Qasr Ibrim QI90 1541 Linen openwork sacking
Catalogue number
QI90 1541
Description
Several pieces of disintegrating openwork sacking
Context
Basic information
Dimensions
L.
300
mm
W.
110
mm
Preservation state
organic
Fabric structure
openwork
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 | ||||
| Twist strength | medium | medium | ||
| Twist | s | s | ||
| Twist angle average | ||||
| Twist angle range | ||||
| Diameter average | ||||
| Diameter range | ||||
| Thread count average | 8.0 | 4.0 | ||
| Thread count range |
FURTHER DETAILS
Edges
Plain selvedge.
Selvedge type
simple
Other features
Six more smaller pieces, very ragged. Yarns contain many undivided flat ribbons.
Sewing
Description
Traces of a rolled hem, oversewn S direction with single flax yarn
Types of stitch
oversewing
Sewing yarn fibre
flax
Sewing yarn structure
single
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
2009