Tuesday, April 2, 2013

Textile Dictonary





QUADRIPOLYMER- A polymer made from four distinct monomers.

QUALITY- . SECONDS and YARN QUALITY.

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

QUENCH- 1. A box filled with water into which fabric is run after singeing to prevent sparks or fires. 2. . CABINET. 

QUENCHING- The cooling of fiber filaments after extrusion by carefullycontrolled airflow. (.CROSSFLOW QUENCH, INFLOW QUENCH,and OUTFLOW QUENCH.)

QUENCH SPACER- The “quiet” zone below the spinneret in which thereis no quench airflow. Quench spacer distance is important in controlling fiber orientation and birefringence.

QUETSCH- The nip rollers of a padding machine.

QUILL- A light, tapered tube of wood, metal, paper, or plastic on which the filling yarn is wound for use in the shuttle during weaving.

QUILLING- The process of winding filling yarns onto filling bobbins, or quills, in preparation for use in the shuttle for weaving.

QUILTING- 1. A fabric construction consisting of a layer of padding, frequently down or fiberfill, sandwiched between two layers of material and held in place by stitching or sealing in a regular pattern across the body of the composite. (Also . PINSONIC® THERMAL JOINING MACHINE.) 2. The process of stitch bonding a batting or composite.