Set match Refers to a pattern in a carpet which continues straight across the installed carpet at right angles to the seams. It is a characteristic of cut pile carpet. It is not a manufacturing defect. Shearing Finishing process in carpet manufacturing to create a smooth carpet face. The shearing process can also be used to create texture as in random shearing.
Singles yarn One yarn end of either continuous filament yarn or spun yarn.
Skein dyed yarn Singles yarn that has been skein dyed. Yarn is wound in skeins and dyed in dye vats. This method yields small to mid-sized dye lots, but has custom color advantages. Sliver An intermediate stage in the production of spun yarns from staple fiber. It is a large, soft, untwisted strand or rope of fibers produced by carding or pin drafting.