Qasr Ibrim QI00 1199 Linen tabby, S2*/
Catalogue number
QI00 1199
Description
Piece of coarse sacking
Context
Basic information
Dimensions
L.
250
mm
W.
170
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 | 8.0 | 5.0 | ||
| Thread count range |
FURTHER DETAILS
Edges
Plain selvedge parallel to system 1. Fibre strips up to 0.3mm wide.
Selvedge type
simple
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
2008