Acrylic is not as durable as wool nor as resilient.
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However most of the spots on a polyester carpet that people attribute to staining are more likely due to soiling.
Ptt triexta polyester carpet fibers also known as smartstrand and corterra ptt polytrimethylene terephthalate is a polyester fiber with better resilience than pet.
Tencel is a natural man made fiber derived from wood pulp eucalyptus sourced from sustainable tree farms.
Acrylic is easily stained by oil and grease.
It has a tendency to become fuzzy as fibers deteriorate and to pill like polyester.
That is not to say that it is completely stain proof of course.
These yarns are offered in a range of deniers which are twisted and heat set.
Solution dyeing is a process in which color is actually built into the fiber when it is formed making the color an inherent part that cannot be removed from the fiber.
It is naturally stain and fade resistant.
Polypropylene is the fastest growing carpet fiber in popularity.
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Pure acrylic fiber is more popular for scatter rugs.
Browse our polyester carpet styles polypropylene olefin carpet fibers unlike other fiber types polypropylene will not absorb water so it is solution dyed.
But acrylic fiber carpets have some drawbacks that have limited their use.
Mohawk s ptt is called smartstrand whereas shaw s is called corterra.