Qasr Ibrim QI05 0119 Linen tabby with fringe, S2*/S2*
Catalogue number
QI05 0119
Description
Fragment of tabby with selvedge and fringe
Context
Basic information
Dimensions
L.
120
mm
W.
120
mm
Preservation state
organic
Fabric structure
tabby
Warp and weft identified
✓
| System 1 | System 2 | Warp 2 | Suppl. yarn | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | flax | flax | ||
| Fibre identification method | naked eye | naked eye | ||
| Colour | ||||
| Yarn structure | spliced | spliced | ||
| Twist strength | weak/medium | weak/medium | ||
| Twist | S2z | S2z | ||
| Twist angle average | ||||
| Twist angle range | ||||
| Diameter average | ||||
| Diameter range | ||||
| Thread count average | 25.0 | 11.0 | ||
| Thread count range |
FURTHER DETAILS
Pattern
self-band
Pattern element
self-band
Borders
Fringe: 4 adjacent warps become 2 pairs twisted Z, then S together to form strand.
Base of surviving fringe 55mm (weft-ways). Minimum fringe length 50mm(incomplete)
Edges
Plain selvedge. Warps reach 40 threads/cm near selvedge.
Selvedge type
simple
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
2005