Qasr Ibrim QI06 0748 Linen tabby with fringe, S2*/
Catalogue number
QI06 0748
Description
Piece of stout cloth with fringe, selvedge and seam
Context
Basic information
Dimensions
L.
275
mm
W.
250
mm
Preservation state
organic
Relative quality
medium
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 | 13.0 | 8.0 | ||
| Thread count range |
FURTHER DETAILS
Borders
Fringe with visible base plait
Edges
Plain selvedge.
Selvedge type
simple
Other features
Elaborate interlocking fringe system overlaps with neighbors. Seam structure unclear. Cloth set at 90°.
Sewing
Description
Roughly oversewn seam
Types of stitch
oversewing
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
2007