Berenike BE94 0031 Wool tabby, s/s
Catalogue number
BE94 0031
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