I had carpet in my last sewing room and it was a pain. I suppose that the shorter the nap, the better. I resorted to a bunch of those office chair mats but that was less than wonderful. The current room has a vinyl floor and is so easy to maintain. I use a pricey gel mat when doing a lot of cutting or ironing. For those of us with damaged or arthritic feet a gell mat is like heaven. Perhaps the current carpet could be sold to someone with a smaller room they want to carpet.