Qasr Ibrim QI05 0008 Cotton tabby, z/z
Catalogue number
QI05 0008
Description
Piece of medium tabby, hemmed to 3 other pieces of same fabric Garment?
Context
Basic information
Dimensions
L.
100
mm
W.
80
mm
Preservation state
organic
Relative quality
medium
Fabric structure
tabby
| System 1 | System 2 | Warp 2 | Suppl. yarn | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | cotton | cotton | ||
| Fibre identification method | naked eye | naked eye | ||
| Colour | nearly white | |||
| Yarn structure | single | single | ||
| Twist strength | medium | medium | ||
| Twist | z | z | ||
| Twist angle average | ||||
| Twist angle range | ||||
| Diameter average | ||||
| Diameter range | ||||
| Thread count average | 12.0 | 10.5 | ||
| Thread count range | 10 - 11 |
FURTHER DETAILS
Colours
Nearly white yarn in system 1.
Sewing
Description
Tailoring seems to be original and uniform (see drawing). Thread all cotton, weak S plied 2 ply from two barely single yarns, diameter 0.5mm.
Structural
✓
Sewing yarn fibre
cotton
Sewing yarn structure
plied
Sewing yarn twist strength
weak
Sewing yarn twist direction
S2z
Sewing yarn diam
0.5
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
2005