Qasr Ibrim QI00 0465 Cotton basket weave, ss/ss
Catalogue number
QI00 0465
Description
Scrap of basket weave with blue band and traces of seam
Context
Basic information
Dimensions
L.
35
mm
W.
45
mm
Preservation state
organic
Fabric structure
basket weave
| System 1 | System 2 | Warp 2 | Suppl. yarn | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | cotton | cotton | cotton | |
| Fibre identification method | naked eye | naked eye | ||
| Colour | blue | |||
| Yarn structure | single, paired | single, paired | single | |
| Twist strength | strong | strong | medium/strong | |
| Twist | ss | ss | s | |
| Twist angle average | ||||
| Twist angle range | ||||
| Diameter average | ||||
| Diameter range | ||||
| Thread count average | 16.0 | 15.0 | 10 | |
| Thread count range | 14 - 16 | |||
| Supplementary yarn function | suppl. Weft |
FURTHER DETAILS
Colours
Blue supplementary yarn.
Pattern
The edge is a blue pair, thereafter singles, but that only applies to one side.
There is 1 pair/9 singles to make complete band, then paired ground weft.
Band 6mm wide, Length c.40mm.
Blue differentially preserved.
Pattern element
band
Sewing
Description
Seam details uncertain, but stitched to another scrap of same fabric with pair of S single cotton yarns.
Sewing yarn fibre
cotton
Sewing yarn structure
single, paired
Sewing yarn twist direction
s
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
2005