Berenike BE94 0104 Wool tabby, s/s
Catalogue number
BE94 0104
Description
Blue fabric, presumably tabby, now entirely disappeared, but represented by 3 lengths of reinforced selvedge
Context
Basic information
Dimensions
L.
65
mm
W.
7
mm
Preservation state
organic
Fabric structure
tabby
Warp and weft identified
✓
| System 1 | System 2 | Warp 2 | Suppl. yarn | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | wool | wool | wool | |
| Fibre identification method | naked eye | naked eye | ||
| Colour | ||||
| Yarn structure | single, paired | |||
| Twist strength | medium | weak | weak/medium | |
| Twist | s | s | s | |
| Twist angle average | ||||
| Twist angle range | ||||
| Diameter average | ||||
| Diameter range | ||||
| Thread count average | ||||
| Thread count range | ||||
| Supplementary yarn function | wrapping yarn |
FURTHER DETAILS
Edges
Selvedge built on 3 warp bundles. Outer 2 of 3 medium/hard S spun yarns, inner of 2 (sic) medium S spun yarns. Ground weft enters and exits 1/1 in successive weft passages, where it is accompanied by the paired wrapping yarn. Paired wrapping yarn seems to make additional passages between entry/exit of ground weft, but this is not in fact the case, because 3 yarns appear to be working consistently together throughout the selvedge i.e. one pair + one ground weft.)
Other features
In all c. 65 mm + 50 mm + 35 mm. Widths of selvedges 6-7 mm
Warp in bundles. Strands of weft survive.
Notes from the original description
Supplementary yarn has weak-medium twist.
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
1994-2001
