Qasr Ibrim QI90 1684 Cotton half-basket weave, s/ss
Catalogue number
QI90 1684
Description
Scrap of fineish half-basket weave with lines of blue stitching
Context
Basic information
Dimensions
L.
33
mm
W.
53
mm
Preservation state
organic
Relative quality
fine
Fabric structure
half-basket weave
Warp and weft identified
✓
| System 1 | System 2 | Warp 2 | Suppl. yarn | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | cotton | cotton | ||
| Fibre identification method | naked eye | naked eye | ||
| Colour | blue | |||
| Yarn structure | single | single, paired | ||
| Twist strength | strong | medium/strong | ||
| Twist | s | ss | ||
| Twist angle average | ||||
| Twist angle range | ||||
| Diameter average | ||||
| Diameter range | ||||
| Thread count average | 12.0 | 20.0 | ||
| Thread count range |
FURTHER DETAILS
Colours
Blue yarn in system 2. Blue sewing yarn.
Sewing
Description
Two fragmentary lines of running stitch, 2mm apart, in Z plied 2 ply S spun blue dyed cotton.
Types of stitch
running stitch
Sewing yarn colour
blue
Sewing yarn structure
plied
Sewing yarn twist direction
Z2s
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
2009