Qasr Ibrim QI00 0525 Cotton tabby, s/s
Catalogue number
QI00 0525
Description
Rectangle of hemmed medium-fine tabby
Context
Basic information
Preservation state
organic
Relative quality
medium fine
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 | medium/strong | medium/strong | ||
| Twist | s | s | ||
| Twist angle average | ||||
| Twist angle range | ||||
| Diameter average | ||||
| Diameter range | ||||
| Thread count average | 15.0 | 9.5 | ||
| Thread count range | 9 - 10 |
Sewing
Description
Parallel to system 1, a raw edge was roughly oversewn with plied yarn, worked s, stitches at 3mm intervals. Sewing thread z plied from 3 s single yarns. Diam. 1mm.
Types of stitch
oversewing
Sewing yarn structure
plied
Sewing yarn twist direction
Z3s
Sewing yarn diam
1.0
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
2007