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MATERIAL 

Nobody would even consider going on a snow hike wearing a silk shirt or wearing a cotton work overalls at a wedding. As with clothing, carpets are also made of diverse materials for difference occasions or to be more precise „areas of use“. Is a carpet to serve as decoration or is it to be subjected to heavy use? Hallway, living room, children´s room, bathroom - not all materials are suitable for all of the rooms. Natural or synthetic fibres? The short carpet glossary that we have listed all of the materials we use and their most important properties in should provide you with the best possible support when deciding what to buy. 

WOOL

Carpets are most frequently made using woollen yarns, and this for good reasons:

• Wool fibres contribute to a cosy living atmosphere

• They are extremely durable

• Their natural grease makes them quite insensitive to soiling and water

• Wool fibres have an anti-static effect

• They can be elongated by up to 30 percent before contracting, rendering them so insensitive to pressure marks

• They are footfall sound insulating, heat insulating and regulate the living climate

• Wool is a renewable resource

But wool is not wool: whereas what is referred to as „tanners wool“ is a secondary product from leather, it therefore only being acquired after the death of an animal, the term „new wool“ is only to be used if it is a new wool that it sheared off the live animal. We only use the higher quality new wool for our high quality brand carpets. The properties of the wool are also determined by the habitat of the animals.Highland wool is especially robust and durable and lowland wool is especially soft. Many of the carpets from our factory in Nepal are made using highland wool from the Himalaya region. The mmajority of the lowland wool that we use comes from New Zealand, where the anmals graze on green lowlands and hills in a unique insular climate. Wool mixtures are also frequently used in order to achieve optimal results. In the production of carpets we differ between wool in crude form and treated wool. You can find carpets of untreated, totaly natural wool in our THEKOnatural collection.

Tip: woolen carpets have a positive effect on the living climate but are not suitable for use in wet rooms such as bathrooms. Woolen carpets have high elasticity and stability, they‘re naturaly dirt-repelling, quick-drying and easy to clean. We advise to vacuum clean regularly.

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SILK

They used to be reserved for kings and dignitaries and it is still a luxury materials: natural silk. Silk is obtained from the cocoon of the silkworm moth. The insect originates from China. Trading with Chinese silk took place along the famous Silk Route as early as the year 100 B.C. and this is how natural silk reached Europe. The noble natural product has to date not only been used for the production of fashion items and home textiles such as cushions and curtains, it is also used in the manufacturing of carpets due to its special product characteristics.

The advantages at a glance:

• strongest known natural fibres, high degree of shape retention

• appearance: a soft gloss, natural elegance

• not as elastic as wool, but extremely durable and tear-resistant, good insulating ability

• high knot density due to its special fineness

• motifs and patterns have a very precise appearance, silk carpets can look very different, depending on the incidence of light

• depending on the angle of view silk carpets can have two different faces

Tip: silk carpets are able to cope with many things but not with moisture. They are not suitable for wet rooms!

 

VISCOSE

For the natural -sinthetic fiber viscose cellulose of beech, spruce, eucalyptus, pine, bamboo or the like is used. Viscose combines properties of wool and silk. Viscose has the ability to absorb moisture, it is durable, can be processed very fine and feels velvety soft.

The advantages at a glance:

• shines like silk

• high-class colors

• good for room-climate because of saving and spending humidity

• renewable resourc

• allergy friendly

Tip: Viscose is a good and cheap alternative for someone who is looking for a carpet wich looks like silk

 

POLYESTER 

With polyester the large family of synthetic polymers that are used in many areas nowadays is meant. Although polyester exists in nature, one normally understands this as being the large family of synthetic polymers that are used in many areas nowadays. The properties of polyester can be varied depending on the type of the monomers that are used. Polyester is extremely popular when producing upholstery fabrics and carpets, one reason being that it provides numerous design possibilities.

The advantages at a glance:

• polyester fibres are hard-wearing, durable and fade-resistant

• easy to care • polyester is heat insulating

• can also be used in bathrooms

• long pile and short pile carpets are possible

• allergy friendly 


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