---
title: Pile
description: "## ![stair runner carpet pile](https://eayei6t27mg.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/pile-image.jpg?strip=all&resize=180%2C185)Carpet Pile A surface of upright yarns, the soft projecting surface of a carpet or of a fabric such as velvet consisting of many small individual yarns or threads. ### Cut Pile The best pile profile…"
url: "https://www.stairrunnerstore.com/docs/pile/"
updated: "2024-09-29"
category: Glossary
tags:
  - Stair Carpet Runner Terminology
---

# Pile

## ![stair runner carpet pile](https://eayei6t27mg.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/pile-image.jpg?strip=all&resize=180%2C185)Carpet Pile

  A surface of upright yarns, the soft projecting surface of a carpet or of a fabric such as velvet consisting of many small individual yarns or threads.

### Cut Pile

 The best pile profile and construction for a stair application is a [woven construction](https://www.stairrunnerstore.com/docs/woven-construction/) cut pile rather than a loop pile - especially when the material is a natural fiber.

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