Berenike BE96 0284 Cotton tabby, s
Catalogue number
BE96 0284
Inventory number
0627 I
Description
Piece of fineish tabby with transverse border and self-bands.
Context
Basic information
Preservation state
organic
Fabric structure
tabby
Warp and weft identified
✓
| System 1 | System 2 | Warp 2 | Suppl. yarn | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | cotton | |||
| Fibre identification method | naked eye | naked eye | ||
| Colour | ||||
| Yarn structure | single | |||
| Twist strength | weak/medium | |||
| Twist | s | |||
| Twist angle average | ||||
| Twist angle range | ||||
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FURTHER DETAILS
Edges
Transverse edge remains present.
Other features
c.f. Bergman B3
Sewing
Description
Sewing yarn holding two pieces together is paired but hard to identify. Strip attached with running stitches at 5 mm intervals. Differences in Z twisted strands between base fabric and attached strip. See drawing for details.
Types of stitch
running stitch
Notes from the original description
Weak-medium twist in system 1.
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
1994-2001