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AXMINSTER WOVEN CARPETS
AXMINSTER CARPETS ARE ALSO KNOWN AS " ENGLISH CARPETS "
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| Carpet Manufacturing processes | Axminster carpets weaving processes |
Wilton carpets weaving processes |
Tufting and printed carpets |
Hand tufted carpets | Colortec carpets and others processes such as non woven |
Woven carpets manufacturers mainly employ two techniques: Axminster and Wilton, let's start with the first one !
AXMINSTER CARPETS WEAVING |
Axminster .... (and not axminister, axmister or even x-mister or exminster!!) the well-known name of woven carpets
suitable for both residential and contract uses. Regarding carpets history, the name itself is coming from the town of Axminster,
England where "Axminster carpets" were knotted in wool since the 18th century. The name remained as a generic
term after the arrival of power looms over the 19th century and nowadays if Axminster carpets are still produced in the town
of Axminster and still known all over the world as English carpets they are also manufactured and available worldwide from U.S.,
China, Poland, Belgium, and of South Africa where is located Crossley Carpets, one of the largest axminster carpet manufacturer.
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| Axminster carpet for hotels corridors and the leisure industry |
Axminster carpet for hotels ballrooms with |
Axminster carpets for casinos and the gambling industry |
Woven
in fact on two distinctly different types of looms "the Spool
Axminster loom and
the Gripper
Axminster loom", both of which were developed from
the original jacquard loom technology of the nineteenth
century.
Generally,
the
Gripper - Axminster
loom is viewed as better suited to contract carpet production,
and
many of these looms now operate electronically. During this process,
the
yarn
is cut to a pre-determined length
(according to the selected pile
height) and woven simultaneously on the same loom with a jute or
synthetic
backing.
Designs are created by the use of different yarn colours in specific
places during the weaving process.
The
looms on which the axminster carpets are woven have and are still
changing considerably over the lats years but
the construction
principal of interlocking the pile yarns with backing yarns is
little changed.
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| Gripper Axminster loom still with jacquard cards system |
Jacquard cards manufacturing machine |
Most axminster carpets
are manufactured now using
a blend of 80% wool /20% nylon fibres;
however, both 100% wool
and 100% nylon are also suitable. Axminster carpets are available
from
"in-stock" ranges
or custom made to order. They are recognised worldwide as one one
of the best possible
option for hotels or hospitalities contract
carpeting and are also available from stock ranges
for superior
residential carpeting. In our opinion one of the most
important fact is that an axminster woven carpet
cannot delaminate
in use as the backing is
an integral part of the whole carpet (however this is
also
true for other woven carpets such as jacquard wilton or face-to-wilton
carpets)
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Spool axminster loom |
16 colors EJ axminster loom |
Axminster weaving process
Axminster carpets are only cut pile no loop pile available with this weaving process
Axminster carpet weaving technique
Axminster carpets are installed in thousands of hotels, casinos, cruise ships, official or institutional buildings
and beautiful homes throughout the world. Axminster weaving is still widely used for the production of wool rugs,
carpet squares broadloom residential and contract carpets in multicoloured designs.
Design possibilities are limitless combining today's axminster looms with latest C.A.D. software.
Spool-gripper axminster looms are still used by numerous axminster carpet manufacturers worldwide,
mainly for producing rugs and traditionnal pub carpets as residential "english carpets" i.e. more heavily patterned,
this specific manufacturing process allowing to weave axminster carpets with a virtually unlimited number
of colors and bearing in mind that there is some limit regarding the size of pattern repeats. However if spool grippers
looms are (so far...) seen as more productive, they remain in most cases more suitable for longer production runs.
Axminster carpets stock ranges are also available in many styles and patterns |
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| Tartans carpet axminster carpet collectionr  80% wool and 20% nylon - 10 colors Stock range - 3.66m/12' width Woven cut pile axminster carpet |
Léopard print axminster carpet collection Animal prints axminster carpets 80% wool and 20% nylon - 2 patterns Stock range - 4.00m/13'1" width Woven cut pile axminster carpet |
Pindots - Petits points axminster carpet collection 80% wool and 20% nylon - 10 colors Stock range - 3.66m/12' width Woven cut pile axminster carpet |
Zebra print axminster carpet collection Animal prints axminster carpets 80% wool and 20% nylon - 2 patterns Stock range - 4.00m/13'1" width Woven cut pile axminster carpet |
Gripper-Jacquard
axminster looms are the most versatile and by there are the
ones the most suitable
for contract carpeting. With the introduction
already some
years ago of the electronic jacquard option
and with
today's E.J.axminster looms available from various manufacturers
this versatility is increasing every year.
Operating with 8 then 12 colours electronic
axminster looms are now offered with 16 colours and more for the latest
ones...
The weaving speed is also changing fast and some
of the latest looms are also called high speed axminster looms
or E.J.
High speed axminster looms...
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Axminster 16 colors electronic loom |
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Also one of the biggest advantage regarding axminster contract carpets is that the weaving quality can be selected
according to the expected end use of the carpet. (Residential use, Offices, Casinos, Hotel bedrooms or corridors etc...)
I.e you can choose not only the yarn count or the pile height but also the density by selecting the best
shooting or number of rows for the carpet you wish to be custom made
Here under are some of the most used axminster weaving qualities with 2 different types of yarns:
2/47's (2 ply standard yarn) and 3/40's (3 ply yarn to achieve heavier pile weight with same densityl)
| Axminster carpets quality and specification forms to download Yarn 2/47's dewsbury - Tex R660/2 |
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| Axminster carpet 80% wool / 20% nylon Specs form - Quality 6,5 x 7 - Yarn 2/47's |
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6,5
rows /inch X 7 pitchs/inch =25,6/dm x 27,60 pitchs/dm = ± 70.656
tufts/m² |
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| Axminster carpet 80% wool / 20% nylon Specs form - Quality 7x7 - Yarn 2/47's |
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7 rows
/inchX 7 pitchs/inch = 27,6/dmx
27,6 pitchs/dm = ± 76.176
tufts/m² |
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| Axminster carpet 80% wool / 20% nylon
Specs form - Quality 8x7 - Yarn 2/47's |
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8 rows
/inchX 7 pitchs/inch = 31,5/dmx
27,6 pitchs/dm = ± 86.940
tufts/m² |
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| Axminster carpet 80% wool / 20% nylon
Specs form - Quality 9x7 - Yarn 2/47's |
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9 rows
/inch X
7 pitchs/inch = 35,40/dmx
27,60 pitchs/dm = ± 97.704
tufts/m² |
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| Axminster carpet 80% wool / 20% nylon Specs form - Quality 10x7 - Yarn 2/47's |
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10 rows
/inch X
7 pitchs/inch = 39,4/dmx
27,6 pitchs/dm = ± 108.744
tufts/m² |
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| Axminster carpet 80% wool / 20% nylon
Specs form - Quality 11x7 - Yarn 2/47's |
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11 rows
/inchX 7 pitchs/inch = 43,3/dmx
27,6 pitchs/dm = ± 119.508
tufts/m² |
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| Axminster carpets quality and specification forms to download Yarn 3/40's dewsbury - Tex R775/3 |
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| Axminster carpet 80% wool / 20% nylon
Specs form - Quality 6x7 - Yarn 3/40's |
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6
rows /inch X 7 pitchs/inch =23,65/dm x 27,60 pitchs/dm = ± 65.000
tufts/m² |
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| Axminster carpet 80% wool / 20% nylon
Specs form - Quality 7x7 - Yarn 3/40's |
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7 rows
/inchX 7 pitchs/inch = 27,6/dmx
27,6 pitchs/dm = ± 76.176
tufts/m² |
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| Axminster carpet 80% wool / 20% nylon
Specs form - Quality 8x7 - Yarn 3/40's |
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8 rows
/inchX 7 pitchs/inch = 31,5/dmx
27,6 pitchs/dm = ± 86.940
tufts/m² |
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| Axminster carpet 80% wool / 20% nylon
Specs form - Quality 9x7 - Yarn 3/40's |
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9 rows
/inch X
7 pitchs/inch = 35,40/dmx
27,60 pitchs/dm = ± 97.704
tufts/m² |
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| Axminster carpet 80% wool / 20% nylon
Specs form - Quality 10x7 - Yarn 3/40's |
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10 rows
/inch X
7 pitchs/inch = 39,4/dmx
27,6 pitchs/dm = ± 108.744
tufts/m² |
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| Axminster carpet 80% wool / 20% nylon
Specs form - Quality 11x7 - Yarn 2/47's |
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11 rows
/inchX 7 pitchs/inch = 43,3/dmx
27,6 pitchs/dm = ± 119.508
tufts/m² |
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Axminster carpets stock ranges are also available in many styles and patterns |
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| Tartans carpet axminster carpet collectionr 80% wool and 20% nylon - 10 colors Stock range - 3.66m/12' width Woven cut pile axminster carpet |
Léopard print axminster carpet collection Animal prints axminster carpets 80% wool and 20% nylon - 2 patterns Stock range - 4.00m/13'1" width Woven cut pile axminster carpet |
Pindots - Petits points axminster carpet collection 80% wool and 20% nylon - 10 colors Stock range - 3.66m/12' width Woven cut pile axminster carpet |
Zebra print axminster carpet collection Animal prints axminster carpets 80% wool and 20% nylon - 2 patterns Stock range - 4.00m/13'1" width Woven cut pile axminster carpet |
Learn more or see various other pictures : www.axminster-carpet.com
www.axminster-carpets.net and www.moquette-axminster.com
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A3C Carpets - Axminster and wilton carpets for hotels, restaurants, casinos and night clubs
as for home decor and hospitalities: Official buildings, Town halls, Palaces and public buidings.
Genuine english carpets!! Luxury carpets available from stock ranges. or custom made to order.
Carpet runners and stair runners stock ranges ou bespoke stair runners.
Red carpets and red carpet runners for officials and VIPs.
Stair rods and brass carpet rods. Custom made wool rugs and rug runners.
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Carpets for hotels, restaurants and hospitalities as for interior design.
Plain solid colored wilton carpets or patterned axminster carpets, and stair carpet runners.
Wool rugs custom made and bespoke rug runners.
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A3C Carpets - Axminster and wilton Carpets for hotels, restaurants, night clubs, discos, and the leisure industry.
Carpets for Official buildings such as Townhalls, Museums, Ministries, Banks and corporate buidings as for Palaces,
Mansions and residential housing. Carpets available from stock ranges and bespoke carpeting
Genuine axminster and wilton carpets !!
Luxury carpets Thick and confortable soft carpets.
Carpet runners and stair carpet runners from stock or custom made to order. Protocolary carpet runners and red carpets.
Stair rods and carpets bars for stair runners.
Hand made bespoke wool rugs and carpet runners.
| Colour representation and/or designs of wool rich carpets and runners may vary from one dye batch to another one. Also colours are as faithful as it is technically possible but may vary significantly – according as depending on each individual computer screen calibration and settings as specific type of printers and related printing processes and/or settings. A3C carpets reserves the right to modify the characteristics and specifications of this product while keeping it the same technical properties as aspect. |
