Berenike BE94 0107 Wool tabby, s/s
Catalogue number
BE94 0107
Description
Selvedge with scrap of medium-fine dark-brown tabby attached.
Context
Basic information
Preservation state
organic
Relative quality
medium-fine
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 | single | paired | |
| Twist strength | medium | weak | ||
| Twist | s | s | ss | |
| Twist angle average | ||||
| Twist angle range | ||||
| Diameter average | ||||
| Diameter range | ||||
| Thread count average | 10.0 | |||
| Thread count range | 22 | |||
| Supplementary yarn function | wrapping yarn |
FURTHER DETAILS
Edges
Reinforced selvedge. Structure exactly like 94.104 (blue) except that the 3 bundles each contain 4 yarns. The paired wrapping yarn is weak S spun.
Selvedge length: 90 mm, width: 8 mm.
Selvedge type
reinforced
Other features
Weft weaker s spun than warp.
Tabby c.2 cm².
Sewing
Description
Traces of some stitching in a veg. fibre - character unknown.
Sewing yarn fibre
plant fibre
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
1994-2001