Qasr Ibrim QI00 0392 Wool tabby, s/s
Catalogue number
QI00 0392
Description
Selvedge torn from fineish tabby
Context
Basic information
Dimensions
L.
140
mm
W.
4
mm
Preservation state
organic
Relative quality
fine
Fabric structure
tabby
Warp and weft identified
✓
| System 1 | System 2 | Warp 2 | Suppl. yarn | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | wool | wool | ||
| Fibre identification method | naked eye | naked eye | ||
| Colour | ||||
| Yarn structure | single | single | ||
| Twist strength | medium/strong | medium | ||
| Twist | s | s | ||
| Twist angle average | ||||
| Twist angle range | ||||
| Diameter average | ||||
| Diameter range | ||||
| Thread count average | ||||
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FURTHER DETAILS
Edges
Reinforced selvedge round 3 bundles, each of 4 s single warp threads
Each pass of single weft is shadowed by a pair of wrapping threads BE style. c.f. At-Tar fig. 8.
Selvedge type
reinforced
Other features
No thread count possible. Length of weft is selvedge width.
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
2005