Qasr Ibrim QI05 0161 Linen tabby with fringe, S2*/S2*
Catalogue number
QI05 0161
Description
Square of medium heavy tabby with selvedge and fringe
Context
Basic information
Dimensions
L.
105
mm
W.
75
mm
Preservation state
organic
Relative quality
medium
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 | medium | medium | ||
| Twist | S2z | S2z | ||
| Twist angle average | ||||
| Twist angle range | ||||
| Diameter average | ||||
| Diameter range | ||||
| Thread count average | 16.0 | 9.5 | ||
| Thread count range | 9 - 10 |
FURTHER DETAILS
Borders
Fringe takes groups of 4 adjacent warp threads, twists 2 Z direction into a pair and S plies 2 pairs together to make strand. Fringe c.22mm long. Ends in neat knot c.60mm width of fringe survives. Ground weft adjacent to fringe base is all paired for 11 shots. One broken warp knotted.
Edges
Plain selvedge with simple return
Selvedge type
simple
Other features
l. excludes fringe
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
2005