Carpet

UPDV uses the word "carpets" twice, both in Proverbs and both as woven textiles spread for use indoors. The picture is of household furnishing rather than floor-covering in the modern sense.

Woven Furnishings in Proverbs

The strange woman of Proverbs 7 boasts of how she has prepared her bed: "I have spread my couch with carpets of tapestry, With striped cloths of the yarn of Egypt" (Pr 7:16). The "carpets of tapestry" cover a couch, paired with imported striped cloth — a furnishing of indulgence used to lure her victim.

The capable woman of Proverbs 31 makes the same kind of textile, but for her own household: "She makes for herself carpets of tapestry; Her clothing is fine linen and purple" (Pr 31:22). The same craft serves a different end — domestic provision rather than seduction — and is set alongside her own well-made clothing of fine linen and purple.