Buying a Long and Satisfying Fabric
/Pile
Some tips on buying textile that you will
love for years to come:
- Buy for the environment. If, for
example, you buy for a family room, get a durable fabric that will
hold up with the anticipated use. This can be mostly nylon
(carpet) or cottons (upholstery), but, for upholstery, blends that use polyester or olefins are very good to
consider as well. Make
sure when you buy that the fabric is water-cleanable-- Take
along your spotting bottle and when you are ready to buy, pretest in
the store!
- Buy for "qualified
appearance" reasons.
 | Avoid Solid
colors. They reveal everything! See
THIS for More |
| Avoid Extremes of
Colors: Very
light colors show all the dirt instantaneously, and Very dark
colors show all sheet and fabric dust and specks. |
| Incorporate
Variation, which is
done in various ways: Sculpturing either in length and/or style
(multilevel cuts on the fabric, weave contours, etc.), and
sculpturing in color schemes (plaids, prints, multicolor threading
and or weaves as mentioned above. See
THIS for More |
| Technical Information Page
shows some variations of choice to look for/ or avoid. |
Buy the Best
Carpet Padding You Can Buy-- don't skimp on it! If you
must cut cost buy a middle style of carpet face fiber, but get the
best pad. Make sure it is either crush proof or think felt.
Prefer Nylon
over Olefin for Most Carpet Applications This
is because Olefin (or Polypropylene) has undesirable
properties you may not wish to live with as listed below:
| Low Dimensional Stability (It mats
very badly) the pile will not return to its original height.
This is why olefin is most always a LOW pile option. |
| Low Melting Point ( It is easily
permanently damaged through friction, and furniture moves) |
| Hydrophobic -- It hates water, and
water will not quickly evaporate from it after it is cleaned. |
Keeping these principles will go a
long way in aiding the proper selection. By far the most popular
color choice is the commonly called "cream" or buff or
off-white. We recommend, if this color is your choice, that it only
dominate a multi-use of the above principles. We believe you will
find yourself very glad you did!
Coming next time: HOW WE DEMONSTRATE
SPOT CLEANING:
.GLORY Carpet Cleaning Service Upholstery Spotting Primer
Upholstery URINE Cleaning Primer
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