Qasr Ibrim QI00 1204 Linen tabby with fringe, S2*/S2*
Catalogue number
QI00 1204
Description
Piece of fineish tabby with fringe and blue weft pairs
Context
Basic information
Dimensions
L.
82
mm
W.
180
mm
Preservation state
organic
Relative quality
fineish
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 | blue | |||
| Yarn structure | spliced | spliced | ||
| Twist strength | ||||
| Twist | S2z | S2z | ||
| Twist angle average | ||||
| Twist angle range | ||||
| Diameter average | ||||
| Diameter range | ||||
| Thread count average | 18.5 | 10.0 | ||
| Thread count range | 18 - 19 |
FURTHER DETAILS
Colours
Blue yarn in system 1.
Pattern
Sequence of bands using blue pairs (working from fringe inwards): 5 pairs undyed weft/14 pairs blue/10 und. singles/1 pair blue/1 und. single/1 pair blue/1 und. single/1 pair blue/8 und. singles/1 pair blue/1 und. single/1 pair blue/1 und. single/1 pair blue/9 und. singles/1 pair blue/1 und. single/1 pair blue/1 und. single/1 pair blue/8 und. singles/4 pairs blue/10+ und. singles. Burn marks? + 2 smaller detached fragments of same, and another stuck to a piece of daub(?)
Borders
Fringe simply constructed. 2 adjacent warp threads twisted z, then twisted s with neighbouring z ply to make a 4 yarn fringe. Two terminal knots survive indicating an original fringe length of 160mm. 3 repair knots in warp.
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
2008