Vindolanda VIN TT/85/029/001/3 Wool 2/2 twill, z/s, z
Catalogue number
VIN TT/85/029/001/3
Inventory number
TT/85/29
Description
Scrap of 2/2 diamond twill ?ground weave sewn to 029/001/1
Context
Basic information
Dimensions
L.
50
mm
W.
15
mm
Preservation state
organic
Relative quality
medium weight
Fabric structure
2/2 twill
Twill pattern
diamond
| System 1 | System 2 | Warp 2 | Suppl. yarn | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | wool | wool | ||
| Fibre identification method | naked eye | naked eye | ||
| Colour | ||||
| Yarn structure | ||||
| Twist strength | medium | medium | ||
| Twist | z | s, z | ||
| Twist angle average | ||||
| Twist angle range | ||||
| Diameter average | ||||
| Diameter range | ||||
| Thread count average | 10.0 | |||
| Thread count range | 10 - 11 |
FURTHER DETAILS
Colours
Sewing yarn almost black.
Pattern
Spin pattern in system 2. Part of the fragment shows all S-spun yarn, the rest 2Z/2S etc.
Sewing
Description
attached to 029/001/1 with frayed french seam, c.10mm wide, 45mm long; 2 rows of stitching c.8-10mm apart in same dark glossy yarn as for 029/001/1. The ‘front’ and ‘back’ of the seam are reversed when compared with those down the adjacent 2 sides of 029/001/1.
Sewing yarn colour
almost black
Sewing yarn structure
plied
Sewing yarn twist strength
weak
Sewing yarn twist direction
S2z
Sewing yarn diam
0.6
Sewing yarn min diameter
0.5
-
0.6
Data recorded by
John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
1973-2020