Site Vindolanda Context Vindolanda barracks Rm XVII Excavation year 1985 Site phase

Dimensions L. 110 mm W. 70 mm Preservation state organic Relative quality medium weight Fabric structure 2/1 twill

Colours Sewing yarn lighter brown than web. Other features Originally had a heavy nap on at least one side, but now nap-free on one (worn) side. Now in secondary use, but once perhaps cloak/cape. Very ragged and degraded, with no original edges. One side only is obscured by nap, worn in patches, but still thick; other side nap-free, threadbare. Fragment TT/85/052/002 30mm x 50mm

Description At one corner 2 parallel stitches (each probably a pair) of S-spun yarn (c.0.6mm thick) passes through web and round edge of fragment; lighter brown than web; function unclear. A thickened edge of cloth (roughly parallel to (1)) seems to be oversewn in weakish S-spun yarn, max.l. 50mm (shown in blue); very degraded, probably reinforcement of raw edge rather than a damaged selvedge. Types of stitch , oversewing Sewing yarn colour lighter brown than web Sewing yarn structure paired Sewing yarn twist direction ss Sewing yarn diam 0.6 Sewing yarn 2 structure single Sewing yarn 2 twist strength weak Sewing yarn 2 twist direction s