Qasr Ibrim QI90 1672 Wool tabby, s/s
Catalogue number
QI90 1672
Description
Strip of medium-fine blue weft-faced tabby
Context
Basic information
Dimensions
L.
300
mm
W.
50
mm
Preservation state
organic
Relative quality
medium fine
Fabric structure
tabby
Warp and weft identified
✓
| System 1 | System 2 | Warp 2 | Suppl. yarn | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | wool | wool | ||
| Fibre identification method | naked eye | naked eye | ||
| Colour | ||||
| 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 | 30.0 | ||
| Thread count range |
FURTHER DETAILS
Other features
One end of the strip is shredded of weft and carries the knot, which may have knotted it round an object now missing
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
2009