Qasr Ibrim QI00 0488.1 Cotton tabby, s/s
Catalogue number
QI00 0488.1
Description
Textile A from amalgam of two textiles, joined by seam, then seam decorated by addition of a 4-strand plait incorporating blue yarn
Context
Basic information
Dimensions
L.
55
mm
W.
35
mm
Preservation state
organic
Fabric structure
tabby
Warp and weft identified
✓
| 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 | 9.0 | 8.0 | ||
| Thread count range | - 13 |
FURTHER DETAILS
Edges
outer warp single, next warp pair, rest 1/1. Otherwise plain.
Other features
Warp yarns spaced. In lower layer, warp has a higher count near the selvedge: 13 per cm
A weft is pulled up and twisted, see drawing.
Sewing
Description
Upper and lower layers are same textile (A) folded on the bias and attached to Textile B with undyed sewing thread Z plied from 2 S single yarns, 1.2mm thick in toto.
Sewing yarn structure
plied
Sewing yarn twist direction
Z2s
Sewing yarn diam
1.2
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
2005