Corn Rowing
Description
At times, your carpet or rug seems to have well defined
areas or rows of tufts that appear to have fallen with
their tips embedded in the carpet pile.
Cause
The problem of "corn rowing" happens when the
overall density of pile yarns is not adequate, vis-à-vis
the height and the thickness of the yarn, to supportthem.
Specially, softer, more pliable yarns may donot have the
elasticity to spring back up. This problem is not caused
by the cleaning process, though it may become more
obvious just after cleaning.
Description
Vacuuming and raking the pile yarn perpendicular to the
traffic pattern helps to correct corn rowing of a
moderate degree. But it may not treat acute problems of
this nature.