Natural Fiber Carpet
Carpet
Natural fiber carpet: sisal, seagrass, jute and wool-sisal
Natural fiber carpet is broadloom woven from plant fibers, mainly sisal, seagrass and jute, sold by the roll for wall-to-wall installation or cut and bound into rugs. Interiors carries 152 natural fiber carpet styles from Fibreworks (61), DMI (24), Adara (12) and Rug Craft (11); half are made to order, half are custom programs and every one ships from the mill.
Sisal carpet is the workhorse: a hard, matte, agave fiber in bouclé, herringbone and panama weaves, 13 foot 2 inch rolls, that takes a wall-to-wall install in a study or a hallway and holds a straight seam. Seagrass carpet is smoother and slightly green, resists stains better than sisal and is sold on a latex back in 12 and 13 foot 2 inch widths. Wool sisal carpet blends the two for a softer hand underfoot in a bedroom. Jute is the softest and the least durable, so keep it off stairs. 28 of these styles are flatweave, 97 machine woven and 10 hand-loomed.
Two cautions for the spec. Natural fiber wall to wall carpet is glued or stretched over a firm pad and must stay dry; a steam cleaner will shrink it. On stairs, sisal is slippery under a sock and shows wear on the nose, so read the stair runner page before you commit. For loose rugs and a longer comparison of the three fibers, see the natural fiber rug guide and the sisal, jute and seagrass collection.
