Qasr Ibrim QI06 0893 Wool tabby, s/s
Catalogue number
QI06 0893
Description
Scrap of very fine tabby with piece of goat string
Context
Basic information
Preservation state
organic
Relative quality
Very 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 | very dark brown | |||
| 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 | 15.0 | 40.0 | ||
| Thread count range |
FURTHER DETAILS
Colours
Very dark brown yarn in system 2.
Other features
Goat string c. 200mm
Sewing
Description
Penetrated by piece of very dark thread
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
2007