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GCSE Design and Technology · key term
Soft padding placed between fabric layers, for example in a quilted textile.
Used by AQA
Paper 1
Revise: Constructing and shaping textilesQuilting joins three layers: an outer fabric, soft wadding in the middle and a backing fabric. Arrange the layers together and stitch through all three, either by hand or machine. The stitching may follow straight lines or a decorative pattern.
Quilting involves stitching through the fabric–wadding–fabric layers, not simply placing padding between fabrics.
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