Qasr Ibrim QI05 0260 Linen and cotton tabby, S2*/z
Catalogue number
QI05 0260
Description
Scrap of fine tabby fustian
Context
Basic information
Dimensions
L.
85
mm
W.
45
mm
Preservation state
organic
Relative quality
fine
Fabric structure
tabby
| System 1 | System 2 | Warp 2 | Suppl. yarn | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | flax | cotton | ||
| Fibre identification method | stereomicroscope | stereomicroscope | ||
| Colour | ||||
| Yarn structure | spliced | single | ||
| Twist strength | weak/medium | |||
| Twist | S2z | z | ||
| Twist angle average | ||||
| Twist angle range | ||||
| Diameter average | 0.3 | 1.0 | ||
| Diameter range | ||||
| Thread count average | 13.0 | 13.0 | ||
| Thread count range |
FURTHER DETAILS
Other features
System 1 yarns spaced. In fine fabrics one sees little splicing.
System 2 yarn diam. almost 1mm, some yarn variability but not very much. Slightly flattened yarns, definitely weak/medium and not strong or oversingle. Classic springy cotton.
Notes from the original description
Some system 1 yarns spliced.
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
2005