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Wool and silk, slit and double interlocking tapestry weave. Warp; Count; 8 warps per cm; wool; S-ply of four Z-spun elements; diameter: 1.0 mm Weft: Count: varies from 20 to 36 wefts per cm; wool: single S-spun elements; S-ply of two Z-spun elements; pairs of S-ply of two Z-spun elements; paired yarns of single S-spun elements and S-ply of two Z-spun elements; three yarns of S-ply of two Z-spun elements; diameters: 0.35–1.0 mm; silk: pairs of S-ply of two Z-twisted elements; diameters: 0.7–0.9 mm; wool and silk: paired yarns of S-ply of two Z-spun wool elements and S-ply of two Z-twisted silk elements; paired yarns of S-spun wool elements and S-ply of two Z-twisted silk elements; diameters: 0.5–0.85 mm
195.8 × 298.1 cm (77.1 × 117.4 in)

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