Berenike BE96 0293 Linen basket weave, ss/ss
Catalogue number
BE96 0293
Inventory number
0564 I
Holding institution
Supreme Council of Antiquities, Egypt
Description
Two pieces of basket weave folded and sewn through longitudinally.
Context
Basic information
Preservation state
organic
Fabric structure
basket weave
Warp and weft identified
✓
| System 1 | System 2 | Warp 2 | Suppl. yarn | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | flax | |||
| Fibre identification method | naked eye | naked eye | ||
| Colour | ||||
| Yarn structure | single, paired | single, paired | ||
| Twist strength | medium | |||
| Twist | ss | |||
| Twist angle average | ||||
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Sewing
Description
Traces of running stitches (holes at c. 7 mm intervals) down the centre of strip. Sewing yarn is paired, medium S spun.
Types of stitch
running stitch
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
1994-2001