Qasr Ibrim QI00 0706 Cotton half-basket weave, ss/s
Catalogue number
QI00 0706
Description
Loin cloth, in half-basket weave
Context
Basic information
Preservation state
organic
Fabric structure
half-basket weave
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, paired | single | ||
| Twist strength | strong | strong | ||
| Twist | ss | s | ||
| Twist angle average | ||||
| Twist angle range | ||||
| Diameter average | ||||
| Diameter range | ||||
| Thread count average | 14.0 | 9.5 | ||
| Thread count range | 9 - 10 |
FURTHER DETAILS
Edges
Selvedge folded over and hemmed, plain over a single outer bundle of two warp threads.
Other features
Considerable wear near central garment area, less on hems. Hem C has semi-circular indentation at center. All 3 corners torn, no sign of extra ties.
Sewing
Description
Oblique running stitches worked z on one side, torn floating threads on the front, thread z plied, s single. Hems A and B are rolled hems, hem C is folded and hemmed.
Types of stitch
running stitch
Sewing yarn structure
plied
Sewing yarn twist direction
Z2s
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
2007