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/* Plain 2/2 Twill */
*Birka, Sweden: 10 of the 89 wool fragments described by Geijer were of a plain 2/2 twill. One further fragament was of a 2/2 twill but the pattern was offset, making it a hybrid type weave between a plain and a diamond twill [GEIJER 1938: p.21, 38]
*Elisenhof, Germany (8thC): The plain 2/2 twill was the most common weave found at Elisenhof with 142 examples. [HUNDT 1981: p.11]
6 fragments had z-spun threads in both warp and weft. 5 were probably dyed, of these 2 had different natutral coloured warp and weft prior to dyeing. 7 had different natural coloured threads in warp and weft. One example (E-76) had black stripes of different widths in warp and weft giving it a "scottish" look. The other threads were brown. [HUNDT 1981:p.15]
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