Berenike BE94 0012 Cotton tabby, s/s
Catalogue number
BE94 0012
Holding institution
Supreme Council of Antiquities, Egypt
Description
Scrap of plain tabby.
Context
Basic information
Dimensions
L.
60
mm
W.
30
mm
Preservation state
organic
Fabric structure
tabby
| System 1 | System 2 | Warp 2 | Suppl. yarn | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | cotton | cotton | ||
| Fibre identification method | naked eye | naked eye | ||
| Colour | ||||
| Yarn structure | single | single | ||
| Twist strength | medium | medium | ||
| Twist | s | s | ||
| Twist angle average | ||||
| Twist angle range | ||||
| Diameter average | ||||
| Diameter range | ||||
| Thread count average | 5.0 | 15.0 | ||
| Thread count range |
FURTHER DETAILS
Colours
Orange-brown sewing yarn.
Sewing
Description
1st frag.: Traces of stitching in orange-brown Z spun yarn, single.
2nd frag.: with oblique hem, enclosed within overcast stitches. 6 mm between holes. Yarn S plied from 2 Z spun yarns. (Probably same stitching as other piece). Hem c. 6 mm thick. Raw edge. Remains of 7 complete stitches.
Types of stitch
overcast stitch
Sewing yarn colour
orange-brown
Sewing yarn structure
plied
Sewing yarn twist direction
S2z
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
1994-2001