tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239939622083929042.post8339446603961535482..comments2009-03-18T14:28:56.697-04:00C. B. Whittemorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03737846177421292411cbwhittemore@gmail.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239939622083929042.post-2022710132155921612009-03-18T14:28:00.000-04:002009-03-18T14:28:00.000-04:00Anonymous, thanks for sharing the history behind 'berber.' I'll often hear of carpet styles offered with and without 'berber flecks' which goes back to your blanket example. Fun.C. B. Whittemorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03737846177421292411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239939622083929042.post-28281853109766824532009-03-18T13:30:00.000-04:002009-03-18T13:30:00.000-04:00Fact: the term 'berber' came from the name of a blanket made by the Berber tribe. The blankets were made from uncleaned wool so had 'flecks of color' due to the sticks, dirt, grass stains, etc. For a long time, berber blankets were hugely popular in the States. After a while, the term 'berber' came to refer to carpet with a fleck of color. And now it is used to refer to Un-Cut Loop carpet ('loop' for short), which is the correct term.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com