Qasr Ibrim QI98 1400 Cotton half-basket weave, s/ss
Catalogue number
QI98 1400
Description
Piece of fineish half-basket weave
Context
Basic information
Dimensions
L.
120
mm
W.
130
mm
Preservation state
organic
Relative quality
fineish
Fabric structure
half-basket weave
Warp and weft identified
✓
| System 1 | System 2 | Warp 2 | Suppl. yarn | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | cotton | cotton | ||
| Fibre identification method | naked eye | naked eye | ||
| Colour | ||||
| Yarn structure | single | single, paired | ||
| Twist strength | strong | strong | ||
| Twist | s | ss | ||
| Twist angle average | ||||
| Twist angle range | ||||
| Diameter average | ||||
| Diameter range | ||||
| Thread count average | 8.0 | 16.0 | ||
| Thread count range |
FURTHER DETAILS
Other features
Hems c.8mm thick, heavily tattered, some disintegrated.
Sewing
Description
Raw edge rolled back and oversewn roughly. Z plied 2-ply thread stitching.
Types of stitch
oversewing
Sewing yarn structure
plied
Sewing yarn twist direction
Z2
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
2009