Shag (fabric)

A shaggy carpet (often also short shag or shaggy, from English = shaggy shaggy, shaggy ) is a deep-pile carpeting, the optically characterized by its shaggy and unkempt appearance. Fame he achieved by its popularity as a modern piece of furniture.

Appearance

The shaggy rug is considered a classic piece of furniture of the 1970s. The most produced in bright colors carpet was found in many living rooms. Shaggy carpets and rugs have the longest pile height. The density of the tufts is very low, making the carpet very airy and gives it a very fluffy and loose structure. Both properties together cause that place the individual yarns of the carpet arbitrarily in different directions and the shaggy rug and thus give his character.

The appearance has changed since the 70s. Today's Shaggy rugs have moved from the intense color palette rather subtle and muted colors and also have changed their material texture. Compared with the classic shaggy rugs have today a slightly shorter pile height and a higher density. This makes them more durable and stain resistant.

Production

Shaggy rugs are made of texturized yarn. Texturing means that smooth filament yarns are transformed into bulky yarns with high crimp. This gives the yarn a better moisture absorption, reduction in gloss and prevents peeling. For carpet yarns comes to generating a stuffer box texturing used. Compression- chambers such as the Twinrollbox (TRB ) are now the most common method for the production of textured yarn. In this case, a wide range of different Kräuselungsstrukturen generated.

Use / Purpose

Shaggy rugs are almost exclusively found in the private sector and apply as a design element of modern interior design. Therefore, they are very often located in high price segment and are marketed as a luxury item. Shaggy rugs are rather unsuitable for commercial use in high square footage, because they are too costly and mainly due to their physical properties do not meet the requirements for intensive use by pedestrians traffic. The long pile height and the air-filled spaces in the carpet making it vulnerable to pollution and impede its purification.