Why is a 1500 comb carpet finer than a 1200 comb carpet?
The most valuable flooring used in Iran has long been carpet. Carpets are produced in two ways, machine-woven or hand-woven, and are categorized based on the design, pattern, and type of fiber used in their weave. There is a wide variety of products in the Iranian machine-woven carpet market, but among them, 1500 reed carpets and 1200 reed carpets have been able to attract the attention of buyers more than other carpets. In this article, Dariush Carpet will explain why 1500 reed carpets are more delicate than 1200 reed carpets. Stay with us until the end of this article.
When choosing a new carpet, the most important thing to consider is what type of carpet you intend to choose and buy for what space in your home or workplace, and remember that each carpet has its own characteristics and one carpet cannot be useful and suitable for all parts of the house.
Characteristics of 1500 reed carpet
Years ago, when machine-made carpets were first produced in Iran, the products were not as high in quality and elegance as today's carpets. With the passage of time and the advancement of weaving machines and the improvement of the quality of the fibers, manufacturers were able to produce carpets with a quality that is as elegant and beautiful as hand-woven carpets.
For example, 1500 reed and 1200 reed carpets, which are among the newest products produced in the machine made carpet market, are known among buyers as hand-made carpets due to their unique elegance, because at first glance there is no difference between machine-made and hand-woven carpets.
In addition, heat-set acrylic yarn, which is the finest and most durable yarn among the fibers available on the market, is used to weave and produce this product. Heat-setting acrylic yarn means that the carpet fibers are more resistant to abrasion and traffic.
The 1500 reed carpet has a density of 4500 knots, and in order to produce a carpet with this high density, it is necessary to use fibers used for weaving very fine carpets. The important point is that heat-set acrylic fibers are used for weaving hand-woven carpets, which increase in weight as the density of the carpet increases. It is necessary to reduce the pile of the carpet to reduce its weight.
Of course, the low pile of 1500 reed carpets has another reason, and that is to show the carpet pattern as much as possible, which is why all 1500 reed carpets are embossed.
Characteristics of 1200 reed carpets
Another best-selling product in the machine-made carpet collection is the 1200 reed carpet. This product was launched before the 1500 reed carpet, its density is 3600 knots, which is less than the 1500 reed carpet, so it is less delicate and thicker than this product. Heat-set acrylic fibers are also used to weave this carpet.
Features of the 1500 reed machine-made carpet
Regarding the features of the 1500 reed machine-woven carpet, as we said, the highest quality yarns are used to weave this carpet because this machine-woven carpet has a high density and causes the flowers and patterns of the carpet to be intertwined. Acrylic yarn is a yarn that has a high and unique durability and competes with natural wool.
Due to its high density, the 1500 reed carpet cannot be woven with thick fibers, which is why machine-woven carpet manufacturers reduce the thickness of the acrylic fibers when passing through the yarn loop.
Machine-made carpet lifespan
Due to its high density and large number of knots, the machine-woven carpet can be durable and long-lasting. This carpet can also show the elegance and details of the carpet design well. The countless number of knots used in the carpet weave gives the buyer peace of mind in terms of product quality, and the high density also makes the carpet design more clear.
The elegance of a 1500 reed carpet
Years ago, when weaving machines of today's quality did not exist and machine-made carpets were not as elegant and beautiful as today, you could only see the elegance and quality in the true sense if you bought a hand-woven carpet. Of course, there were other problems with buying a hand-woven carpet that made it a laborious task, for example, it took at least 7 months to weave a 6-meter-sized hand-woven carpet. However, with the introduction of new machines, the time it takes to weave a carpet has been reduced to 10 days.
Another problem with hand-woven carpets is that no two carpet boards are the same size and color. This problem has also been solved with the introduction of weaving machines, and you can buy as many carpet boards as you need, with the same size and color.
But now, 1500 reed carpet designs rival hand-woven carpets in elegance and beauty, and you can see the most finely woven Afshan and Toranj designs in 1500 reed carpets.
Conclusion
The 1500 and 1200 reed carpets are both hand-woven carpets, but the reason why the 1500 reed carpet is more delicate than other machine-woven carpets is the density of 4500 knots of this carpet. When choosing and buying a carpet, keep in mind that the higher the density of a carpet, the more delicate its design is.
To weave a carpet with a high density, it is necessary that the fibers used are finer than other machine-woven carpets, which is why the thickness of the threads is reduced during weaving. Of course, to display as much delicacy in the carpet design as possible, it is necessary to reduce the amount of pile in the carpet. We hope that you have benefited enough from reading this article on Dariush carpets.