Qasr Ibrim QI05 0206 Linen tabby, S2*/S2*
Catalogue number
QI05 0206
Description
Shredded strip of medium fine tabby
Context
Basic information
Dimensions
L.
120
mm
W.
600
mm
Preservation state
organic
Relative quality
medium 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 | 17.0 | 10.0 | ||
| Thread count range |
FURTHER DETAILS
Borders
Finishing border, taking up system 1, almost detached.
Roughly Bergman B4, but fringe ends in tight knots up against the plaited edge. Four warp yarns in two pairs are taken into each knot. The bobble knots take up pairs from 2 different plait elements.
Other features
In system 2 there are some paired yarns: 2 pairs/1 single/2 pairs
Strip knotted to form a loop, approximately 170mm diameter.
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
2005