Fibre Mat

These mats are manufactured by insertion of tufts of coir fibre in the base fabric.  The fibre mats have a very compact brush firmly held by the base fabric and therefore these mats are very durable.  Fibre mats are products of skill and deft craftsmanship.  In addition to Natural and Printed mats, they are also available custom made with woven letters, monograms and emblems.  The printed mats can be either in vegetable dyes or the new non-fading oil based pigments.  The designs are bevelled to give clarity.  The special technique by which they are made enables incorporation of even complicated designs.  The fibre mats are available in standard oblong and hal-oval sizes and also in special sizes according to the taste of the consumer.
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Creel Mats

These mats are specially known for their low pile.  They can be made in a two chain structure or a firmer three chain structure with an extra binding chain.  Jaspe, Mottled and Striped designs are common, apart from Natural, Coloured, Stencilled or Stencilled and Bevelled patterns.  Creel mats are subdivided into two qualities, depending on the type of yarn used i.e. Beach yarn and Vycome yarn.

Beach Creel

Beach creel is a low pile mat manufactured with Beach yarn.  The pile height ranges from 22mm.  These mats are available in plain and in a variety of stencilled designs, jaspes and stripes.

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Vycome Creel

This is another variety of low pile mat superior to beach creel mats.  Construction of both the varieties are the same.  Vycome yarn is used which gives its superiority.  The lowest pile height of this variety is 16mm

Plain natural colour, jaspe, stripe and stencilled designs are available in this variety.

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Carnatic Mats

Carnatic mats are specially noted for their low pile.  The pile structure is obtained by suitable positioning of the coir yarn (special quality Vycome yarn) in the fabric structure.  Jute twine is used as the base fabric.  This is a 3 chain mat which gives a firmer structure to this special Creel type of mat.  The pile height is just 13mm.  These mats are available in Natural shade, plain solid shades, jaspes, stripes, mottled, stencilled and also in tile patterns.

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Rod Mats

Rod mats generally have higher pile than Creel mats.  Based on the type of yarn used, qualities differ but the main subdivisions are Beach Rod & Vycome Rod.  These are available in Natural, Stencilled, Mottled and Inlaid design with bevelling to give clarity to the design.

Beach Rod

This is a brush mat manufactured from beach yarn with the aid of a rod.  The brush is formed with 3 or 4 strands of yarn, wound spirally over a grooved rod and the alternate warp-ends and cut the loops formed on the rod.  The edges of the mat are secured with coir braid.  These mats are available in varying pile thickness, the lowest being 1" or 25mm.  These are available in plain stencilled and inlaid designs.

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Vycome Rod

This category of mat is the same in construction etc. as beach rod mat with the exception of the yarn used in the manufacture.  Vycome rod mat is superior and more durable than beach rod mat.  Pile heights range from 32mm upwards.  Vycome rod mats can be had in plain or with attractive designs inlaid.

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Corridor Mats

This is a brushless reversible mat with a ribbed effect on the surface formed by the weft strands.  These mats are also known as Dutch Mats / Hollander Mats.  The corridor mats are available in a range of designs woven in the material.

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Sinnet Mats

This is also a brushless mat.  These are made out of Coir braid and are reversible.  Single chain and double chain mats are available and in a variety of colour combination.

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Rope Mats

Known as "Lovers Knot mat".  These are made from Coir rope.  Available in rectangular, oval and round shapes and in Natural, Solid colours or Multi colours.

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Loop Mats

They are surfaced with uncut pile loops.  Available in a variety of colours or combination of colours including Natural/Bleached.

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Matting Mats

Mattings made or cut to mat sizes and supplied as doormats are commonly called as matting mats.  Natural solid colours, woven patterns, stripes, jaspes and stencilled designs provide a wide range for selection.  The cut ends are either stitched, tucked back or rubber edged to suit requirements.  Latex backing can also be provided.

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Mesh Mats

Regular mesh effect achieved by a special knotting arrangement.  These are available in Fancy and Plain varieties.
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Designer Coir mat

Coir mat set in Rubber.

This is a new product which has found popularity quite recently.  The coir mat is of Creel variety, either Beach or Vycome creel.  The mats are placed in a Rubber mould and vulcanized at high temperature which embosses the coir mat according to the design of the mould.  The designs formed by the mould is left in coir pile and the rest of the portion is covered by the rubber base.  The mats are extremely sturdy and hardwearing.  Medium sizes are popular.  Available in natural and solid colours.  The colour of rubber is true black.

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Coir Matting

Coir mattings are usually manufactured from four principal types of coir yarn - SUPERIOR ANJENGO, SUPERIOR ARATORY, VYCOME and BEACH.  These are either hand-woven or made on power looms.

Coir mattings are available in a wide range of attractive, woven and printed designs, patterns and shades as well as in plain natural colour.  They can be supplied as Rugs by cutting into desired lengths and ends stitched with cotton or jacquard webbing.  In weaving fancy matting it is customary to use a limited number of aloe, sisal or jute strands in both the warp and weft to pick out the pattern.

Coir matting made on the traditional hand looms reflect the skill of craftsmen in their weaves and finish.  The order of interlacement of warp and weft yarns to form the mattings varies with quality and pattern.  In addition to natural colour, solid shades, bleached and jaspe mattings and a wide range of attractive woven and printed designs are available.  Coir matting are mainly used as floor coverings, runners or for furnishing stairs, corridors and Wall to wall carpeting  etc.  The coir mattings and rugs are available in all dimensions with Latex rubber foam backing.

 The standard length of a roll of coir matting is 50 yards or 45 metres.  Widths vary from 18 inches to 13 ft. in rolls.  Wide width mattings up to 4 metres are supplied in standard lengths of 25, 30 & 40 mtrs

Coir Hand loom matting & Rugs.    Sizes

Generally made in Two-treadle plain weave, Two-treadle basket weave, Three-treadle weave, Four-treadle weave, Multi-treadle weave and also on Dobbies and Jacquards.   to 5 inches - depending on the dimension of the Rug.

Coir Hand loom Rugs.    Sizes

Coir matting of any description, cut to size are bound with plain/dyed cotton webbing or printed jacquard weave webbing for the desired effect.  The webbing come in various widths and on the face of the Rug the webbing width ranges from 2 inches

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Two-treadle plain weave:    The warp and weft yarns interlace one over and one under alternately and continuously.  Both sides present the same appearance and the matting is therefore reversible.

Two-treadle basket weave:    The warp and the weft yarns move in doubles or more.

Three-treadle weave:    A twill or herringbone effect is formed on the one side where the warp yarn dominates.

Four-treadle weave:    A wide range of attractive woven designs are formed on both sides of the matting.

Multi-shaft weave:    Patterns and designs beyond the capacity of four shaft looms are made on multishaft arrangement.  More complicated patterns are made using Dobby / Jacquard attachments.

Latex foam backing:    Coir mattings finished with latex backing prevent the penetration of dust and facilitate cutting to any shape.  The mattings, when vacuum cleaned periodically will help it remain as good as new.

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