Whilst holding carpet in-hand, you cannot actually see it on the 1st-person view as being "in your hand".
Probably a small design flaw, but it makes the game less constant.
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MC-22954
Holding Carpet does not show it in-hand on 1ST-Person
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Minecraft 1.6.1
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