Qasr Ibrim QI00 1207 Linen tabby, S2*/
Catalogue number
QI00 1207
Description
Blue and red warp-striped fineish tabby
Context
Basic information
Dimensions
L.
135
mm
W.
285
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 | 19.5 | 7.0 | ||
| Thread count range | 19 - 20 |
FURTHER DETAILS
Colours
Blue and red yarn in system 1.
Pattern
Decorated zone 65mm wide. From selvedge: 6 und./c.30 blue (width 8mm)/10 und./c.10 warps alternating blue and und., but damaged/?8 und./?4 red/?8 und./4 red/c.8 warps alternating blue and undyed/4 red/8 und./4 red/?10 blue/ground warp.
Edges
Plain selvedge.
Selvedge type
simple
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
2008