Warp Yarn:
Organic Cotton
Sett:
8epi
Weft yarn:
2/11 wool
Width:
9inches
Length:
6
Width on Loom:
10 inches
Length:
6inches
Extant Textile Inspiration:
Akhim green taquete
Notes:
After studying an extant piece of taquete at the Cloth Workers Centre. I wanted to redact the draft and weave my own version of this monochrome textile. In order to test my draft, I had to weave the textile. I wove a bag for myself and wanted to weave smaller pieces that could be given away as thank you gifts or as tokens to people who really inspired me. So far, I have woven and given away 6 as thank yous, plus one for my husband and son.
The original textile is as follows:
Akhmîm, Qau-el-Kebir, near Asyut, Egypt, 350-450
Weft Faced Compound Tabby 1 pattern:1 binding end
Sett I have not yet estimated the sett
PPI: estimated at 35-36
Monochrome design
Yarn: wool, warp and dark Green are S spun, light green and red are Z spun
Museum number: 899-1886 350-450
