Qasr Ibrim QI00 1206 Linen tabby, S2*/
Catalogue number
QI00 1206
Description
3 fragments of fine red and blue warp-striped tabby
Context
Basic information
Dimensions
L.
300
mm
W.
70
mm
Preservation state
organic
Relative quality
fine
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, red | |||
| Yarn structure | spliced | spliced | ||
| Twist strength | ||||
| Twist | S2z | |||
| Twist angle average | ||||
| Twist angle range | ||||
| Diameter average | ||||
| Diameter range | ||||
| Thread count average | 18.0 | 7.0 | ||
| Thread count range |
FURTHER DETAILS
Colours
Blue and red yarn in system 1.
Pattern
Sequence of bands from selvedge: 24 blue/10 und./8 red/10 und./6 blue/8. und/8 red/10 und./6 blue/6 und./8 red/8 und./6 blue/8 und./8 red/8 und./4 blue/4 und./4 red/20+ ground warp? Burn marks on edge (?)
Edges
Plain selvedge.
Selvedge type
simple
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
2008