Practical notes for the people who write specifications. What construction actually governs, how to read a specification, and where wool earns its place.
Five questions to put to any carpet supplier before you specify, from fiber origin to sustainability claims, with Fieldmark as the worked example.
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ReadEight fields, what each one governs, and which of them will actually constrain the room you are drawing.
ReadWhat the word strong means, why it is the right fiber for a floor, and the route it takes from the shed to the loom.
ReadThe hardest floor in the building, and the four decisions that determine whether it looks right in ten years.
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