Qasr Ibrim QI00 1205 Linen tabby, S2*/
Catalogue number
QI00 1205
Description
Piece of blue and red warp-striped fineish tabby
Context
Basic information
Dimensions
L.
210
mm
W.
84
mm
Preservation state
organic
Relative quality
fineish
Fabric structure
tabby
Warp and weft identified
✓
| System 1 | System 2 | Warp 2 | Suppl. yarn | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | flax | flax | ||
| Fibre identification method | naked eye | naked eye | ||
| Colour | blue, red | |||
| Yarn structure | spliced | spliced | ||
| Twist strength | ||||
| Twist | S2z | |||
| Twist angle average | ||||
| Twist angle range | ||||
| Diameter average | ||||
| Diameter range | ||||
| Thread count average | 18.0 | 8.0 | ||
| Thread count range |
FURTHER DETAILS
Colours
Blue and red yarn in system 1.
Pattern
Sequence of bands: against selvedge 10 undyed/26 blue/10 und./6 red/(1 und. in same shot as last red)/2 blue singles/2 und./2 blue/2 und./2 blue/12 und./8 red/8 blue/8 red/2 blue/2 und./4 blue/4 und./8 red/10 und./10 blue/ground warp. Red and blue quite strong colours on one side, other side faded.
Edges
Plain selvedge.
Selvedge type
simple
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
2008