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Cabled yarn:
A yarn formed by twisting together two or more plied
yarns.
Carpet tile:
See "Modular carpet."
Cationic dyeable nylon:
Nylon polymer that has been modified chemically to make the fibre receptive
to cationic (basic) dyes. Cationic dyeable yarns are used in conjunction
with acid dyeable yarns to produce multicolored carpet in piece dye methods.
ColorLink:
An INVISTA technology that combines fibres to create random placement of
colour similar to a space dye aesthetics in the finished carpet. ColorLink
technology is used for carpets of Antron® Legacy™ nylon and Antron
Lumena® solution dyed nylon.
Color matching:
The process of comparing colors, either by eye or by instrument, and making
adjustments if necessary, with the intent of reducing differences between
the item being colored and the standard. Critical to colour matching are:
(1) The light under which the colors are compared (the light source being
used in the real conditions
of the commercial environment should be used to match colors). (2) The
surface texture of the object being matched (cut pile carpet can appear
darker than loop made of the same yarn). (3) The surface luster of the
object being matched (higher luster yarns can look darker than lower luster
fibres).
Commercial matching:
Matching of colors within acceptable tolerances, or with a colour variation
that is barely detectable to the naked eye.
Commingled yarn:
See "Air-entangling."
Construction:
(1) The carpet manufacturing method, usually tufted, woven or bonded.
(2) The term also can
refer to the specific
details of a particular
carpet's specification,
including fibre type,
yarn twist level, density,
method of dyeing, etc.
Continuous dyeing:
Dyeing of carpet (greige) while it travels continuously through a dye
range. The process is frequently referred to by the name of one of the
prime machinery manufacturers, Eduard Kuster (pronounced "Kooster").
Continuous dyeing can produce multicolored or solid-colored carpet. Multicolored
carpet is achieved by using yarns of varied dye affinity, or with various
accessories that can give a pattern or overprint. Advantages include large
dye lots, relatively low cost and colour flexibility. However, this method
is more critical than beck dyeing or yarn dyeing for side-to-side matching
consistency. (the carpet must be installed in roll sequence).
Continuous filament:
Unbroken strand of synthetic fibre, such as filament nylon or olefin.
Nylon and olefin are made by extruding molten polymer through a spinnerette
(similar to a showerhead). The fibres are cooled, then stretched and textured
into bundles referred to as yarn. This yarn can be plied or air-entangled
with other yarn and then tufted.
Cotton count:
The yarn numbering system based on length and weight originally used for
cotton yarns and now employed for most staple spun yarns. It is based
on a unit length of 840 yards, and the count of the yarn is equal to the
number of 840-yard skeins required to weigh one pound. Under this system,
the higher the number, the finer the yarn. A typical carpet yarn might
be a three cotton count two-plied, written as 3.0/2 cc.
Cut and loop pile:
Carpet whose face shows a pattern, made up of a combination of loop pile
tufts and cut pile tufts. Also called cut/uncut. The carpet can be dyed
solid or multicolored.
Cut pile:
A pile surface created by cutting the loops of yarn in a tufted, woven
or fusion-bonded carpet.
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