Qasr Ibrim QI05 0307 Linen tabby with fringe, S2*/S2*
Catalogue number
QI05 0307
Description
Dirty grey scrap of medium tabby with fringe
Context
Basic information
Dimensions
L.
65
mm
W.
60
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 | ||||
| Twist | S2z | S2z | ||
| Twist angle average | ||||
| Twist angle range | ||||
| Diameter average | ||||
| Diameter range | ||||
| Thread count average | 20.0 | 12.0 | ||
| Thread count range |
FURTHER DETAILS
Borders
Fringe in system 1: ends in neat knot. It is 12mm long, with no visible special anchoring. Knot holds 2 fringe strands running parallel, each S plied from 2 Z plied strands, which each contain 4 S twisted adjacent warp threads. Only one knot survives.
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