Berenike BE94 0012 Cotton tabby, s/s
Catalogue number
BE94 0012
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