Qasr Ibrim QI00 1014 Cotton tabby, s/s
Catalogue number
QI00 1014
Description
Friable, stiff, crumpled, open tabby
Context
Basic information
Dimensions
L.
130
mm
W.
290
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 | dark brown | |||
| 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 | 7.5 | 12.0 | ||
| Thread count range | 7 - 8 |
FURTHER DETAILS
Colours
Dark brown yarn in system 1.
Borders
Bobble fringe: c.5mm long, 2 bobbles per cm. Structure: identical to 0999.
Other features
Bobbles include blue yarn; deconstruction shows wrapping with blue s single cotton yarns. Not worth photographing.
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
2008