Qasr Ibrim QI00 1196 Linen tabby, S2*/
Catalogue number
QI00 1196
Description
Piece of coarse sacking
Context
Basic information
Dimensions
L.
220
mm
W.
80
mm
Preservation state
organic
Relative quality
coarse
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 | ||||
| Twist | S2z | |||
| Twist angle average | ||||
| Twist angle range | ||||
| Diameter average | ||||
| Diameter range | ||||
| Thread count average | 9.0 | 4.0 | ||
| Thread count range |
FURTHER DETAILS
Edges
Plain selvedge. Roughly tied over with flax yarns.
Selvedge type
simple
Other features
More sewing may secure a rounded corner by turning the selvedge back into a hem.
Sewing
Description
Traces of running stitch along plain selvedge in z plied 2 ply yarn.
Types of stitch
running stitch
Sewing yarn structure
plied
Sewing yarn twist direction
Z2
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
2008