Natural Fibers Used With Carpet Are Produced Eitherby Insects, Animals, Or Even Plants. The Fibers That Are Produced By Insects Or Animals Are Known Asprotein Fibers. Those That Are Made By Plants Areknown As Vegetable Fibers. Vegetable And Proteinfibers Share The Common Disadvantage That They Areboth Very Absorbent And Will Have Extended Dryingtimes When Wet Cleaned - Which Can Lead To Mildew,shrinkage, And Even Dry Rot.WoolWool Fiber Is Produced From The Fleece Of Lambs Orsheep. Wool Of Carpet Is Imported From Countriessuch As England, Australia, And New Zealand. Woolis The Oldest And Considered To Be The Finest Ofall Carpet Material. The Ability Of Wool To Stretch Up To 40 Of Itsoriginal Length And The Fact That It Can Be Bent Back And Forth More Than 180,000 Times Without Breaking Makes It Very Resilient. Wool Is The Mostexpensive Material For Carpet, Although It Is Alsothe Best You Can Buy.SilkThe Fiber Of Silk Is Produced By The Larva Of Various Insects Known As Silk Worms. The Silk, Incontinuous Lengths From 300 To 1600 Yards Is Spunto Produce The Cocoons. As A Fiber, Silk Is Naturallynon Flammable, Strong, And Not Affected By Staticcharge Problems - Even At Low Humidity.Cellulose FiberThis Type Of Fiber Is Produced By Plants And Normallynot Used As Face Yarns. These Types Will However,show Up As Backing Materials Of Tufted As As Wellas Carpets That Have Been Woven.CottonCotton Is A Vegetable Seed Fiber That Is Producedfrom The Cotton Plant. The Primary Use For Thisfiber Is Yarns Woven In Carpet Or Rugs. Cotton Isresistant To Alkaline Solutions And Becomes Strongerwhen It Is Wet.The Biggest Disadvantages To Cotton Is The Factthat Is The Most Absorbent Of All Fibers And Requiresextended Drying Times After Being Wet Cleaned. Itis Also Easily Damaged By Acids, Stains Easily, Mats Down, Soils Quickly, And Is Subject To Mildew,dry Rot, And Shrinkage.JuteThe Fiber Of Jute Is Produced By The Jute Plant Which Grows In South America, Pakistan, And Even InIndia. The Stalk Of The Jute Plant Is Where Thelonger Coarse Fibers Are Obtained, Located Betweenthe Outer Bark And Within The Inner Pulp.Jute Is Normally Used As Weft Yarns, Across The Width, In Woven Carpets And As A Backing Materialin The Construction Of Tufted Carpets. Jute Is Aninexpensive Material That Also Serves Other Usesthan Just Carpet. Like All Other Fibers, This Onehas Disadvantages As Well. The Fiber Is Weak Whenit Becomes Wet And Is Also Subject To Dry Rot, Shrinkage, And Mildew.SisalThe Fiber Of Sisal Is Produced By The Leaves Of Theagave Plant. Sisal Is Very Strong And Primarilyused For Making Rugs, Sacking, Rope, And Evencarpet. The Fiber Stains Easily And Is Also Verydifficult To Clean. Wet Cleaning Can Also Causeshrinkage So Its Best To Use Low Moisture Methods.RayonThere Is Quite A Bit Of Confusion About Rayon Andit Is Easy To Understand Why. Rayon Is A Synthetic Fiber That Is Produced From Natural Cellulosic Fibers Of Wood Pulp Or Cotton. The Material Is Put Through Several Chemical Treatmentswhich Help To Turn It Into A Synthetic Fiber.Primarily, Rayon Is Used For Area Rugs Because Ofits Silk Like Appearance. It Can Be Damaged Byacids, Has Low Resistance To Abrasion And Is Alsoprone To Cellulose Browning.PPPPP(word Count 588)
