Qasr Ibrim QI05 0226 Cotton and wool tabby, s/s
Catalogue number
QI05 0226
Description
Three degraded pieces of same cotton/wool union fabric
Context
Basic information
Preservation state
organic
Fabric structure
tabby
| System 1 | System 2 | Warp 2 | Suppl. yarn | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | cotton | wool | ||
| Fibre identification method | naked eye | naked eye | ||
| Colour | ||||
| Yarn structure | single | single | ||
| Twist strength | strong/overspun | weak/medium | ||
| Twist | s | s | ||
| Twist angle average | ||||
| Twist angle range | ||||
| Diameter average | ||||
| Diameter range | ||||
| Thread count average | 10.0 | |||
| Thread count range | 20 |
FURTHER DETAILS
Other features
c.25cm²
System 2 paler than system 1.
Sewing
Description
Traces of sewing thread
Sewing yarn structure
plied
Sewing yarn twist direction
Z2s
Sewing yarn diam
2.0
Notes from the original description
Strong twist/oversingle yarns in system 1. Medium/weak twist in system 2.
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
2005