Vindolanda VIN TT/85/055/001/2 Half-basket weave, S2z/S3z
Catalogue number
VIN TT/85/055/001/2
Inventory number
TT/85/55
Description
Half-basket weave, medium brown, plied warp and weft, same textile as TT/85/030/001
Context
Basic information
Dimensions
L.
25
mm
W.
40
mm
Preservation state
organic
Object type
matting
Fabric structure
half-basket weave
| System 1 | System 2 | Warp 2 | Suppl. yarn | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | wool | wool | ||
| Fibre identification method | naked eye | naked eye | ||
| Colour | ||||
| Yarn structure | ||||
| Twist strength | ||||
| Twist | S2z | S3z | ||
| Twist angle average | ||||
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| Diameter average | ||||
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| Thread count average | 9.0 | 4.0 | ||
| Thread count range |
FURTHER DETAILS
Other features
Pile: Ghiordes knots clasp pairs of adjacent threads from same warp sheet, as TT/85/030/001. Traces of 4-5 knots survive, c.4mm base diameter weft-ways. Knot yarn weak Z-spun, 4 single yarns in knots (not 6 as in TT/85/030/001).
System 2 darker than System 1.
Medium brown. No sign now of internal colour differentiation, but weft darker than warp, as in TT/85/030/001
Data recorded by
John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
1973-2020