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Axminster carpets
or the "ne plus ultra" for patterned woven carpets
for residential
and commercial uses.
Axminster
is not only the name of a town in Devon, England... it is also one
of
the very best processes used to manufacture since the
18th century high quality patterned carpets. (And in fact named from
the place where Thomas Whitty produced the first "Axminster" carpet
in 1755)
2 distincly different types of looms were developed under that name :
- the "Gripper axminster" looms
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 coming from the creel (the bank of yarns itself located behind the loom) feed into the loom through a yarn selector board, and pulled by the gripper 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 co.
- the "Spool Axminster" looms
Mostly
used to weave large runs of carpet, spool axminster looms can produce
woven carpets with a virtually unlimited number of colours,
although there is a limit on the size of the patterns. Within that process
yarns are set up onto a number of spools, one per line into the pattern,
this spools being then loaded onto the Axminster
loom into the weaving order in order to achieve each row of pile yarns
while the wrefts and warps woven simultaneously will construct the
carpet
with a woven backing.
Agence
Cholleton offers Axminster Carpets from
Agence Cholleton is the General Agent
and the Commercial Agency of Agnella Carpet Factory (Poland)
for
France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Switzerland, all French speaking countries as for
Africa and the entire Middle East
Agnella Axminster Carpets carry the British Wool label
- Download
Agence Cholleton and carpet manufacturing A4 information sheet
(.pdf format - 321ko - )
- Download
Flexiweave axminster contract carpet A4 information sheet
(.pdf format - 191ko)
| A FEW EXAMPLES OF CUSTOM MADE AXMINSTER CARPETS |
| Nouvel
Hôtel MAISON ROUGE 67000 STRASBOURG France |
Hôtel
AMBASSADOR CONCORDE 75008 PARIS France |
COURTYARD MARRIOTT HOTEL Lounge et Bar BELLE EPOQUE 95700 ROISSY EN FRANCE (Déco : Cbt DESSEINS) |
Here are now some of the numerous options available when manufacturing custom made woven axminster carpets, knowing that in most cases they will be made using 80/20 yarn (80% wool et 20% nylon) this blend combining the softness, comfort and warmness of wool, with the hard-wearing properties of nylon.
However some axminster carpets may also be woven using 100% wool or 100% nylon yarms.
- according to gripper axminster looms : 8
to 16 colours may be selected to be woven into one design,
without price increase.
(in fact this, as everything following, apply mainly to jacquard
electronic grippers axminster looms as they are now the
most currently globally used to produce bespoke axminster carpeting
for hotels contract.)
- a nearly no-limit freedom for design creativity and colour combination,
and this from your own design or by selecting a pattern from the 15
000 (or nearby...) designs existing in archives we have access to..
- again a nearly no-limit (except of course their weight for handling...)
to rolls lengths and more over to carpet design or pattern repeat sizes.
CONTRACT : KADEKO - KOKACHE
A spectacular example of electronic jacquard axminster weaving,
limitless creativity...
- an amazing reduction of the number of seams (and wastage) specially when choosing carpets with coordinating borders or "rugs effect" look like.
Also it is quite easy to understand that by minimising the number of seams, this will not only reduce the fitting cost, but long term speaking also significantly improve the carpet overall durability and self resistance to wearing.
BY USING E.J. AXMINSTER IN ORDER TO PRODUCE
"RUGS EFFECT" WOVEN CARPETING
- An unrivalled weaving widths option with looms available
in various widths :
- Metric Imperial - 0,69 m 27'' - 0,91 m 3' - 1,37 m 4'6'' - 2,74 m 9' - 3,66 m 12' - 4,00 m 13'2''
- A Specific quality for each individual project :
The same design may in fact be woven within very different qualities, according to specific needs with regard to the area it will finally fitted (hotel bedroom, public areas, stairs case etc...)
The criterias commonly used to determine
the quality of an axminster carpet are :
Carpet density
Tuft density is determined by mutliplying the loom's pitch
by the number of rows in the carpet. Pitch is
a set number (generally 7 to 8) which indicates how many warp threads
which will be contained in 2.54 cm (1 inch) of carpet..
The number of rows is a variable which should be specifield
by the customer' need (in fact and again this is related
to where the carpet will be finally fitted and for which kind of end-use,
hotel bedroom, domestic use, commercial building, offices, gambling room,
stair case etc...)
Rows are woven as weft, and there may be
anywhere from 6 to 14 rows in an inch of Axminster carpet. Therefore,
a 10-row specification woven on a 7-pitch loom would have a tuft density
of 70 tufts per square inch.
Some standard qualities are :
- 6 rows/inch X 7 pitchs/inch = 23,65/dm X 27,60 = ± 65.000
tufts/m²
- 7 rows/inch X 7 pitchs/inch = 27,60/dm X 27,60 = ± 76.176
tufts/m²
- 8 rows/inch X 7 pitchs/inch = 31,55/dm X 27,60 = ± 87.078
tufts/m²
- 9 rows/inch X 7 pitchs/inch = 35,50/dm X 27,60 = ± 97.980
tufts/m²
- 10 rows/inch X 7 pitchs/inch = 39,43/dm X 27,60 = ± 108.827
tufts/m²
- 11 rows/inch X 7 pitchs/inch = 43,38/dm X 27,60 = ± 119.730
tufts/m²
12, 13 and even 14 rows qualities may also be woven.
Even if visual aspect as colour-ways of 2 carpets (for example : one being
woven in 7 rows and the other one in 11 rows density) are identical it
quite obvious that total pile weights and therefore inherent properties
and qualities will be very much different...
| Knowing what will be the end use of an axminster carpet being purchased for, is essential to be in a position to advise properly which will be the most adequate quality |
LEYLATY BALROOM
RIYADH - KINGDOM of SAUDI ARABIA
An exceptional axminster quality :
± 4000 m² of a custom made 14 rows axminster
Pile Height
Pile height is another variable which should be specified
by the customer.
A number of factors must be considered when determining the optimal pile
height - required finished pile weight, end use and traffic, patterns
and fitting method (direct stick, double stick or stretch fitting on felt)
being along them. Pile height can vary from c.a. 5mm to c.a. 12mm
| AMBASSADOR CONCORDE HOTEL 75008 PARIS FRANCE |
COURTYARD MARRIOTT HOTEL Lounge et Bar BELLE EPOQUE 95700 ROISSY EN FRANCE (Déco : Cbt DESSEINS) |
Yarn system and wool origin
Yarn ply (generally, 2 or 3) and thickness are key factors
in establishing an Axminster carpet's finished weight, and (as a consequence)
overall durability.
Generally represented as a fraction (i.e. 2/48's) the
top number indicates yarn ply and the bottom number indicates how many
yards of the yarn weight 1 oz.
Therefore, a 2/48's yarn system is one which has 2 ply, 48 yards of which
weigh 1 oz.
This yarn is, obviously finer than a 2/42's, but heavier than a 2/52's.
According results may drive very quickly to significantly different finished pile weight for carpets woven with same number of rows.
Origin of the raw materials (mainly wool) is also a rather important factor :
- British or Irish wools being recognised universally for their durability.
- New Zealand wool being worldly know for its brightness and excellent dying properties.
Most of the yarn spun in order to be used into axminster carpets construction will be coming from a blend of those different wools.
| Finally, accurate mending, cropping and careful finishing are parts of the manufacturing process as well |
Obviously, all these factors are particulary important to the contract sector
In fact the words "Axminster carpets" covers a huge number of carpet quality options and therefore hotel contract experience as client list are so important at the time of choosing a supplier
| WESTMINSTER HOTEL 62520 LE TOUQUET FRANCE |
BANQUE DE LA MEDITERRANNEE BEIRUT - LEBANON CONTRACT : KOCACHE |
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