Report on the Textiles from Burgos Cathedral - Middelalder Centret

Fig. 8
No 653737. An additional ribbon, 1, 3-1, 4 cm wide, is sewn to the silk band along the selvedges. Foto: Marianne
Vedeler.
along both selvedges. Ribbon and seams are well
preserved. The ribbon is also pleated, but the folds
are set twice as narrow as in the main band. As in
653742, the ribbon has probably been pleated in a
process separated from the pleating process on the
main band.
Fig. 6
Central part:
Golden silk made in tabby, z/z-spun, with 39/36
threads pr. Cm in warp and weft. The thickness of the
threads is c. 0, 1-0, 2 mm in both thread systems.
Fig. 7
Edges:
Golden silk made in tabby, z/z-spun, with 35/26
threads pr.cm in warp and weft. The thickness of
the threads in the warp is approximately 0, 5 mm
in this area, and thereby much thicker than in the
central part of the band. The weft threads are of the
same type as in the central parts. These are pleated
with sharp folds approximately 0, 4- 0, 5 cm deep
from bottom to top.
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Fig. 8
Ribbon:
Along each side of the main band, there is a ribbon
sewn to the main textile with simple running
stitches. A z-spun thread in golden silk has been
used to fix the ribbon to the main band. The ribbon is
approximately 1, 3 cm wide in one side and 1, 5
cm wide in the other side of the band. A silk thread
is running through the ribbon, holding the pleated
folds together.
The ribbon is made with double warp threads and
single threads in the weft. All threads are z-spun.
There are 27 double warp threads and 19 single weft
threads pr. cm.
The thickness of each thread is ca 0, 3 mm in both
warp and weft.
Fig. 9
Decorative stripes:
Stripes made of weft threads and embroidered threads
in contrasting colors are used for decoration. The
largest fragment is decorated with 7 groups of such