Shag carpet was a thing of the past, seen by those watching seventies shows, but recently, with a resurgence of seventies styles and colors, shag carpets have made something of a comeback. Still, shag carpet is not your mother’s shag carpet anymore.

No, I am not talking about red shag carpet, the band, but real shag carpet for rugs or floor coverings. Shag carpet is back and bigger than ever. Plush and cozy shag carpet can be used in any room of the house, from the bedroom to the living room. Shag carpet is available in a fabulous collection of designer colors and some are even highlighted with strands of metallic yarn. Shag carpet can also be used as a wall-to-wall treatment or custom cut into interesting area rugs. Shag carpets are versatile.

You can buy shag carpet wholesale. If you plan to buy shag carpet wool shag carpet is considered the best. Wholesale shag carpet just makes good sense. It is a less expensive method to purchase the carpeting, while you can still purchase good quality, name brand materials.

Felted Wool Shag Carpet And Greek Wool Shag Carpet
Felted wool shag carpet is simply a combed wool carpet. The yarn is actually combed so that the top portion is unwound, and extremely soft. Greek wool shag carpet, otherwise known as Flokati rugs, handmade with 100% genuine wool, this collection of Flokati rugs come in a variety thicknesses from which to choose.

California Berber – Shag
A type of Frieze carpet, California Berber Shag, is a form of a Berber with longer yarn pieces that are similar to a pile yarn and lay in a loose pattern to simulate a modern shag carpet. The yarn used to construct these types of carpets is very durable and will not show foot prints. In this cut pile, the yarns are slightly twisted, with a much less twist than the frieze. The individual yarn strands are longer and spaced further apart as opposed to the Saxony, Textured and Frieze Cut Pile Styles. The shag gives a “grass type look" because the strands lay in a different directions.

The burbur shag carpet is also commonly known as the looped carpet. This type of carpet is known for its durability, as well its aesthetics. Shag carpet is also available in carpet tiles to make do it yourself installations easier.

Finally, the best vacuum cleaner for shag carpet is a good quality industrial vacuum with a good beater bar and rake attachment. The exception to this would be Berber carpet which can be damaged by strong beater bars and rakes.