VIN 73-75 017 Wool half-basket weave, z/zz
Catalogue number
VIN 73-75 017
Inventory number
42, 43
Description
Two pieces of moderately fine half-basket weave, one in dark brown, one in light brown wool, with a selvedge and a tapestry-woven band.
Warp yarns wide spaced. There are traces of a raised nap on one side.
Context
Basic information
Dimensions
L.
130
mm
W.
150
mm
Preservation state
organic
Fabric structure
half-basket weave
| System 1 | System 2 | Warp 2 | Suppl. yarn | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | wool | wool | ||
| Fibre identification method | ||||
| Colour | ||||
| Yarn structure | single | single, paired | ||
| Twist strength | strong | weak | ||
| Twist | z | zz | ||
| Twist angle average | ||||
| Twist angle range | ||||
| Diameter average | ||||
| Diameter range | ||||
| Thread count average | 10.0 | 20.0 | ||
| Thread count range |
FURTHER DETAILS
Pattern
System (3), tapestry yarn, singles, fairly weak z-spun, c. 30 threads per cm, but variable (once perhaps c.40 per cm), close packed.
The quality of the yarn is similar to that of System (2), the weft.
The colour of the band is now purple-brown, and hard to distinguish from the main web of cloth; it may have been purple once.
There is no special grouping of warp for the tapestry weave. The band is now c.4cm wide, and contains over 80 weft-threads.
Edges
The pairs in the weft pass 1-over-1 over 2 warp-groups, the outer of 5, the inner of 3 threads.
Selvedge type
reinforced
Other features
Fault: Occasional warp-threads are in pairs.
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