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Carpet Tiles are small swatches of carpet that can be installed and combined in several creative, unique ways. They are also known as “modularity carpets” or ”carpet squares”. Often, they are square shaped and available in range of square sizes- 48X48, 50X50, 60X60, and 96X96 cm. Carpet tiles also come in planks which are long rectangular shapes. Some manufactures will actually offer carpet tiles in a variety of creative shapes. Carpet tiles are easy to carry and transport, making it easier to get to the job site undamaged. Carpet tiles are pre-backed so they can be installed directly onto the subfloor. Therefore, you do not need any underplays. This saves a lot of time and money. They also have less waste when installing. There is less cutting and adjustments in order to fit the space, especially with rooms with odd angles.    When installing carpet tiles you f...

  There are many factors that all work together to determine how the carpet will look and perform overall. Some of these factors include, density, face weight, twist, fiber type, etc. Each of these factors must all be taken into consideration when deciding on the suitable carpet for your home. The pile height is the length of the carpet fibers from their end tips to the point where they reach the carpet backing. Carpet and rug pile heights vary but usually fall into three main categories. Pile Height Guide: low (less than ¼ in) medium (1/4 to ½ inch) and high (1/2 to ¾ inch). Piles longer than ¾ inch are not as common. These types are typically choose as “plush” pile height because the longer the pile gets, the softer the rug feels. The fibers on low-pile rugs tend to be more tightly woven and dense, causing them to feel and seem flat. Therefore, high-pile rugs reveal longer and looser threads, developing in a general soft, fluffy touch. Carpet weight refers to the weigh to the...

  Fabric Wallcoverings are a spin on traditional wallpaper. Fabric wallcoverings have gained a lot popularity in the design world. They have a light, breathable design. Their textual qualities are most beneficial in a room where the other walls are smooth and hard. It presents great abilities of tear resistant, breathability, washability and easier way of instillation and removal. It is also a fairly inexpensive cost compared to traditional wallpaper. It’s breathable fabric is also mold resistant. The fabric allows air to pass through freely making the wall covering less susceptible to mold growth. This is great option to make your home more hygienic. When deciding what fabric to choose for your space, you want to choose a lightweight fabric such as cotton and polyester. When preparing for application, you want to be sure to make clean cuts. You can use a rotary cutter, fabric scissors, or a sharp craft knife to do so. You always want to apply the coverings to a clean smooth wall a...

     In this area in studio below, we have two big storage cabinets that have a lot of miscellaneous items stored inside. It is very unorganized and difficult to find materials in. We have two of the same large cabinets. My idea for one of them is to create a place to keep some of our fabric samples and materials.  My thought is to remove all of the shelfing units and replace each shelf with a metal pole, so we are able to hang up our samples very easily. This will organize our materials and make it a lot easier on our lives when searching for specific items. We would need a total of 4 metal poles to install into the cabinet and a lot of hangers for our material. The biggest thing to deal with is measuring out the poles to the right size and cutting them, so they can fit into the cabinet. This is not a long process once you have all your items to assemble with and it should only take one, maybe two people to get it done. This is another area in studio that needs...

   The typical construction of a bottom-weight 14-ounce denim is 55 to 64 warp ends per inch and 38 to 42 filling picks per inch. The number of warp ends per inch is sometimes referred to as the “sley.” The size of the yarn used, the fabric weave design, and the fabric tightness will influence the weight, as well as the amount of size left on the finished fabric.  As a rule, denim is woven as 3x1 twill, 2x1 twill, 2x2 twill, 3x1 broken twill or 2x2n broken twill. The weights of the finished fabrics vary between 3 ½ and 16 ½ ounces per square yard. The fabrics weighing 3 ½ to 8 ounces per square yard are typically used to manufacture blouses, tops, and shirts. Trousers, jeans and jackets tend to use heavier weight denim fabrics ranging between 8 and 16 ½ ounces per square yard. Numerical notations for different denim designs such as 3x1 twill denote what each warp yarn is doing relative to the filling yarns interlacing with it. In this example, if you look at the end...

  20 Denim terms you should know Chain Stitch: Can be performed by hand or by a union special machine. The stitch allows a cool roping pattern in fades along the bottom of the hem of your jeans. Lock Stitch: Easier to do and is more efficient than the lock stitch. Most common stitch you will see, especially with thicker fabrics. Overlock Stitch: Also known as surging. They look like a bunch of figure eights. Very efficient way to marry two pieces of fabric together. It is not the most uniformed, best looking, or strongest. Flat Felled Seam: Nice finished edge. It is a much better way to make something, it is so much stronger union of those two materials. Also used to hide seam allowance                                                           Burr and Rivet: One piece called the rivet which goes through the fabric and the burr is ...