Qasr Ibrim QI90 1682 Cotton and wool tabby, s/s
Catalogue number
QI90 1682
Description
Length of heavily disintegrated fine, open tabby
Context
Basic information
Dimensions
L.
450
mm
W.
100
mm
Preservation state
organic
Relative quality
fine
Fabric structure
tabby
| System 1 | System 2 | Warp 2 | Suppl. yarn | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | cotton | wool | ||
| Fibre identification method | naked eye | naked eye | ||
| Colour | ||||
| Yarn structure | single | single | ||
| Twist strength | overspun | strong | ||
| Twist | s | s | ||
| Twist angle average | ||||
| Twist angle range | ||||
| Diameter average | ||||
| Diameter range | ||||
| Thread count average | 10.0 | 8.0 | ||
| Thread count range |
FURTHER DETAILS
Colours
Pale brown sewing yarn.
Sewing
Description
Traces of seam parallel to system 1, held with a pair of S spun wool yarns in pale brown.
Sewing yarn colour
pale brown
Sewing yarn fibre
wool
Sewing yarn structure
single, paired
Sewing yarn twist direction
ss
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
2009