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In what year did William Sprague begin the carpet industry in the United States

1791

100

Which natural carpet fiber comes from animals?

Wool

100

What is the distance between the needles

Gauge

100

What is the difference between a carpet and a rug?

A rug does not extend over the entire floor

100
What carpet seaming method involved gluing a "paper" across the seam?

Hot Melt Tape

200

What city in Georgia is known for its carpet production

Dalton, GA

200

Name 3 of the 5 main carpet fibers

Wool
Nylon
Polypropylene
Acrylic
Polyester

200

In this pile style, all the loops are at the same consistent height

Level Loop

200

What is used to finish the edges of a rug?

Binding (tape, leather etc)

200

This construction drawing shows the location and direction the designer would like the carpet to be installed

Seaming Diagram

300

What invention by Erastus Bigelow reshaped the industry for weaving carpets?

Power Loom

300

What is an example of a Natural Plant fiber used to make carpet

Sisal
Abaca
Seagrass
Jute
Coir

300

This pile construction diagram looks like a toothbrush and is good in low traffic area only 

Velvet Plush (Low Twist)

300

In what country is is there 75 regions that produce rugs

Iran (Persia)

300

what carpet tile pattern is installed so that all the tiles run in the same direction/orientation?

Monolithic

400

By 1952 the carpet industry became the ____ largest consumer of cotton grown in Georgia

Third

400

what term means "the number of yarns twisted together"

Ply

400

This is the most common broadloom construction 

Tufting

400

Name 2 standard rug sizes

2' × 3’
3' × 5’
4' × 6’
6' × 9’
8' × 10’
9' × 12’
10' × 14’
12' × 15’
12' × 18’,
13' × 20’

400

what carpet tile pattern alternates between facing north and facing to the east 90 degrees?

Quarter Turn

500

What was the name of the new company formed in 1920 by Shuttleworth Brothers Co & McCLeary Wallin & Crouse?

Mohawk Carpet Mills

500

Which synthetic carpet fiber has good abrasion resistance, fair resilience and burns and melts unless treated to self extinguish?

Polyester

500

This construction technique used for commercial carpet and carpet tiles involves yarns being set into adhesive

Fusion Bonded

500

What is a knot count?

How many knots are in each square inch of a rug
500

This installation method allows the carpet to "flow" over the edge of the stair

Waterfall