What is a Patterned Carpet?
A patterned carpet is carpeting imprinted with a pattern that can be applied in several different ways. Some patterned carpets are worked with pre-dyed yarns to form a pattern while others have the design printed onto its once-plain surface. There are also differences in how the pattern is angled on a patterned carpet. Drop match and set match are the two main types of pattern angling used to make printed patterned carpets. The drop match method is printed on the carpet in sloping angles. The set match approach features straight rows that are parallel to the width of the patterned carpet. Screen or jet printing of carpeting creates a printed design on the carpet done with computer technology much like that used to print paper. Screen printing places dye stuffs onto the face of the carpet and between one and eight colors are usually used. Jet printing is also called the injected dye method as the ink is injected right into the pile of the carpet. The printed method of creating a pattern
