Qasr Ibrim QI05 0040.1 Cotton and wool tapestry, s/s
Catalogue number
QI05 0040.1
Description
Length of degraded tabby and ?length of tapestry band very roughly sewn together
Context
Basic information
Preservation state
organic
Fabric structure
tapestry
Warp and weft identified
✓
| System 1 | System 2 | Warp 2 | Suppl. yarn | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | cotton | wool | ||
| Fibre identification method | naked eye | naked eye | ||
| Colour | discoloured 'purple' | |||
| Yarn structure | single | single | ||
| Twist strength | strong | weak | ||
| Twist | s | s | ||
| Twist angle average | ||||
| Twist angle range | ||||
| Diameter average | ||||
| Diameter range | ||||
| Thread count average | 8.0 | 32.0 | ||
| Thread count range |
FURTHER DETAILS
Colours
Discoloured 'purple' yarn in system 2.
Pattern
Apparently parallel to the tapestry weft is more undyed weft of similar character, wool.
Pattern element
band
Other features
Warp spaced.
Sewing
Description
Oversewn to 2. in z direction.
Types of stitch
oversewing
Sewing yarn fibre
cotton
Sewing yarn structure
plied
Sewing yarn twist direction
Z4s
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
2005