Qasr Ibrim QI00 1289 Linen tabby with fringe and plaiting, S2*/
Catalogue number
QI00 1289
Description
Long strip of fine tabby with fringe and plaiting
Context
Basic information
Dimensions
L.
750
mm
W.
70
mm
Preservation state
organic
Relative quality
fine
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 | ||||
| Yarn structure | spliced | spliced | ||
| Twist strength | ||||
| Twist | S2z | |||
| Twist angle average | ||||
| Twist angle range | ||||
| Diameter average | ||||
| Diameter range | ||||
| Thread count average | 24.0 | 6.0 | ||
| Thread count range |
FURTHER DETAILS
Borders
Fringe and plait. Fringe strands S twisted from Z plied pairs. Basal plait impossible to reconstruct.
Edges
Simple selvedge 1/1
Selvedge type
simple
Other features
One repair knot in warp.
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
2008