Bell Twist Heather

Bell Twist Heather is the same carpet as plain Bell Twist — same weave, same weight, same wear rating — spun from a different yarn. Several shades are blended before weaving, so the pile is a fine mix of colours rather than one flat shade. That depth is what disguises footmarks and tracking, which is why it suits a busy house.

Specification

Figures as published by Brintons, and some vary between designs in a range. Pattern repeat, match and the full technical specification are available on request — just ask, in the showroom or on the phone.

From the shop floor

What it’s like to live with

Where it works

The places a plain is most exposed: a doorway threshold, the nose of a stair tread, the strip of landing everybody walks. A flecked yarn scatters light instead of reflecting it evenly, so the pale shine where feet have crushed the pile never resolves into a clean stripe. It ages evenly to the eye, which is why we point families with children and dogs this way.

Laying a heather

The rules for a plain still apply. Pile direction decides how a piece reads — turn one round and its tone changes — and a seam is planned before anything is cut. What the fleck does is break the line of a join, so it is more forgiving to lay. At 1420 g/m2 the pile wants firm underlay rather than deep.

Colours, and when a plain is better

Chalk, Barley and French Champagne stay light without going chalky in a room lit from one side. Iron Anvil, Storm, Coffee and Welsh Mountain hold their depth where a room stays dark. If you want one clean, definite colour, choose plain Bell Twist instead — a heather makes small marks far less obvious but does not make them disappear.

See it

Heathers are what people most often misjudge from a small piece: cut a swatch small enough and the fleck averages into one muddy colour, which is not what it does across a room. See them at size on our Lostock Hall displays, with the plain in the same shade alongside. We will book a sample out to take home, or bring them to you.