Shag (fabric)

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shag carpet fabric

A shag is a rug or carpet that has a deep pile, giving it a shaggy appearance. Shag carpeting is sometimes evoked as an example of the esthetic from the culture of the 1970s in the United States and United Kingdom.

In recent years, shag carpeting has seen a resurgence of popularity.

v t e Rugs and carpets

Rugs	Abadeh Afghan Ahar Alcaraz Arak Ardabil Azerbaijani Bakshaish Balouch Bessarabian Bidjar Braided Caucasian Dhurrie Eagle Flokati Heriz Isfahan Jozan Kashan Kashmar Kashmir Kilim Kuba Kurdish Lilihan Mashhad Nain Navajo Oriental Pakistani Petate Pirotan Qom Rya Sarouk Seraband Seychour Shiraz Tabriz Tibetan Turkmen Uzbek Julkhyr Uzbek Napramach Varamin War Yürük

Carpets	Ardabil Armenian Baharestan Bakshaish Bellini Berber Bergama Bessarabian Bradford Caucasian Coronation Chiprovtsi Crivelli Fitted Gabbeh Hereke Karabakh Konya Kuba Holbein Lilihan Lotto Memling Milas Persian Red Sarouk Turkish Ushak Yomut Tack strip Underlay Oriental carpets in Renaissance painting

People	Latif Karimov Arthur T. Gregorian Arshag Karagheusian Thomas Whitty

Places	Axminster Wilton Carpet Museum of Iran

Cleaning	Carpet cleaning Dry carpet cleaning Floorcloth

Fabrics	Frieze Shag

Manufacture	A & M Karagheusian Carpet One Dilmaghani Ghiordes knot Knot density Rubia Rug hooking Rug making Savonnerie manufactory

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Shag (fabric)

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