Qasr Ibrim QI00 0472 Cotton tabby, s/s
Catalogue number
QI00 0472
Description
Strip of fineish tabby with hem
Context
Basic information
Dimensions
L.
300
mm
W.
30
mm
Preservation state
organic
Relative quality
fineish
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 | strong | strong | ||
| Twist | s | s | ||
| Twist angle average | ||||
| Twist angle range | ||||
| Diameter average | ||||
| Diameter range | ||||
| Thread count average | 14.0 | 8.0 | ||
| Thread count range |
Sewing
Description
Parallel to system 1 is a hem, more concertinaed than folded, but damaged, held down by long paired sewing threads, worked S. Yarns S single cotton. Stitches at 9mm intervals, oversewing the hem.
Structural
✓
Types of stitch
oversewing
Sewing yarn fibre
cotton
Sewing yarn structure
single, paired
Sewing yarn twist direction
ss
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
2005