Qasr Ibrim QI05 0061 Cotton tabby, s/s
Catalogue number
QI05 0061
Description
Piece of very fine tabby
Context
Basic information
Preservation state
organic
Relative quality
very fine
Fabric structure
tabby
| System 1 | System 2 | Warp 2 | Suppl. yarn | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | cotton | cotton | ||
| Fibre identification method | naked eye | naked eye | ||
| Colour | ||||
| Yarn structure | single | single | ||
| Twist strength | ||||
| Twist | s | s | ||
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Sewing
Description
Rolled to create 4 layers, pressed flat and sewn along each edge in the Z direction using a pair of threads, each 2 ply, Z plied from medium S single cotton yarns. Stitches 3mm apart. Width of 'pad 5mm, length c.60mm. Sewing thread slightly paler than ground and used to make fragmentary fringed? feature along one pad edge.
Sewing yarn structure
plied, paired
Sewing yarn twist direction
Z2s Z2s
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
2005