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Random Sheared
A carpet texture created by lightly shearing either level loop or high-low loop so only some of the tufts are sheared. The sheared areas are less reflective than the unsheared loop which appear brighter and lighter in color. This creates a look similar to a cut and loop texture.

Red 40 Stain Scale
A standard comparison to rate degrees of Red Dye 40 staining from 10 (no staining) to 1 (severe staining).

Repeat
The distance from a point in a design in a patterned carpet to a point where the identical pattern appears again, measured lengthwise and widthwise in the carpet. In matching the pattern, there will inevitably be some waste of carpet in order to obtain the best possible side match—whether it is a drop or set match pattern.

Resilience
The ability of carpet to spring back to its original texture and thickness after being walked on or compressed by the weight of furniture.

Rows or Wires
Similar to stitches per inch (tufted carpet) in woven carpet, this is the number of pile yarn tufts per running inch lengthwise. Called rows in Axminster and wires in Wilton and Velvet carpet.

Abrasion Resistance to Axminster Back Coating to Bulking Cable Yarn to Cut Pile Dead Yarn to Dye Site End to Extrusion Face Weight to Fuzzing Gauge/Pitch to Grinning Hand to Hybrid Carpet Indoor Air Quality to ISO

J-Cut to Jute Knitting to Kuster Latex to Luster Matting to Multilevel Loop Pile Nap to Nylon—Type 6,6 Olefin Fiber to Ozone Fading No Terms Available- Q Random Sheared to Rows or Wires Sawtooth Crimp to Synthetic Fiber

Tensile Strength to Two-Ply Unitary to Urethane Velvet Carpet to Vinyl Warp to Woven Carpet Xenon Arc Lamp Yarn to Yarn Weight Zippering