Berenike BE94 0031 Wool tabby, s/s
Catalogue number
BE94 0031
Holding institution
Supreme Council of Antiquities, Egypt
Description
Two strips of fine tabby, sewn together down both sides.
Context
Basic information
Preservation state
organic
Fabric structure
tabby
| System 1 | System 2 | Warp 2 | Suppl. yarn | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | wool | wool | ||
| Fibre identification method | stereomicroscope | stereomicroscope | ||
| Colour | ||||
| Yarn structure | single | single | ||
| Twist strength | medium | |||
| Twist | s | s | ||
| Twist angle average | ||||
| Twist angle range | ||||
| Diameter average | 0.3 | |||
| Diameter range | ||||
| Thread count average | 18.0 | 9.0 | ||
| Thread count range |
FURTHER DETAILS
Other features
Two fragments of this identical size.
Sewing
Description
Two strips of fine tabby, sewn together down both sides. Long edges both roughly oversewn with complex S ply. Sewing thread wool (*)
Types of stitch
oversewing
Sewing yarn fibre
wool
Sewing yarn structure
plied
Sewing yarn twist direction
s
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
1994-2001