Qasr Ibrim QI06 0804 Wool tabby, s/s
Catalogue number
QI06 0804
Description
Scraps of fine striped tabby, heavily insect-eaten
Context
Basic information
Dimensions
W.
30
mm
Preservation state
organic
Relative quality
fine
Fabric structure
tabby
Warp and weft identified
✓
| System 1 | System 2 | Warp 2 | Suppl. yarn | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | wool | wool | ||
| Fibre identification method | naked eye | naked eye | ||
| Colour | ||||
| Yarn structure | single | single | ||
| Twist strength | strong | weak/medium | ||
| Twist | s | s | ||
| Twist angle average | ||||
| Twist angle range | ||||
| Diameter average | ||||
| Diameter range | ||||
| Thread count average | 10.0 | 20.0 | ||
| Thread count range |
FURTHER DETAILS
Pattern
Stripes: red 8mm/blue 8mm/red 7mm/undyed 5mm/blue 3mm/red 3mm/purple-brown 20+mm. Cannot recover more of sequence, but bands wider elsewhere.
Pattern element
stripe
Other features
Size approximate.
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
2007