Glossary
A list of names and other terms that may be unfamiliar
Quilting materials
Angelina
A wispy, iridescent fibre
Bondaweb
A non-woven iron on interfacing
Bubble Jet 2000
A primer that enables printing on fabric
Evolon
A microfilament fabric
Fabrico pens
Permanent fabric marking pens
Furnishing rep
An upholstery fabric
FuseFX
A fine gossamer bonding mesh
Gimp
A narrow ornamental trim
Golden Matt Medium
An acrylic primer used especially to modify the appearance of acrylic paints
Hotfix crystals
Iron-on glass or plastic crystals
Inktense
Watercolour pencils or blocks
Lutradur
A non-woven polyester material
Markal
A paint marking pen
Miracle fabric
A woven cotton/viscose fabric
Perle cotton
A twisted thread with a lustrous sheen
Prairie points
Fabric squares folded into triangles
Razzle Dazzle thread
A polyester thread with interwound metallic strands - gives a sparkly effect
Ric-Rac
A zig-zag flat braid
Sashiko thread
A matte cotton thread twisted so that the fibres can't come apart
Scrim
A light woven material similar to gauze
Sericol inks
A brand of inks used for (inter alia) screen printing
Shibori
A Japanese tie-dyeing technique
Softsculpt
A soft modelling material
Steam-a-Seam Lite
Steam activated fusible web
Throwsters’ waste
Throwsters waste is a mass of strong, coarse fibres of varying lengths produced during the production of silk yarn.
Tissutex
A tissue paper with high wet strength
Transfer Artist Paper
Iron-on image transfer paper
Tyvek
A synthetic material made from high-density polyethylene fibres
Vilene
Iron-on interfacing fabric
Quilting techniques
Gesso
A primer used for the preparation of surfaces to be painted such as canvas, cardboard, wood etc.
Mactavishing
A free motion quilting technique
Trapunto
A method of raising up areas of a quilt using stuffing
Quilting Organisations and events
Contemporary Quilt
A special interest group of The Quilters' Guild of the British Isles: http://www.contemporaryquilt.org.uk
Festival of Quilts
Held annually in August at the Birmingham National Exhibition Centre (UK) https://www.thefestivalofquilts.co.uk
Quilters' Guild
The Quilters' Guild of the British Isles is national organisation representing quilt makers throughout the country https://www.quiltersguild.org.uk
Quilters United
I think this refers to the UK Quilters United FaceBook group
Miscellaneous
Altered book
A mixed media artwork that changes a book from its original form into a different form, altering its appearance and/or meaning.
