Qasr Ibrim QI90 1560 Cotton and wool tabby, s/s
Catalogue number
QI90 1560
Description
Piece of brown tabby union fabric with blue band attached to flax tabby
Context
Basic information
Dimensions
L.
170
mm
W.
80
mm
Preservation state
organic
Relative quality
medium
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 | blue | |||
| Yarn structure | single | single | ||
| Twist strength | strong | weak | ||
| Twist | s | s | ||
| Twist angle average | ||||
| Twist angle range | ||||
| Diameter average | ||||
| Diameter range | ||||
| Thread count average | 8.0 | 11.0 | ||
| Thread count range |
FURTHER DETAILS
Colours
Blue yarn in system 2.
Pattern
Blue band with 5 wool wefts at one end.
Sewing
Description
Textiles sewn together with z plied 2 ply cotton thread
Sewing yarn structure
plied
Sewing yarn twist direction
Z2
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
2009