Qasr Ibrim QI05 0085 Cotton tabby, s/s
Catalogue number
QI05 0085
Description
Hem, piped with blue yarn, torn from its ground
Context
Basic information
Dimensions
L.
200
mm
W.
6
mm
Preservation state
organic
Relative quality
medium
Fabric structure
tabby
| System 1 | System 2 | Warp 2 | Suppl. yarn | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | cotton | cotton | ||
| Fibre identification method | naked eye | naked eye | ||
| Colour | ||||
| Yarn structure | ||||
| Twist strength | ||||
| Twist | s | s | ||
| Twist angle average | ||||
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| Diameter average | ||||
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| Thread count average | 10.0 | 10.0 | ||
| Thread count range |
FURTHER DETAILS
Colours
Blue sewing yarn.
Other features
Hem w. 6 mm
Sewing
Description
Hem on the bias. Inner edge covered with blue piping. On back, on same line, running stitches crossed by single blue yarn, which may also hold blue piping in place = couching.
Outer edge of hem decorated with same blue piping, couched with 3 ply Z plied, S single sewing yarn. Piping: Z plied from 4 S single yarns.
Blue dye wearing off.
Structural
✓
Decorative
✓
Types of stitch
running stitch
Sewing yarn colour
blue
Sewing yarn fibre
cotton
Sewing yarn structure
single
Sewing yarn 2 fibre
cotton
Sewing yarn 2 structure
plied
Sewing yarn 2 twist direction
Z3s
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
2005