I have a carpet that's got a light patch on it. It seems reasonable quality and was bought from one of the Wilton factory shops some 10 years ago. I'd expect it to be reasonably hard wearing.
It's red in colour with a slight pattern.
The owner spends a lot of time sat in a particular place and where her feet normally are the carpet has gone a shade lighter, leaving a pale patch. Basically a 'high traffic' area.
What would cause this? I'd expect an increase in dirt in this area causing the carpet to darken. There doesn't appear to have been a spillage at all.
Would wear to the carpet fibres cause the carpet to lighten? The carpet doesn't 'feel' worn in this area. If not worn could some sort of light coloured dirt cause this to happen?
More importantly, what can be done to improve it?