Qasr Ibrim QI00 0398 Cotton tabby, s/s
Catalogue number
QI00 0398
Description
Strip of fineish tabby with two knots in it and a rolled hem and blue stitching
Context
Basic information
Dimensions
L.
130
mm
W.
15
mm
Preservation state
organic
Relative quality
fine
Fabric structure
tabby
| System 1 | System 2 | Warp 2 | Suppl. yarn | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | cotton | cotton | ||
| Fibre identification method | naked eye | naked eye | ||
| Colour | ||||
| Yarn structure | single | single | ||
| Twist strength | medium/strong | medium/strong | ||
| Twist | s | s | ||
| Twist angle average | ||||
| Twist angle range | ||||
| Diameter average | ||||
| Diameter range | ||||
| Thread count average | 14.0 | 10.5 | ||
| Thread count range | 10 - 11 |
FURTHER DETAILS
Colours
Sewing yarn 2 blue.
Sewing
Description
Rolled hem, sewn down with z plied thread, 3 ply from s single yarns c.1mm thick, worked z. Stitches at approx. 5mm intervals. Rolled hem c.3mm wide. About 5mm from it is a parallel line of running stitches, slightly overlapping, in blue yarn, z plied from 2 s single yarns. Blue stitches c.6mm long
Types of stitch
running stitch
,
running stitch
Sewing yarn structure
plied
Sewing yarn twist direction
Z3s
Sewing yarn diam
1.0
Sewing yarn 2 colour
blue
Sewing yarn 2 structure
plied
Sewing yarn 2 twist direction
Z2s
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
2005