one of the most
important techniques of the archaeological compound textiles
which were known in Egypt. This technique may be the first try to
produce ornamental textiles. There are many resemblance
appearances between this technique and other several techniques,
such as embroidery technique or brocade cloth, so there are many
mistaken concepts in regard to this weave. Also this technique is
called as an Extra or Additional weft. This study aims to show the
main characteristics of the supplementary weft and explain
differences and resemblance appearances in this technique, by using
of some recent means to exanimate the weave structure exactly,
such as Stereo microscope, binocular microscope, and scanning
electron microscope (SEM). The study introduces many important
results that lead to an understanding of ancient textiles, their weave
textures and their distinctive characteristics.
2. Introduction
Egypt is one