Qasr Ibrim QI00 1156 Wool tabby, s/s
Catalogue number
QI00 1156
Description
Piece of dark brown medium tabby with figured tapestry band and scattered diamond emblem embroidery and selvedge
Context
Basic information
Dimensions
L.
250
mm
W.
120
mm
Preservation state
organic
Relative quality
medium
Fabric structure
tabby
Warp and weft identified
✓
| System 1 | System 2 | Warp 2 | Suppl. yarn | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | wool | wool | ||
| Fibre identification method | naked eye | naked eye | ||
| Colour | glossy dark brown | |||
| Yarn structure | single | single | ||
| Twist strength | strong | strong | ||
| Twist | s | s | ||
| Twist angle average | ||||
| Twist angle range | ||||
| Diameter average | ||||
| Diameter range | ||||
| Thread count average | 10.0 | 7.0 | ||
| Thread count range |
FURTHER DETAILS
Colours
Glossy dark brown yarn in system 1.
Edges
Selvedge within tapestry band may be a crude tapestry slit.
Other features
Tapestry band ~65mm wide at selvedge. Diamond motifs outlined in red wool pairs around undyed wool inner diamond. Thread ends loose on back (Ottoman).
Sewing
Description
sewn with s spun yarns, motif in undyed, red, blue, green
Sewing yarn structure
single
Sewing yarn twist direction
s
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
2008