Vindolanda VIN TT/85/059/002 Wool 2/2 twill, z/s
Catalogue number
VIN TT/85/059/002
Inventory number
TT/85/059/002
Description
2/2 diamond twill, as 059/001, with 2 adjacent hems or seams
Context
Site
Vindolanda
Context
Vindolanda praetorium of Cerialis VIA (yard)
Excavation year
1985
Site phase
Basic information
Dimensions
L.
180
mm
W.
100
mm
Preservation state
organic
Fabric structure
2/2 twill
Twill pattern
diamond
Pattern repeat
after 14 of (1) warp, 9 of (2) weft [d2l/d2r]
| 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 | ||
| Twist angle average | ||||
| Twist angle range | ||||
| Diameter average | ||||
| Diameter range | ||||
| Thread count average | 12.0 | |||
| Thread count range | 10 - 11 |
FURTHER DETAILS
Colours
Very dark brown sewing yarn.
Other features
Wear and felting approximately same on both sides. Post-depositional creases.
Use wear
✓
Sewing
Description
Straight hem or seam, c.180mm long (fig 00): structure not clear: seems to be folded over to both sides, ie extra binding added? but more likely to be seamed to another web; more prominent on Side B (= Side B on 059/001), but any extra textile attached on Side A.
Short hem or seam, c.55mm long: same structure as straight hem/seam above; main roll (c.0.8mm wide, 0.4mm thick) on Side B; traces of sewing in very dark brown hairy thread, S-ply from 2 Z-spun yarns, as in 059/001 (shown in red). The two hems or seams are at an acute angle to one another.
Sewing yarn colour
very dark brown
Sewing yarn structure
plied
Sewing yarn twist direction
S2z
Data recorded by
John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
1973-2020