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What polyester does well

It is soft. The Heaven 800 shag is 100% polyester with a 35mm pile, and Marble 700 is the same fibre at 31mm. It prints well, which is why the machine washable Peri and Soho ranges are 100% polyester: Peri is an 8mm printed rug with an anti-slip backing that goes through a cold machine wash, and Soho is printed on a cotton and TPR backing so it washes too. It also takes a shrink treatment, where some yarns are shrunk after weaving so the pattern stands up in relief. Aleyna, the Pierre Cardin Paris designs and Greta all use it.

The trade off is wear. Polyester crushes under heavy furniture legs more readily than polypropylene or wool, so for a hallway or under a dining table pick a low pile design like Vintage 700 at 6mm, or a blend such as Marmaris (70% polypropylene heatset, 30% polyester).

Ranges in this collection

Shag and plush: Heaven 800, Paradise 400, Marble 700 and Impulse 600. Machine washable: Peri 100, 110, 140 and 200 series, and Soho 401 to 404. Traditional and vintage: Classic 700 (100% polyester, 9mm, cotton backing), Vintage 700, 701 and 703 (6mm, woven from 24 colours), Antigua 701 and 702 and the London range. Flatweave: Cocoon, a 100% polyester jacquard, and Pacino at 65% polyester, 35% cotton. Recycled: Greta is woven from 100% recycled PET polyester. Blends: Aleyna at 70% polyester, Marmaris, and the Pierre Cardin Paris 502, 503 and 504 at 50% polyester, 50% polypropylene heatset.

Polyester, polypropylene or acrylic

Polypropylene is the most stain resistant and the most resilient underfoot, so it dominates our large living room rugs. Acrylic feels closest to wool and is used in the top Pierre Cardin ranges; see acrylic rugs. Polyester sits between them on price and wins on softness and colour. If the rug will be washed, sat on or bought for a child's room, it is usually the right answer.

Care and delivery

Vacuum shag on suction only. Machine washable ranges go in on a cold cycle and dry flat. Blot spills rather than rubbing. Free delivery anywhere in Australia, 21-day returns, and most of these ranges are on the floor at our Auburn showroom.