VIN 73-75 004 Wool tabby, z/z
Catalogue number
VIN 73-75 004
Inventory number
14
Description
A fragment of black 'hairy' plain weave. In places the hairs stand out on the surface of the cloth: but the textile is so badly damaged that this is impossible to interpret. It may not be a deliberate effect.
Despite the coarse weave the fabric seems too soft to have been sacking.
Context
Basic information
Dimensions
L.
100
mm
W.
170
mm
Preservation state
organic
Fabric structure
tabby
| System 1 | System 2 | Warp 2 | Suppl. yarn | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | wool | wool | ||
| Fibre identification method | ||||
| Colour | ||||
| Yarn structure | single | single | ||
| Twist strength | weak | |||
| Twist | z | z | ||
| Twist angle average | ||||
| Twist angle range | ||||
| Diameter average | ||||
| Diameter range | ||||
| Thread count average | 3.0 | 7.5 | ||
| Thread count range | 7 - 8 |
FURTHER DETAILS
Fleece analysis
MLR b, hairy medium; a, hairy medium.
Sewing
Description
There are remains of large coarse stitches at two points in the cloth, but their original purpose and character is obscure. The stitches are worked with two light brown threads, one fine, one coarse.
The finer thread is S-plied from 2 Z-spun yarns, 0.6 mm thick, L. c. 10 cm. The coarser thread is S-plied from 2 Z-spun yarns, c. 1 mm thick, L. c. 10 cm.
Sewing yarn fibre
wool
Sewing yarn structure
plied
Sewing yarn twist direction
S2z
Sewing yarn diam
0.6
Sewing yarn 2 fibre
wool
Sewing yarn 2 structure
plied
Sewing yarn 2 twist direction
S2z
Sewing yarn 2 diameter
1.0
References
Wild, John Peter. “The Textiles from Vindolanda 1973-1975.” In Vindolanda III. Bardon Mill: The Vindolanda Trust, 1977.
Data recorded by
John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
1973-2020