Qasr Ibrim QI00 1266 Linen tabby with fringe, S2*/
Catalogue number
QI00 1266
Description
Mass of very degraded fine tabby with fringe
Context
Basic information
Preservation state
organic
Fabric structure
tabby
Warp and weft identified
✓
| System 1 | System 2 | Warp 2 | Suppl. yarn | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | flax | |||
| Fibre identification method | naked eye | naked eye | ||
| Colour | ||||
| Yarn structure | spliced | spliced | ||
| Twist strength | ||||
| Twist | S2z | |||
| Twist angle average | ||||
| Twist angle range | ||||
| Diameter average | ||||
| Diameter range | ||||
| Thread count average | 30.0 | 6.0 | ||
| Thread count range |
FURTHER DETAILS
Borders
Simple fringe with strands made of 2 units, z plied together. Fringe strands are 30mm long, ending in a single knot.
Other features
Another patch of 8 strands.
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
2008