What is a Carpet?

1. CARPET

2. What is a Carpet?
• A thick heavy covering for a floor,
usually made of woven wool or synthetic
fibers, especially one covering the entire
surface of the floor.
• A carpet is a textile floor covering
consisting of an upper layer of "pile"
attached to a backing. The pile is
generally either made from wool or a
man made fibre such as polypropylene,
nylon or polyester.

3. HISTORY
• A study says that woven forms of floor
coverings were present during the Neolithic
Age (7000 BC).
• They were thickly knotted to protect the
people from adverse climatic conditions.

4. EARLIEST SURVIVING CARPET
• The earliest surviving pile
carpet is the "Pazyryk
carpet", which dates from
the 5th-4th century BC.
• One of the oldest hand-
woven rugs known in the
world today was found in
southern Siberia in 1949.

5. CARPET IN ISLAMIC WORLD
• The first evidence of carpet from the Muslim
world is from Persia, which is the Pazyryk
carpet.
• The second evidence is from Turkestan
(present day Kazakhstan).
• From these two evidences it appears clear
that the carpet was first made in the region of
what was to become later a part of the
Muslim World.

6. ADVANTAGES
• Comfort: Walking into a carpeted room will
give you a comfortable, cozy, and welcomed
feel.
• Aesthetics: Carpets come in a variety of colors
and patterns. Carpets add a decorative
element.
• Insulation: Carpets keep the coldness of floors
away. It provides warmth and comfort in the
cold weather.

7. DISADVANTAGES
• Maintenance: Carpets need high
maintenance. If the carpet is dirty or stained it
will make your room look dirty.
• Sensitivity to moisture and stains: Carpets
can absorb stains easily and can get damaged
when soaked.
• Bugs: Bed bugs can live in carpet fibers and
wooden floorboards.