Qasr Ibrim QI90 1500 Cotton and wool half-basket weave, s/ss
Catalogue number
QI90 1500
Description
Scrap of fine half-basket weave with ‘purple’ band
Context
Basic information
Preservation state
organic
Relative quality
fine
Fabric structure
half-basket weave
Warp and weft identified
✓
| System 1 | System 2 | Warp 2 | Suppl. yarn | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | cotton | wool | ||
| Fibre identification method | naked eye | naked eye | ||
| Colour | purple | |||
| Yarn structure | single, paired | |||
| Twist strength | strong | medium/strong | ||
| Twist | s | ss | ||
| Twist angle average | ||||
| Twist angle range | ||||
| Diameter average | ||||
| Diameter range | ||||
| Thread count average | 9.0 | 28.0 | ||
| Thread count range |
FURTHER DETAILS
Colours
Purple yarn in system 2.
Pattern
Band width 8 mm. Contains 26 wefts (singles).
Borders
Fringe projects from the band.
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
2009