaving industry, various synthetic yarns such as acrylic, polyester, polypropylene, and nylon are used. Of course, nylon fibers are not used in the carpet industry. Among all these yarns, acrylic yarn is the best because of its characteristics. Characteristics that make the products woven with it more durable and of higher quality.

One of the most important characteristics of acrylic fibers is its lightness. This is very important in carpet production. Because it does not make the carpet too heavy. On the other hand, among all synthetic fibers, it has the most similar appearance to wool fibers. For this reason, acrylic yarn is widely used in the production of machine-made carpets.

The reason why acrylic yarn is superior to other fibers

Acrylic fibers are very resistant to abrasion and wear. This makes the carpets more durable and increases the lifespan of the machine-made carpet. Another important characteristic of this yarn is its high resistance to moisture and heat, which allows carpets woven with acrylic to be used in all spaces of the house, including the kitchen. Resistance to detergents, color fastness, and non-sensitivity are other features of acrylic yarns. Of course, the most important and main feature of these fibers is their non-pilling.

What does it mean for acrylic yarn to be heat set?

As mentioned, acrylic yarn is one of the most widely used synthetic yarns in carpet weaving. Acrylic fibers are inherently resistant fibers. These fibers are very resistant to moisture, heat, abrasion, moth damage, etc., however, they are heat-set during a process. You must have heard that heat-set yarns have better quality. This better quality is the result of the heat that is given to the yarn during the heat-set process. In fact, acrylic yarn is passed through hot steam tunnels before it enters the weaving process, which makes it resistant. This process is called heat-set.

Of course, heat setting is not only related to acrylic yarns. Polyester and polypropylene yarns are also included in this process. They also get better quality after heat setting.

In this process, the yarns become more resistant and their quality increases. In addition, the heat setting process also affects the beauty of the yarns. Also, during the heat setting process, defective and deformed yarns are removed from the production cycle. As a result, some machine-made carpet defects that sometimes occur in the production cycle are prevented.

Do acrylic yarns really not lint?

Lining in machine-made carpets is really a big problem. Especially for people with breathing problems or for children and the elderly. It is often said that carpets woven with acrylic yarns do not pill. I must say that acrylic yarns have a very low level of pilling, but because this pilling only exists for a few days and is very low, it is usually said that they do not pill.

On the other hand, the heat setting of acrylic fibers has a significant and positive effect in this case. So that heat set yarns have much, much less pilling in the first few days. So if you feel that the carpet is pilling when you buy it or in the first day or two, do not worry, because this issue will be resolved within a day or two. So you can safely buy carpets woven with heat set acrylic yarn as pilling-free carpets.

The only point is that you can never distinguish the type of yarn 100%. For this reason, choose reputable stores that provide a warranty or certificate of authenticity when selling carpets. These stores write all the specifications of the carpet, including the type of yarn, on a sheet on the back of the carpet.

The effect of acrylic yarns on the beauty of carpets

Another feature of acrylic yarn is its shine and gloss. Especially heat-set yarns have more shine. For this reason, carpets woven with these yarns look more beautiful. If you stop at acrylic carpets when buying a machine-made carpet, you will notice the graininess of the carpet texture and the coherence and order of its pile yarn. This is an issue that is very important in making the carpet pattern look more beautiful and is seen in carpets woven with acrylic yarns.

High-density acrylic carpets are also used in the weaving of machine-made tableau carpets. Acrylic yarns are very beautiful due to their shine, which, along with their high density, gain great beauty.

Acrylic yarn and its effect on carpet prices

Acrylic fibers are the best and highest quality type of synthetic fibers, so it is natural that they have a higher price. Acrylic fibers are produced in different countries with different quality grades. Depending on which quality grade is used, carpets woven with this yarn have different prices. Most types of acrylic yarn are imported to Iran with excellent quality from Turkey and Germany.

Acrylic carpets are more expensive than other machine-made carpets. Of course, it is natural that these carpets are of higher quality and last longer for you in proportion to their price. Therefore, overall, their purchase will be more economical.

More benefits by choosing heat-set acrylic carpet

When we examine all the characteristics of heat-set acrylic yarns, we realize that these are currently the most desirable type of machine-woven carpet yarn. These yarns, due to their characteristics, ensure a longer life for the carpet and its high quality.

So since carpet is a basic commodity and cannot be replaced in short intervals, buying an acrylic carpet will benefit you in the long run because it has a longer life. In fact, this is one of the advantages of carpets woven with acrylic yarn. Of course, don't forget that the way you maintain and wash a machine-woven carpet also affects its life. Sometimes, doing some things, such as washing with inappropriate materials, can seriously damage the carpet.

What carpets are acrylic yarns used in weaving?

Every carpet consists of three threads: warp, weft, and pile. Acrylic yarn can be used as a weft and pile yarn, except for the warp yarn, and has no other limitations. A carpet woven with acrylic pile yarn is twice as beautiful and very durable. Large and reputable machine-made carpet manufacturing companies use heat-set acrylic yarns in the production of most of their carpets.

Dariush Carpet also uses these yarns in its products. Carpets of 1500 reeds, 1200 reeds, 1000 reeds, and even 700 reeds are produced with these yarns. Although acrylic fibers have excellent quality and texture, the quality of carpets woven with these yarns also depends on another factor, which is the density of the carpet weave.

The reed and density of the carpet are one of the most important factors in the quality of the carpet. The more reed and density the carpet has, the higher its quality. Among all machine-made carpets, 1500-count and 1200-count heat-set acrylic carpets are the best. In fact, between 700-count carpets and 1200-count carpets, both of which are woven with heat-set acrylic yarn, 1200-count carpets are of better quality.

How to identify acrylic yarn?

Now that you understand the quality of acrylic yarn and fibers, you probably want to be able to identify these yarns when buying. Identifying a carpet woven with acrylic yarn is possible to some extent by appearance. Appearance features such as the gloss of the carpet and the readability of its pattern can indicate that the carpet is woven with acrylic yarn. When touching carpets woven with these yarns, the yarn grains pass smoothly under your hand and you will not feel any knotted texture or roughness.

While you are touching the carpet and are close to it, you should not smell any bad smell such as plastic or petroleum. Acrylic yarns have no smell. This can also be used as one of the ways to identify an original machine-woven carpet that is woven with acrylic yarn.

Conclusion

In this article, we tried to provide you with complete information about acrylic fibers. We said that acrylic yarn is the best yarn for weaving machine-woven carpets, which is why it is more expensive than the size of the samples. Of course, the durability and quality of these carpets are also different from other machine-woven carpets and have a better quality grade; so you have spent your money on a valuable product.

One of the concerns of carpet buyers is identifying a good carpet. A quality acrylic carpet can be identified to some extent by the appearance of the carpet, but nothing can guarantee the quality of the carpet as much as a reputable store. For this reason, before buying a good carpet, you should go to a reputable and good store.