Qasr Ibrim QI98 1333 Cotton and wool, s/s
Catalogue number
QI98 1333
Description
Group of scraps of same? weft-faced union fabric.
Context
Basic information
Preservation state
organic
Relative quality
fine
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 | overspun | weak/medium | ||
| Twist | s | s | ||
| Twist angle average | ||||
| Twist angle range | ||||
| Diameter average | ||||
| Diameter range | ||||
| Thread count average | 6.0 | 26.5 | ||
| Thread count range | 25 - 28 |
FURTHER DETAILS
Colours
Pale wool yarn in system 2.
Edges
Reinforced selvedge over 3 bundles of ~6 s-spun warp threads.
Selvedge type
reinforced
Sewing
Description
Degraded seam with complex structure using 2 threads: pale wool and Z-plied cotton.
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
2009