Qasr Ibrim QI00 0986 Cotton tabby, z/z
Catalogue number
QI00 0986
Description
Pieces of fine tabby
Context
Basic information
Preservation state
organic
Relative quality
fine
Fabric structure
tabby
| System 1 | System 2 | Warp 2 | Suppl. yarn | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | cotton | cotton | ||
| Fibre identification method | naked eye | naked eye | ||
| Colour | mostly faded blue | some blue, some undyed | ||
| Yarn structure | single | single | ||
| Twist strength | medium | medium | ||
| Twist | z | z | ||
| Twist angle average | ||||
| Twist angle range | ||||
| Diameter average | ||||
| Diameter range | ||||
| Thread count average | 15.0 | 18.0 | ||
| Thread count range |
FURTHER DETAILS
Colours
Mostly faded blue yarn in system 1. Some blue, some undyed yarn in system 2.
Other features
Dyed in the piece. Only yarn crowns blue, therefore blue monochrome, not check. Two pieces. Traces of a seam, very coarse run and fell. Modern?
Sewing
Description
Rents repaired with dark blue overstitching in s plied z single cotton yarn.
Sewing yarn fibre
cotton
Sewing yarn structure
plied
Sewing yarn twist direction
S2z
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
2008