VIN 73-75 033 Wool 2/2 twill, z/s
Catalogue number
VIN 73-75 033
Inventory number
8
Description
Part of a sheath (?) in medium coarse diamond twill.
Most of the surface of the cloth is matted and felted, so that analysis was possible in only one small area; but it seemed to be representative. Felting inside the object suggests that the textile originally had a raised nap.
Context
Basic information
Dimensions
L.
50
mm
W.
230
mm
Preservation state
organic
Fabric structure
2/2 twill
Twill pattern
diamond
Pattern repeat
Reverse with full displacement after 7 threads of System (2), 10 threads of System (1).
| System 1 | System 2 | Warp 2 | Suppl. yarn | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | wool | wool | ||
| Fibre identification method | ||||
| Colour | ||||
| Yarn structure | single | single | ||
| Twist strength | ||||
| Twist | z | s | ||
| Twist angle average | ||||
| Twist angle range | ||||
| Diameter average | ||||
| Diameter range | ||||
| Thread count average | 12.0 | 10.5 | ||
| Thread count range | 10 - 11 |
FURTHER DETAILS
Fleece analysis
MLR b, hairy medium wool with dense natural pigment; a, generalised medium wool with dense pigment.
Sewing
Description
As it stands, the object is made of two pieces of the same textile, one larger, one smaller, sewn together round the 3 surviving sides. The sewing yarn is 2-ply wool, c. 1.5mm thick, S-plied from weak Z-spun yarns. The join is in rough edge-to-edge overstitching, in a single thread on 2 sides and in a double thread on the third.
The overstitching once went the whole length of one side of the larger strip of cloth.
Types of stitch
overstitch
Sewing yarn fibre
wool
Sewing yarn structure
plied
Sewing yarn twist direction
S2z
Sewing yarn diam
1.5
References
Wild, John Peter. “The Textiles from Vindolanda 1973-1975.” In Vindolanda III. Bardon Mill: The Vindolanda Trust, 1977.
Data recorded by
John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
1973-2020