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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: derek west on November 12, 2010, 02:00:58 pm

Title: WTF is lanelle?
Post by: derek west on November 12, 2010, 02:00:58 pm: got this email today

the carpet is CORMAR stonehaven
colour = fleece
fibre content = 80% lanelle 20% pure new wool.
yarn = two fold
backing = woven secondary

enlighten me please?
Title: Re: WTF is lanelle?
Post by: wynne jones on November 12, 2010, 02:06:07 pm: http://www.flooringunlimited.co.uk/samples/cormar-stonehaven.htm

I just googled this whilst eating a sandwich. ;D
Title: Re: WTF is lanelle?
Post by: wynne jones on November 12, 2010, 02:12:34 pm: I think lanelle is a polyprop trade name
Title: Re: WTF is lanelle?
Post by: derek west on November 12, 2010, 02:14:39 pm: i googled it but just came up with carpets made of lanelle and pure wool, didn't actually tell what lanelle was.
poly you say?
Title: Re: WTF is lanelle?
Post by: wynne jones on November 12, 2010, 02:17:06 pm: Quote from: d on November 12, 2010, 02:14:39 pm
i googled it but just came up with carpets made of lanelle and pure wool, didn't actually tell what lanelle was.
poly you say?

http://www.architectsdatafile.co.uk/pressrelease/pressrelease.aspx?companyname=Cormar+Carpets&title=Carpet+Haven

googled this whilst eating a doughnut.
Title: Re: WTF is lanelle?
Post by: Jim_77 on November 12, 2010, 02:26:46 pm: read this whilst picking my nose
Title: Re: WTF is lanelle?
Post by: Colin Day on November 12, 2010, 02:28:54 pm: Quote from: Jim Neal on November 12, 2010, 02:26:46 pm
read this whilst picking my nose
;D
Title: Re: WTF is lanelle?
Post by: wynne jones on November 12, 2010, 02:31:37 pm: I can see the salesman in the shop. We have a lovely Lanelle wool mix over here Madam. ::)
Title: Re: WTF is lanelle?
Post by: derek west on November 12, 2010, 02:38:09 pm: still none the wiser other than i'm hungry and i need a clean hanky.
and FYI, this was written while i was laying a brown onion.
Title: Re: WTF is lanelle?
Post by: wynne jones on November 12, 2010, 02:42:12 pm: Too much information d.

So what else do you need to know? You will have to treat it as wool anyway.
Title: Re: WTF is lanelle?
Post by: Colin Day on November 12, 2010, 02:45:31 pm: Quote from: wynne jones on November 12, 2010, 02:42:12 pm
Too much information d.

So what else do you need to know? You will have to treat it as wool anyway.

Only use Persil for wool d, for everything else, there's Daz ;D
Title: Re: WTF is lanelle?
Post by: Dennis on November 12, 2010, 02:47:23 pm: WTF is lanelle?

New name for Charmin
Title: Re: WTF is lanelle?
Post by: wynne jones on November 12, 2010, 02:53:01 pm: I think it's French for Elephant
Title: Re: WTF is lanelle?
Post by: derek west on November 12, 2010, 03:01:48 pm: Quote from: Dennis on November 12, 2010, 02:47:23 pm
WTF is lanelle?

New name for Charmin

paper towels?
Title: Re: WTF is lanelle?
Post by: Steve Barnett (Carpet Care Plus) on November 12, 2010, 03:18:20 pm: Lanelle is a trademark name for a particular type of polyprop, which is specifically designed to blend with wool.

Sound like a load of cobblers to me, but basically treat as polyprop.
Title: Re: WTF is lanelle?
Post by: derek west on November 12, 2010, 03:31:22 pm: what about the woven bit stevey B? is it a henry winkler?
Title: Re: WTF is lanelle?
Post by: Steve Barnett (Carpet Care Plus) on November 12, 2010, 03:40:12 pm: It will be a stuck on "action bac" Derek so if anything could ripple - Cormar don't make woven carpets.
Title: Re: WTF is lanelle?
Post by: wynne jones on November 12, 2010, 04:32:34 pm: Quote from: Steve Barnett (Carpet Care Plus) on November 12, 2010, 03:18:20 pm
Lanelle is a trademark name for a particular type of polyprop, which is specifically designed to blend with wool.

Sound like a load of cobblers to me, but basically treat as polyprop.

But not on this as it's a blend with wool. ;)
Title: Re: WTF is lanelle?
Post by: Steve Barnett (Carpet Care Plus) on November 12, 2010, 04:44:02 pm: Wouldn't make any difference to me Wynne, it would be cleaned with a microsplitter anyway.
Title: Re: WTF is lanelle?
Post by: wynne jones on November 12, 2010, 05:31:48 pm: Good for you Steve. :)