Qasr Ibrim QI00 0641 Cotton basket weave, ss/ss
Catalogue number
QI00 0641
Description
Piece of basket-weave with seam down centre
Context
Basic information
Dimensions
L.
150
mm
W.
110
mm
Preservation state
organic
Relative quality
medium fine
Fabric structure
basket weave
Warp and weft identified
✓
| System 1 | System 2 | Warp 2 | Suppl. yarn | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | cotton | cotton | ||
| Fibre identification method | naked eye | naked eye | ||
| Colour | ||||
| Yarn structure | single, paired | single, paired | ||
| Twist strength | medium | medium | ||
| Twist | ss | ss | ||
| Twist angle average | ||||
| Twist angle range | ||||
| Diameter average | ||||
| Diameter range | ||||
| Thread count average | 16.0 | 16.0 | ||
| Thread count range |
FURTHER DETAILS
Edges
Plain selvedge.
Selvedge type
simple
Other features
selvedges worked together in same direction
Sewing
Description
selvedges roughly cobbled together with sewing yarn, z plied from 2 s single yarns, diameter 1mm, stitching at ~5mm intervals
Sewing yarn structure
plied
Sewing yarn twist direction
Z2s
Sewing yarn diam
1.0
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
2007