Qasr Ibrim QI90 1554 Cotton and wool tabby with fringe, s/s
Catalogue number
QI90 1554
Description
Corner of a fineish tabby with plaited fringe
Context
Basic information
Preservation state
organic
Relative quality
fineish
Fabric structure
tabby
Warp and weft identified
✓
| System 1 | System 2 | Warp 2 | Suppl. yarn | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | cotton | wool | ||
| Fibre identification method | naked eye | naked eye | ||
| Colour | red | |||
| 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 | 14.0 | 8.0 | ||
| Thread count range |
FURTHER DETAILS
Colours
Red yarn in system 2.
Pattern
Sequence: red weft/10 ground weft/2 row plait/fringe strands
Edges
Plain selvedge.
Selvedge type
simple
Other features
Anchoring plait with 2 rows twisted s, each built of pairs of untwisted s spun yarns. Fringe strands formed s direction from 2 z twisted pairs.
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
2009