Side Match
Side match
Side match
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After correction
Side match
Side match or carpet turned
Before color correction
After color correction
Side match
Side match
Side match
Texture variation across the seamSide match
Side match
Texture Side match
Side match
Color Side Match
Pencil/Paper pile direction test
Shadow Box
Color Side Match
Box Light test
What you need to know
Color Side Match – This occurs due to a manufacturing-related side-to-side color variation across the width of the carpet. One edge of the carpet will be darker, and the color progressively lightens across the width. When the carpet is seamed together, the dark and light sides come together. This is when the variation is first noticed. Some side match conditions occur due to an end-to-end shade variation. This occurs when the carpet dye gets
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