Carpet Knowledge

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Across
  1. 6. a type of looped carpet whose name can be traced back to an indigenous people of North Africa
  2. 7. chemical used on carpet backing to hold the material together
  3. 9. a triangular type shape some fibers are made into
  4. 11. placed under a carpet
  5. 12. substance added to a lighter area of carpet to repair the color loss
  6. 15. a type of "earth" used to freshen carpets or clean up spills
  7. 17. a fiber made from plants
  8. 19. a product used to reverse browning
  9. 20. clothes are made from this type of fiber and so are some carpets
Down
  1. 1. this can be removed while a stain cannot
  2. 2. soil that migrates back to the surface of carpet fibers after cleaning
  3. 3. carpets can turn this color when the pH goes the wrong way
  4. 4. specially made carpets have a warp and this
  5. 5. carpet fibers are this when forced through a spinnerette
  6. 8. this fiber has a low melting point
  7. 10. this fiber smells like celery when burned
  8. 13. boards placed along the edge of a room that carpet is stretched onto
  9. 14. a type of acid sprayed on carpet to reverse the pH
  10. 16. a piece of carpet used to replace a damaged area is called this
  11. 18. used to adhere carpet to a hard surface like concrete