Qasr Ibrim QI90 1557 Linen tabby, s/S2*
Catalogue number
QI90 1557
Description
Piece of fineish ribbed tabby with hem parallel to system 1
Context
Basic information
Dimensions
L.
150
mm
W.
240
mm
Preservation state
organic
Relative quality
fineish
Fabric structure
tabby
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 | single | spliced | ||
Twist strength | weak/medium | weak/medium | ||
Twist | s | S2z | ||
Twist angle average | ||||
Twist angle range | ||||
Diameter average | ||||
Diameter range | ||||
Thread count average | 13.0 | 10.0 | ||
Thread count range |
FURTHER DETAILS
Other features
Repair knot in system 1.
Sewing
Description
Rolled hem held by z plied 2 ply flax thread
Sewing yarn fibre
flax
Sewing yarn structure
plied
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
2009