Qasr Ibrim QI98 1330 Cotton and wool, s/s
Catalogue number
QI98 1330
Description
Two pieces of union fabric tacked together.
Context
Basic information
Preservation state
organic
Warp and weft identified
✓
| System 1 | System 2 | Warp 2 | Suppl. yarn | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | cotton | wool | ||
| Fibre identification method | naked eye | naked eye | ||
| Colour | pale wool | |||
| 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 | 7.0 | 15.0 | ||
| Thread count range |
FURTHER DETAILS
Colours
Pale wool yarn in system 2.
Edges
Roughly tacked together with single line of rough stitches.
Other features
plus another scrap of piece 2.
System 2 thread count uncertain.
Sewing
Description
Rolled seam sewn Z with Z plied 2-ply cotton. Stitches ~7mm long.
Sewing yarn structure
plied
Sewing yarn twist direction
Z2
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
2009