Shag (fabric)

Close-up of the pile of a shag carpet, including two popular colors of the 1970s: avocado and harvest gold

In the 17th century, the term was used to refer to inferior silk material. ^[1]

Shagpile carpets became popular in the 1960s and 1970s. ^[2]

References

1. Montgomery, Florence M. (1984). Textiles in America 1650–1870: A Dictionary Based on Original Documents, Prints and Paintings, Commercial Records, American Merchants' Papers, Shopkeepers' Advertisements, and Pattern Books with Original Swatches of Cloth . New York: W. W. Norton. pp.  345, 346. ISBN   978-0-393-01703-8.
2. "A brief history of the shag rug". Carini. Joseph Carini Carpets. 2015-08-20. Archived from the original on 2022-11-17.