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Glossary Of Fabric Terms [9]

Q Qalamkari A type of hand-painted or block-printed cotton textile, produced in parts of India and Iran. It is also known as Ghalamkar.
Qiana Silky nylon fiber developed in 1962 by DuPont . The fiber was named Qiana when introduced. Initially intended for high-end fashions, it became a popular material in the 1970s for faux-silk men's shirts, displaying bold patterns.
Qiviut Inuktitut word commonly used to indicate the wool of the muskox. It is valued for its use as a fiber because it does not shrink in water at any temperature, unlike sheep's wool.
Quality Assurance A way of preventing mistakes or defects in manufactured products and avoiding problems when delivering solutions or services to customers.
Quality Control A process for maintaining proper standards in manufacturing.
Quartz Fiber An extremely fine and uniform quartz filament that may be used as a torsion thread or as an indicator in an electroscope or dosimeter.
Quatrefoil In art, architecture, and traditional Christian symbolism, the quatrefoil is a type of decorative framework consisting of a symmetrical shape which forms the overall outline of four partially overlapping circles of the same diameter. The word quatrefoil means "four leaves", from Latin quattuor, four, plus folium, a leaf.
Quilt A multi-layered textile, traditionally composed of three layers of fiber: a woven cloth top, a layer of batting or wadding, and a woven back, combined using the technique of quilting, the process of sewing the three layers together. There are many traditions regarding the uses of quilts. Quilts may be made or given to mark important life events such as marriage, the birth of a child, a family member leaving home, or graduations.
Quilting Process of sewing two or more layers of fabric together to make a thicker padded material, usually to create a quilt or quilted garment. Typically quilting is done with three layers: the top fabric or quilt top, batting or insulating material and backing material.