Custom stair runners and dye-lot-matched borders are now available for order in five-yard minimums from Langhorne Carpets. This news out of the heritage Wilton Jacquard mill is a big deal for customers with smaller spaces to carpet. “Five yard minimums offer unique flexibility,” said Langhorne Carpet owner Bill Morrow. What’s … Read More
Langhorne Carpet Company Launches New Website
When you’re a heritage American mill that weaves Wilton carpets using a method developed in 1804, it can take a village to build a new website. We hope you enjoy ours. Please, take a look around. Our Homepage displays modern video from our circa 1930 suburban Philadelphia operation (our home … Read More
Langhorne’s Role in the Massive Minnesota State Capitol Restoration
It’s not at all unusual for Langhorne to be involved in major historic restoration projects. As a circa 1930 business—and one of two remaining Wilton Jacquard mills in the U.S.—our mill and team are simply able to design and weave floor traditional wool coverings in ways other manufacturers cannot. But … Read More
Gacek Design Group Visits Langhorne Carpet Company
On Friday, December 16, Langhorne Carpets welcomed Gacek Design Group for a tour of our historic Penndel mill. Langhorne’s own Bill Morrow led the group around our facility, from the Jacquard room to finishing, past narrow and broad looms, and through our design archives. We were delighted the talented firm … Read More
Season’s Greetings From Langhorne Carpet Company – An American Classic
When our great grandfather and grandfather founded Langhorne Carpets in 1930, our company was one of many thriving American manufacturers. Today, our Bucks County, PA-based, family-run business is a rarity in our region and in our country. Langhorne began with six “velvet” looms purchased from Henry Ford after his company … Read More
Langhorne Carpet Company Reveals Restored Mill Sign
The 109 year-old red brick exterior of our Wilton Jacquard mill stands tall with a new hand-painted sign. Thanks to our friends at the Vital Signs project of Temple Contemporary, Langhorne Carpets proudly reveals a thoroughly restored company mural along Route 1 in historic Penndel, Bucks County. The sign now … Read More
Langhorne Carpet Company Exterior Sign Makeover!
If you’ve passed by Langhorne Carpets on Route 1 (West Lincoln Highway) in Penndel lately, you might have noticed some extra activity. Scaffolding has gone up, down, and up again along the red brick wall that faces the busy Bucks County thoroughfare. The brick exterior of our Wilton Jacquard mill … Read More
Sculptor Finds Creative Use for Langhorne Carpets Jacquards!
Activity at our mill seems to increase in autumn. This season is no exception: Langhorne Carpets family has been busy making our new Pixels, awaiting the installation of a new historic reproduction in a grand government building, and ramping up our collaborations with cutting-edge designers. Still, we wanted … Read More
Langhorne Carpet Restoration Graces the 1786 Physick House in Philadelphia
Langhorne Carpet Company is proud to have a place of honor inside one of the most prominent historic homes in the Society Hill section of Philadelphia. The circa 1786 Physick House belonged Dr. Phillip Syng Physick (1768-1837), the Father of American surgery, physician to James and Dolley Madison, Chief Justice … Read More
Newest Line Announced by Langhorne Carpet Company: Pixels!
Circa 1930 Langhorne Carpets proudly announces the launch of our newest running line: Pixels. Woven in pure wool on our Wilton looms, Pixels is so named because it includes an impressive 35 different yarn colors in a vividly geometric pattern that reminds us of the tiny squares that comprise modern … Read More