Shag Carpets

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Shag carpets are a type of fiber based carpet that come with piles which are relatively less thick and are made up of longer individual strands compared to those present in various other carpet types. Produced as a deep pile design of carpet in the mid twentieth century, shag carpets were regarded as essential elements of modern decorating plans during the 1960’s and early 1970’s. Although people consider the shag carpet being a thing of the past, the truth is long yarn carpet designs are in existence and well in the 21st century.


There are a couple of qualities which make shag carpet stand above other carpet styles. The first one would be the length and arrangement of the individual carpet yarns which are utilized in the design. In addition to longer parts of yarn, the fiber is likewise twisted in a loose design, instead of the tight design utilized in short loop carpet methods. The relaxed twist is coupled with a pattern that space the different yard strands even more apart compared to a regular weave. Because of this, the design of a shag carpet is nearly like that of a section of grass that enables the blades or strands to lay in a number of unique directions.

Although it is obvious that shag carpet doesn't take advantage of the same popularity that it has several years back, the carpet design continues to be famous enough to be supplied by many big carpet manufacturers. Costs for shag carpets usually run within the same range just like any high quality carpet.

Nowadays, shag carpet is provided in 3 different styles. A buyer could go for long shag, short shag, and also mini shag. The long shag is the same in length with the shag carpet a lot of people recall in the 1960’s, whereas short shag uses a similar design, however approximately half the length. Mini shag is just a bit longer than a standard pile. Usually, the shag carpet today is available in solid colors, rather than the multicolored styles of the past.