Berenike BE94 0090 Linen tabby, s/s
Catalogue number
BE94 0090
Description
Scrap of tabby with self-bands
Context
Basic information
Preservation state
organic
Fabric structure
tabby
| System 1 | System 2 | Warp 2 | Suppl. yarn | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | flax | flax | ||
| 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 | 22.0 | 8.0 | ||
| Thread count range |
FURTHER DETAILS
Colours
Sewing yarn 1 red. Sewing yarn 2 blue.
Pattern
self-band
Pattern element
self-band
Sewing
Description
Visible on one face of the cloth but not on the other are thick red stitches of uncertain purpose and course - and the possible fragment of a dark blue stitch.
Red and dark blue are presumably wool.
Sewing yarn colour
red
Sewing yarn fibre
wool
Sewing yarn 2 colour
blue
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
1994-2001