Qasr Ibrim QI05 0114 Linen tabby with fringe, S2*/S2*
Catalogue number
QI05 0114
Description
Piece of fine tabby with complex fringe fragments attached, but damaged and incomplete
Context
Basic information
Dimensions
L.
330
mm
W.
90
mm
Preservation state
organic
Relative quality
fine
Fabric structure
tabby
Warp and weft identified
✓
| System 1 | System 2 | Warp 2 | Suppl. yarn | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | flax | flax | ||
| Fibre identification method | naked eye | naked eye | ||
| Colour | ||||
| Yarn structure | spliced | spliced | ||
| Twist strength | ||||
| Twist | S2z | S2z | ||
| Twist angle average | ||||
| Twist angle range | ||||
| Diameter average | ||||
| Diameter range | ||||
| Thread count average | 20.0 | 10.0 | ||
| Thread count range |
FURTHER DETAILS
Borders
Complex fringe fragments. Failed to draft elaborate fringe structure, but based on warp strands, apparently without any supplementary thread to anchor. Just before the
fringe there are weft pairs. Counting back from fringe: 2 pairs/3 singles/8 pairs, then 1/1 tabby.
Warp seems to be plaited as a 3 strand plait immediately after exiting from the last weft pair. Warp is then twisted around itself in the opposite direction in a complicated interlace, then exits to form the loose fringe proper, which is at least 45mm long. [cf 0108? (F)]
Notes from the original description
Some spliced yarns in both systems.
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
2005