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Primary Backing Fabric (Estex 149 grau)or backing cloth supplied in 4.20 metres and 5.15 metres widths folded into boxes of 30 metres length. 149 grams per square metre. Spun Polyester warp, Spun Polyester Weft. 40 ends per 10 cm Warp ; 40 picks per 10 cm weft. This cloth is used by Hitex Robot Handtuft machine to achieve minimum movement during tufting. |
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Primary Backing Fabric (Estex Gewebe 266 Grau)) or primary backing cloth supplied in 4.20 metres and 5.15 metres widths folded into boxes of 30 metres length. 266 grams per square metre. Spun Polyester warp, Spun Polyester Weft. 70 ends per 10 cm Warp ; 70 picks per 10 cm weft. This cloth is used for handtufting. |
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Secondary Backing Fabric (Lenotex Pan 78) or secondary backing cloth supplied in 4.20 metre and 5.15 metres widths folded into boxes of 30 metres length. 78 grams per square metre. Polypropylene warp, Acrylic Weft. 32 ends per 10 cm Warp ; 40 picks per 10 cm weft. This fabric is used to finish the backing of handtufted primary backing. |
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Secondary Backing Fabric (Bio-Bac 135) or secondary backing cloth 100% cotton supplied in 5.15 metre widths folded into boxes containing 30 linear metres. 135 grams per square metre. Cotton yarn Nm 40.0/2 warp, Nm 3.6/1 weft. Density 35 X2 ends per 10 cm warp and 32 picks per 10 per cm weft. |
| McAndrew (Textiles) Ltd -Bradford | Natural and Man-Made FibresYarn Processors and ReclaimersFRINGING YARNS: 80/20% wool/nylon for use in fringing/whipping rugs and mats. BCF YARNS: Polypropylene yarns for carpet binding and pattern book manufacture Nylon yarns for tufting. AXMINSTER YARNS: 80/20% wool/nylon and 100% wool carpet yarns Yarns can be dyed to customer requirements if shade not available. TUFTING YARNS: 80/20%, 50/50% and synthetic yarns for broadloom and pass machine tufting WEAVING/KNITTING YARNS: Wool/mohair/synthetic blends in various counts for the knitting and weaving trade - plains, brushed, loops, tweeds all available. THREAD-WASTES: Carpet thread waste available in wool/nylons, wool/synthetic, polypropylene BCF/spun synthetics and undyed BCF nylon. Mixed colours and shades. FIBRES: Garnetted fibres (nylons), Condenser wastes (wool/synthetic), Card/Shoddy wastes (wool/nylon), Staple fibres (polyprop./Nylon). HIGH TENACITY YARNS: High tenacity and BCF yarns for braiding/twisting/rope and cord usage. COTTON YARNS: Cotton and cotton/polyester/acrylic yarns available - undyed and shades. |
| Carr Dyke Winding Co. -Dewsbury | Yarn Suppliers to the carpet, rug and matting trades. |
| S. Lyles, Sons and Co. Ltd. -Dewsbury | Only produce to order. Count range is from Nm 1.0 – Nm 5.0, offer 1 – 6 ply yarns in 100% Wool, 80/20 Wool/Nylon & 80/10/10 Wool/Nylon/Meltbond Polyester. Can either stock or hank dye, also have Superba heat setting, hank to cone or hank to cheese winding |
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Natural Latex supplied in 25 kilogram kegs. Used to bind the yarn tufts to the primary backing and stick the secondary backing to the primary backing. |
This page is being developed to provide information for hand tufters to produce rugs, carpets and wall hangings.
Latex is used on the back of the tufted carpet to seal the tufts to the primary backing. Latex is also used to stick the secondary backing to the primary backing fabric. The Latex offered is a natural Latex product which is miscible but not soluble in water.
Primary backing fabric is the fabric that is tufted into using a hand tufting gun. This fabric must be strong and have the required degree of elasticity to allow the needle to penetrate the fabric, then retract to hold the yarn when the needle is withdrawn leaving the loop or cut pile trapped.
Secondary backing is applied after the tufting process and its function is largely aesthetic. The secondary backing is bonded to the tufted primary backing using latex.
