Qasr Ibrim QI05 0285 Linen tabby, S2*/S2*
Catalogue number
QI05 0285
Description
Large piece of coarse tabby with animal skin and hair
Context
Basic information
Dimensions
L.
350
mm
W.
380
mm
Preservation state
organic
Relative quality
coarse
Fabric structure
tabby
| 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 | 15.0 | 6.0 | ||
| Thread count range |
FURTHER DETAILS
Other features
Badly prepared flax, but fairly dense cover.
Sewing
Description
Traces of sewing on one edge in 3 ply thread, Z plied from S twisted yarns, worked Z. Appear to hold down a single 1mm thick spliced strand. Function unclear. Might be remains of a hem, which was once 380mm long.
Sewing yarn structure
plied
Sewing yarn twist direction
Z3s
Sewing yarn 2 structure
spliced
Sewing yarn 2 diameter
1.0
Notes from the original description
Yarn all spliced in both systems.
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
2005