When.com Web Search

Search results

  1. Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
  2. Fitted carpet - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fitted_carpet

    Fitted carpet, also wall-to-wall carpet, is a carpet intended to cover a floor entirely. Carpet over 4 meters in length is usually installed with the use of a power-stretcher (tubed or tubeless). Carpet over 4 meters in length is usually installed with the use of a power-stretcher (tubed or tubeless).

  3. Sisal production in Tanzania - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sisal_production_in_Tanzania

    Sisal Production in Tanzania 1961-2013. Sisal production in Tanzania began in the late 19th century by the German East Africa Company. Sisal was continually produced during the German administration and the British administration and was the colony's largest export highly prized for use in cordage and carpets worldwide. At the time of ...

  4. Sisal - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sisal

    Sisal has an uncertain native origin, but is thought to have originated in the Mexican state of Chiapas. Sisal plants have a lifespan of 7–10 years, producing 200–250 usable leaves containing fibers used in various applications. Sisal is a tropical and subtropical plant, thriving in temperatures above 25 °C (77 °F) and sunshine.

  5. List of textile fibres - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_textile_fibres

    Textile fibres or textile fibers (see spelling differences) can be created from many natural sources (animal hair or fur, cocoons as with silk worm cocoons), as well as semisynthetic methods that use naturally occurring polymers, and synthetic methods that use polymer-based materials, and even minerals such as metals to make foils and wires.

  6. Run-on - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Run-on

    In hydrology, run-on refers to surface runoff from an external area that flows on to an area of interest. A portion of run-on can infiltrate once it reaches the area of interest. Run-on is common in arid and semi-arid areas with patchy vegetation cover and short but intense thunderstorms .

  7. Natural fiber - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_fiber

    The presence of water plays a crucial role in the mechanical behavior of natural fibers. Plants depend on water to help them grow. If the humidity was too high, then it would cause the plants to create mold and bacteria. Humidity would also increase the amount of pests around the plants.

  8. Carpet - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carpet

    A carpet is a textile floor covering typically consisting of an upper layer of pile attached to a backing. The pile was traditionally made from wool, but since the 20th century synthetic fibers such as polypropylene, nylon, or polyester have often been used, as these fibers are less expensive than wool. The pile usually consists of twisted ...

  9. Oriental rug - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oriental_rug

    Its tensile strength has been used in silk warps, but silk also appears in the carpet pile. Silk pile can be used to highlight special elements of the design in Turkmen rugs, but more expensive carpets from Kashan, Qum, Nain, and Isfahan in Persia, and Istanbul and Hereke in Turkey, have all-silk piles. Silk pile carpets are often exceptionally ...