Qasr Ibrim QI00 1054 Cotton tabby, s/s
Catalogue number
QI00 1054
Description
Piece of fine tabby with crude seam
Context
Basic information
Dimensions
L.
80
mm
W.
60
mm
Preservation state
organic
Relative quality
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 | strong | ||
| Twist | s | s | ||
| Twist angle average | ||||
| Twist angle range | ||||
| Diameter average | ||||
| Diameter range | ||||
| Thread count average | 10.0 | 14.0 | ||
| Thread count range |
Sewing
Description
Seam: one fabric has edge folded back, sewn down directly to flat, raw edge of the other piece. Sewing thread: pair of strong z single yarns, worked z at c.6mm intervals. System 1 parallel to seam.
Sewing yarn structure
single, paired
Sewing yarn twist strength
strong
Sewing yarn twist direction
zz
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
2008