Qasr Ibrim QI00 0682 Wool half-basket weave, z/s
Catalogue number
QI00 0682
Description
Many badly damaged fragments of a half-basket weave with rib decoration
Context
Basic information
Preservation state
organic
Fabric structure
half-basket weave
| System 1 | System 2 | Warp 2 | Suppl. yarn | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | wool | wool | ||
| Fibre identification method | stereomicroscope | stereomicroscope | ||
| Colour | ||||
| Yarn structure | plied | single | ||
| Twist strength | medium | weak/medium | ||
| Twist | z | s | ||
| Twist angle average | ||||
| Twist angle range | ||||
| Diameter average | ||||
| Diameter range | ||||
| Thread count average | 10.0 | 14.0 | ||
| Thread count range |
FURTHER DETAILS
Other features
Lines of floating warp threads originally formed ribs in weft direction. Floating warps anchored loops of 4 yarns each, undyed. Hollow between ribs and ground weave.
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
2007