Qasr Ibrim QI00 0485 Cotton basket weave, ss/ss
Catalogue number
QI00 0485
Description
Long strip of tattered basket weave with blue stripes
Context
Basic information
Dimensions
L.
580
mm
W.
155
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 | medium/strong | medium | |
| Twist | ss | ss | s | |
| Twist angle average | ||||
| Twist angle range | ||||
| Diameter average | ||||
| Diameter range | ||||
| Thread count average | 12.0 | 16.0 | 24 | |
| Thread count range | ||||
| Supplementary yarn function | blue bands |
FURTHER DETAILS
Colours
Blue supplementary yarn.
Pattern
Banding: ground weave 35+mm/band 1a 7mm/ground 3mm/1b 8mm/ground 46mm/band 2 8mm/ground 50mm/band 3a 6mm/ground 3mm/band 3b 7mm/ground 48mm/band 4 7mm/ground 50mm/band 5a 8mm/ground 3mm/band 5b 8mm/ground 48mm/band 6 c.10mm?/ground 50mm/band 7a 7mm/ground 3mm/band 7b c.7mm/ground 50mm/band 8 c.7mm/ground 50mm/band 9a c.8mm/ground 3-4mm/band 9b 8mm/ground 15+mm
All odd-numbered bands are pale blue, the even-numbered single bands are darker blue. Same both sides. Differential survival of blue.
Band 1a and 1b: 18 blue singles/3 undyed pairs/20 blue. Band 2: 19 blue
Band 3a and 3b: 18 blue/3 und. pairs/ 16-17 blue
Pattern element
band
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
2005