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Bloomsburg Carpet: a designer's guide to the woven line, the custom library and where it belongs
Bloomsburg Carpet is woven broadloom from Bloomsburg Carpet Industries, a third-generation family mill founded in 1976 in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, that weaves Axminster, Wilton and velvet carpet in the United States. It is for the designer who needs a pattern that is part of the carpet's structure, a tartan on a stair, a velvet solid in a dining room, a custom Axminster for a club or a hotel corridor. Interiors carries 415 Bloomsburg Carpet styles, 110 made-to-order broadloom styles and a 305-design custom library, on the Bloomsburg Carpet brand page, with complimentary samples for approved trade accounts shipped from the mill.
The mill
Bloomsburg Carpet Industries was founded in 1976 and is run by the third generation of the family. The mill describes itself as the only one in the world with Axminster, velvet, Wilton and Loc-Weave looms under one roof, and everything in our catalog is woven in the USA. Woven construction is the reason to specify this mill: the colored yarns are woven into the backing as the carpet is made, so a plaid or a stripe holds its edge over a stair nosing for decades where a tufted print would blur.
What we carry
Of the 415 styles, 312 are Axminster, 54 Wilton and 44 tufted. Axminster is the hospitality-grade woven construction and dominates the custom library; Wilton is the residential woven construction; the tufted group is the plainer running line. By fiber, 59 styles are wool, 18 wool blend, 17 polypropylene and 15 nylon; the balance of the custom library is specified fiber by design.
Roll widths are 12 ft on 94 styles, 13 ft 2 in on 9 and 15 ft on 2, with 4 styles woven as a 6 3/4 in width for border work. By pattern, 116 styles are geometrics, 65 traditional, 57 floral and botanical, 54 abstract and modern and 35 textures. Custom rug is available on 94 styles, 17 are rated for indoor and outdoor use, and 5 carry the designer credit Barbara Barry.
Collections to know
Silver Creek is the largest group we carry at 80 styles. It is the residential decorative brand, the source of the tartans, stripes and small geometrics designers reach for on stair runners. Tuva Bloomsburg has 43 styles and is the premium contract and hospitality line in wool and nylon, useful for a club, a lobby or a boutique hotel. The Castaway Collection has 4. Styles to know include Kinsale, Patchwork, Cassis, Tailored, Folly and Dover.
The custom library
The 305 custom designs are the larger half of what we carry, and they work differently from the running line. Each is a design on file at the mill, woven to order in the project's colors in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, with a 360 square yard minimum. That minimum puts the library in the territory of a hotel floor, a club or a large residence. If the project is a single room, start with the 110 running-line styles instead.
Where it belongs
Bloomsburg Carpet stair runners are the classic use. A Wilton tartan or stripe from Silver Creek on a stair and up the hall is the spec that made this mill's name with designers, and the woven construction is why it still looks right after years of traffic. A velvet solid belongs in a dining room, a library or a formal living room. The Tuva Bloomsburg group goes into contract work: a club dining room, a hotel corridor, a boardroom. The 17 indoor-and-outdoor styles are the choice for a covered porch. Keep the polypropylene and nylon styles for rooms where cleanability comes first and reserve wool for the rooms that are meant to last.
Custom rugs and runners
Custom rug is available on 94 Bloomsburg Carpet styles, cut and bound through our Design Studio. A bound stair runner or a room-size rug from a Silver Creek plaid is a routine order: send us the stair count and tread width or the room plan and we will draw it and quote it net. The 4 styles woven at 6 3/4 in are border goods.
How to order through Interiors
Interiors is a to-the-trade showroom and a Bloomsburg Carpet dealer for interior design professionals; we do not sell to the public. Samples are complimentary for approved trade accounts and ship from the mill within 24 hours. Net pricing is quoted by the showroom; there is no public pricing. The 110 running-line styles are made to order and the ship date is provided by the showroom with your order. For the custom library, the rendering and net quote come in about two weeks, the strike-off in 4 to 6 weeks and production in 18 to 20 weeks, with the ship date provided when the design process is complete. We install anywhere in the United States.
| Styles | 415 |
|---|---|
| Types | Custom design library (305), broadloom (110) |
| Fibers | Wool (59), wool blend (18), polypropylene (17), nylon (15) |
| Constructions | Axminster (312), Wilton (54), tufted (44) |
| Widths | 12 ft (94), 13 ft 2 in (9), 15 ft (2), 6 3/4 in border (4) |
| Made in | USA (415), of which Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania (305) |
| Availability | Custom (305, 360 square yard minimum), made to order (110); custom rug on 94, indoor and outdoor (17) |
Questions designers ask
Is Bloomsburg Carpet good quality?
Yes. It is a woven mill, which puts it in a different class from tufted broadloom: the pattern is woven into the backing on Axminster and Wilton looms and the face is built to take stair traffic for decades. Choose a Wilton or Axminster for stairs and halls and sample first for color.
How much does Bloomsburg Carpet cost?
Net pricing is quoted to approved trade accounts; we do not publish Bloomsburg Carpet prices. Cost is driven by fiber, wool above nylon and polypropylene, by construction, Axminster and Wilton above tufted, and by width and yardage. A custom library design carries a 360 square yard minimum, so it is priced as a program rather than a room.
Where is Bloomsburg Carpet made?
In the United States. All 415 styles in our catalog are marked made in the USA, and the 305 custom designs are woven at the mill in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania. Ask us for the spec sheet on a specific running-line style if the project needs the mill of origin in writing.
Where can I buy Bloomsburg Carpet?
Through trade showrooms such as Interiors. We carry 415 Bloomsburg Carpet styles for interior design professionals and we ship and install nationwide. Samples ship from the mill to your office.
Can Bloomsburg Carpet be made into a rug or stair runner?
Yes. Custom rug is available on 94 styles, cut and bound through our Design Studio, and a Silver Creek stair runner is one of the most common orders we place with the mill; the plaid or stripe holds its line over every nosing.
What is the difference between Axminster and Wilton?
Both are woven with the pattern built into the structure. Axminster allows an almost unlimited number of colors in a design, which is why it is the hospitality standard and the construction behind 312 of the styles we carry. Wilton carries fewer colors but weaves a denser face, and it is the construction behind most of the Silver Creek stair runners.
Does the 360 square yard minimum apply to every style?
No. It applies to the 305 custom library designs, which are woven to order in your colors. For a smaller job, specify one of the 110 running-line styles, which are made to order with no program minimum.
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