Qasr Ibrim QI06 0854 Wool tabby, s/s
Catalogue number
QI06 0854
Description
Piece of fineish tabby with folded hem
Context
Basic information
Dimensions
L.
90
mm
W.
140
mm
Preservation state
organic
Relative quality
fineish
Fabric structure
tabby
Warp and weft identified
✓
| System 1 | System 2 | Warp 2 | Suppl. yarn | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | wool | wool | ||
| Fibre identification method | naked eye | naked eye | ||
| Colour | ||||
| Yarn structure | single | single | ||
| Twist strength | strong | weak/medium | ||
| Twist | s | s | ||
| Twist angle average | ||||
| Twist angle range | ||||
| Diameter average | ||||
| Diameter range | ||||
| Thread count average | 8.0 | 20.0 | ||
| Thread count range |
FURTHER DETAILS
Edges
Folded hem parallel to system 2, but on the bias, 200mm long, 7mm wide. Badly preserved.
Sewing
Description
Stitches at 6mm intervals, worked s in flax thread, z plied from 2 spliced yarns.
Sewing yarn fibre
flax
Sewing yarn structure
spliced
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
2007