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Carpets

The Factory Axminster Carpets in Axminster

Learning Point

  • Carpets are produced on looms, and in the modern factory, they are are large machines that use computers to weave the carpets together. It can take many hours of work to produce a carpet, including carefully checking it before it leaves the factory.

Project

  • Design a pattern for a carpet of your own.
  • Overview
Carpet
By Newspaper “Number One” (photographer Petr Sanzhiev) – https://gazeta-n1.ru/stock/?tags=%20%F2%E5%EF%EB%EE%F2%F0%E0%F1%F1%E0, Public Domain, Link

Fun Facts

  • A reel of yarn is called a ‘cheese‘.
  • A 10 by 3.6 metre carpet needs 11,000 metres of yarn and has 290,304 tufts of wool.
  • A carpet has a warp and a weft.

Past Lessons

2 June 10, 2024 (North America)
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Upcoming Lessons

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