Textile Dictionary ,WORDS Q

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1. QUADRIPOLYMER: A polymer made up of four distinct monomers.

2. QUARTZ FIBER: Pure silica that has been melted and drawn into glass-like fibers. Used for warmth resistance and high dielectric strength.

3. QUENCH: 1. A box crammed with water into which fabric is run after singeing to stop sparks or fires. 2. 

4. QUENCHING: The cooling of fiber filaments after extrusion by carefully controlled airflow

5. QUENCH SPACER: The “quiet” zone below the spinneret during which there's no quench airflow. Quench spacer distance is vital in controlling fiber orientation and birefringence.

6. QUETSCH: The nip rollers of a padding machine.

7. QUILL: a light-weight , tapered tube of wood, metal, paper, or plastic on which the filling yarn is wound to be used within the shuttle during weaving.

8. QUILLING: the method of winding filling yarns onto filling bobbins, or quills, in preparation to be used within the shuttle for weaving.

9. QUILTING: 1. a cloth construction consisting of a layer of padding, frequently down or fiberfill, sandwiched between two layers of fabric and held in situ by stitching or sealing during a regular pattern across the body of the composite. 2. the method of stitch bonding a batting or composite.