Carpets – Natural Wool
Natural Wool is one of the oldest and best known textile fibres. |
Wool’s natural properties have turned this fibre into a unique and much loved material |
or the production of a nouwens-bogaers carpet. |
Wool’s basic properties are still the fundamental qualities which have given wool a unique place |
in the 21st century. There are plenty of other textile fibres readily available, but even current |
science hasn’t been able to produce another fibre which is capable of offering all the properties |
which wool has by nature. |
The most important natural properties: |
< Wool comes from an inexhaustible source: the sheep. |
< Wool is biologically degradable and will certainly not damage the environment. |
< Wool is incredibly energy efficient: the production of wool only costs 12% of the energy |
required for the production of synthetic fibres. The wool fibre is the only natural white fibre |
on earth which can be dyed in any colour without chemical treatment. |
< Wool is hypoallergenic and offers no nutrition to bacteria and house dust mites. Wool functions |
like a natural filter and traps dust, ensuring it can’t be inhaled. |
< Wool is naturally flame resistant, without the need for any additives. |
< Wool is comfortable in both hot and cold conditions. |
< Wool is naturally springy. A wool carpet is safe to use: the surface is not slippery by nature, |
but is in fact anti-slip and prevents plenty of falls. Plus you can be assured of a soft landing |
should a fall still occur. |
< Wool has a soundproofing effect, both in the actual room as well as in the room or space below. |
< A wool carpet saves energy and will result in cold feet much less frequently |