Berenike BE94 0133 Cotton tabby, z/z
Catalogue number
BE94 0133
Description
Strip of blue and undyed check plain weave.
Context
Basic information
Dimensions
L.
20
mm
W.
90
mm
Preservation state
organic
Fabric structure
tabby
Warp and weft identified
✓
System 1 | System 2 | Warp 2 | Suppl. yarn | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Material | cotton | cotton | ||
Fibre identification method | naked eye | naked eye | ||
Colour | ||||
Yarn structure | single | single | ||
Twist strength | ||||
Twist | z | z | ||
Twist angle average | ||||
Twist angle range | ||||
Diameter average | ||||
Diameter range | ||||
Thread count average | 29.0 | 15.0 | ||
Thread count range |
FURTHER DETAILS
Pattern
Check.
Pattern element
bands and stripes
Edges
?Warp sequence, starting from end away from that where there is band of undyed: 4 bl./2 und/4 bl/2 und/4/2/4/2/4/2/4/2/4/2/4 bl=2 pairs/2/5 bl. inc. 1 passage of 3 tog. (?damage) the 5th working with 1st passage of undyed/2 und./4/2/3 blue/2/4/2/4/2/5 - 5th working with 1st passage of und./2 und. - 2nd undyed works with passage of 1st blue in next sequence/3 blue/2 und./4 bl/2/4/2/4/2/4/2/4 of which 2 central blue worked as a pair/2/4/2/4/cm. of damage/3 blue, followed by 1 pair incl.1 und. and 1 blue in that order, followed by another pair, 1 und. and 1 blue in that order, then 3 blue, then 2 und./4 blue/1 pair incl. 1 und. and 1 blue in that order, followed by 1 pair incl. 1 blue and 1 und. in that order, followed by 2 blue/2 und. then 7 mm damage/4 blue/2 und./2 bl/2 und/4 bl/2 und/5 mm damage/2 und/ 4 bl/2 und/4 blue but damage for 5 mm, then 1 blue stripe uncountable/ 32+ undyed/ (Probably = weft? ?Weft sequence: 2+? blue/2 und/4 blue/2 und/4 blue/2 und/4 blue/2 und/ indeterminate blue. + another scrap c. 2 cm2.
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
1994-2001