Nylon
Fiber
Nylon rugs and nylon carpet: the performance fiber
Nylon rugs are rugs made from nylon, the most resilient fiber used in floor coverings: it springs back from furniture and traffic, takes solution dyeing so bleach and sun cannot pull the color, and cleans with water. Interiors carries 673 nylon styles as rugs and broadloom, shipped from the mill, from Milliken (270), Masland (118), Fabrica (78) and Harcourt Collection (46).
386 of the styles are tufted broadloom in 12 and 15 foot rolls, which is where most nylon area rugs come from: a Masland or Fabrica cut pile, or a Milliken patterned loop, cut and bound to size through the Design Studio in 3 to 5 weeks. 116 are hand-loomed, including Harcourt's nylon programs and Bellbridge's Delano, Empire and Poetry, which give a hand-made texture that survives a dog. BIC's Eden, Cosmic and Fusion are the contemporary tufted end. 668 styles are made to order and 5 custom.
Nylon rugs versus wool rugs is the question we get most. Wool is warmer, hides soil better and ages with more character; nylon outlasts it in a hall, a stair, a family room and anywhere a client has pets or children, and costs less. Spec nylon for the rooms people live hard in and wool for the rooms they sit in. For the broadloom version see nylon carpet; for the other side of the comparison, wool rugs; for pets specifically, the pet-friendly rugs and carpet guide.
