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    Sep 01, 2021 1 minute

    LORNA HAIGH, creative director, Alternative Flooring

    QUALITIES OF NATURAL PLANT FIBRES FOR CARPETS, RUGS AND RUNNERS

    “Coir, jute, seagrass and sisal are the four main natural weaves used as carpets, rugs and runners. Coir, spun from the coarse fibres on coconut husks, is plant, feels good underfoot and is best for low traffic areas. Seagrass, harvested in coastal areas of Vietnam and China, is softer than coir and makes characterful weaves. Though hardwearing, it isn’t suitable for stairs. Sisal comes from white fibres in the leaves of the spiky plant grown mostly in Africa. Being white it dyes well, and can have flecks of colour added to its range of weave structures. It also works well on stairs.

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