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Quadripolymer:

A polymer made from four distinct monomers.

Quality:

See SECONDS and YARN QUALITY.

Quartz Fiber:

Pure silica that has been melted and drawn into glass-like fibers. Used for heat 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. See CABINET. (Also see QUENCHING.)

Quenching: 

The cooling of fiber filaments after extrusion by carefully controlled airflow. (See CROSSFLOW QUENCH, INFLOW QUENCH, and OUTFLOW QUENCH.)

Quench Spacer: 

The “quiet” zone below the spinneret in which there is 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 see PINSONIC® THERMAL JOINING MACHINE.) 2. The process of stitch bonding a batting or composite.

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