Qasr Ibrim QI00 1088 Cotton tabby, half-basket weave, s/s
Catalogue number
QI00 1088
Description
Knotted amalgam of two textiles, one blue, one with blue bands
Context
Basic information
Dimensions
L.
400
mm
W.
105
mm
Preservation state
organic
Relative quality
fine
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 | pale greenish-blue | |||
| 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 | 14.0 | 10.0 | ||
| Thread count range |
FURTHER DETAILS
Colours
Pale greenish-blue yarn in system 1.
Edges
Reinforced selvedge: 3 bundles of 3. Selvedge QI Type 2. Rolled hem 4mm thick.
Selvedge type
reinforced
Sewing
Description
Irregular stitching with Z plied yarn.
Sewing yarn structure
plied
Sewing yarn twist direction
z
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
2008