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Kairouanese Carpets Texture 40 x 40
A carpet with a texture of 40x40 has 160,000 knots per m2 (40 vertical and 40 horizontal rows per 10 cm).
Materials used are wool and cotton.
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS OF MATERIALS
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| Chain knot |
-Cotton cable 20/6
-Cotton cable 20/9 |
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Support thread |
-Linen thread
-Cotton thread or wool thread of same caliber as linen thread
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One
thread |
| Knots |
Natural or dyed wool :
-Mechanically handled.
-Or assaying 7/2
Cleaned and treated against moths.. Dye withstands light, cleaning, and rubbing
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Two threads
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A certificate or a bill of sale guaranteeing all the operations associated with the wool used for the carpet (cleaning, dying, etc.) is provided by either the wool seller or the wool dyer and required by the ONA.
SPECIFICATIONS AND CLASSIFICATION
OF FINISHED PRODUCT
Critères |
Superieur |
1st choice |
2nd choice |
| Texture |
160.000 knots per m2 (40x40) |
Mini: 156.000
knots per m2
(39x40) |
Mini : 148.000
knots per m2
(37x40) |
| Height of knots |
Mini : 6mm
Maxi : 8 mm
Perfect regularity of shear demanded |
Mini : 6 mm
Maxi : 8 mm
Regularity of shear demanded |
Mini : 6 mm
Maxi : 8 mm |
| Weight |
Mini : 3,600 kg
maxi : 2,900 kg |
Mini : 2,500 kg
Maxi: 2,800 kg |
Mini : 2,400 kg
Maxi: 2,700 kg |
| Centralization of design |
Tolerance of 1% on each dimension |
Tolerance of 1,5% on each dimension |
Tolerance of 2% on each dimension |
| Fringes |
-Perfect Regular
-Perfect bias cut |
-Regular
-bias cut |
-Regular
-Bias cut with slight tolerance that does not alter aspect of carpet. |
| Change of hue |
None |
None |
Light in background where it does not alter aspect of carpet |
| Warping |
None |
None |
Partial and does not alter aspect of carpet |
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Discovering
Textures 40 x 40 
