Tufting and Pile Formation

Tufting is a rapid process for formation of continuous rows of yarn loops across the face of a textile backing substrate. The yarn loops cm the tufted substrate then can be cut or sheared to form a cut pile if desired. As mentioned earlier, woven and knitted pile substrates can be formed by introduction of additional yarns into woven and knitted structures. Pile substrates can also be formed by nonwoven and composite 

In tufting, a woven or film primary backing material is passed under a 

The primary and secondary backings used for carpets until recently 

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