Wilton carpets like Axminister Carpets are woven with the face yarn and backing at the same time.
The difference between Wilton and Axministers are that Wiltons are woven with a continuous strand of yarn while Axministers are woven with individual tufts. Because of this technique only a few colors can be used at one time (maximum 5).
Unlike Axminister Carpets Wilton carpets offer a number of pile heights including, level or multi level cut or loop.
Wiltons are used in high traffic commercial areas because the construction of the weave makes it very durable, firm and stable.
Wiltons are about 40% more expensive than Axminister because they use twice as much yarn through their weaving process.
