Qasr Ibrim QI00 0488.2 Cotton half-basket weave, ss/s
Catalogue number
QI00 0488.2
Description
Textile B from amalgam of two textiles, joined by seam, then seam decorated by addition of a 4-strand plait incorporating blue yarn
Context
Basic information
Preservation state
organic
Fabric structure
half-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 | single | |
| Twist strength | medium | strong | medium | |
| Twist | ss | s | s | |
| Twist angle average | ||||
| Twist angle range | ||||
| Diameter average | ||||
| Diameter range | ||||
| Thread count average | 9.5 | 10.0 | 20 | |
| Thread count range | 9 - 10 | |||
| Supplementary yarn function | supplementary weft |
FURTHER DETAILS
Colours
Blue supplementary yarn.
Pattern
Parallel to system 2 are remains of a band of single weft, blue, medium S single, possibly 20 per cm. Narrow band of 6 blue threads.
Pattern element
band
Other features
System 2 yarns thickish.
The plait is 3 strands undyed, one strand blue. The blue is 4 ply, Z plied. Undyed strands possibly of 8 strands, but there may be another, thinner strand incorporated as a 4 strand. Length of plait 75mm, width 9mm.
Sewing
Description
Textile B is attached to the folded edge of A with the sewing thread already described.
Attached to B in turn is a 4-strand plait. Attaching thread is blue 3 ply, Z plied from S single yarns.
Sewing yarn structure
plied
Sewing yarn twist direction
Z3s
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
2005