Berenike BE96 0443 Cotton tabby, s/s
Catalogue number
BE96 0443
Inventory number
4267 I
Description
Scrap of reinforced selvedge on a medium tabby.
Context
Basic information
Dimensions
L.
54
mm
W.
15
mm
Preservation state
organic
Relative quality
medium
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 | medium | medium | ||
| Twist | s | s | ||
| Twist angle average | ||||
| Twist angle range | ||||
| Diameter average | ||||
| Diameter range | ||||
| Thread count average | 6.0 | 17.0 | ||
| Thread count range |
FURTHER DETAILS
Edges
Selvedge built around 2 bundles of warp, using the next single warp of the ground weave sometimes as part of the structure. Outer bundle of 3 warp threads, inner of two.
Other features
Second bundle appears thicker on surface because weft floats round it and the warp thread acting as a third bundle. At least two instances noted where new weft is held parallel to warp in 2nd bundle, then becomes weft. New weft fed in by this method?
Sewing
Description
Parallel to selvedge and 10 mm away is a line of running stitches in z plied 2 ply from weak s spun yarns.
Types of stitch
running stitch
Sewing yarn structure
plied
Sewing yarn twist direction
Z2s
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
1994-2001