Qasr Ibrim QI00 0478 Cotton openwork fringe
Catalogue number
QI00 0478
Description
Piece of openwork fringe. No ground weave
Context
Basic information
Preservation state
organic
Fabric structure
openwork
| System 1 | System 2 | Warp 2 | Suppl. yarn | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | cotton | |||
| Fibre identification method | naked eye | naked eye | ||
| Colour | ||||
| Yarn structure | plied | |||
| Twist strength | strong | |||
| Twist | Z2s | |||
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FURTHER DETAILS
Borders
Crowfoot Type 15, but narrower.
Anchor threads: bundle of 3, Z plied 2 ply S single cotton, each less than 1mm thick. Fringe length 58mm. Three fringe units per cm. Fringe strands are strong Z plied from 2 S single yarns.
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
2005