Berenike BE96 0448 Wool tabby, s/s
Catalogue number
BE96 0448
Inventory number
4267 I
Description
fine tabby with selvedge and goat-hair sewing.
Context
Basic information
Dimensions
L.
80
mm
Preservation state
organic
Relative quality
fine
Fabric structure
tabby
Warp and weft identified
✓
| System 1 | System 2 | Warp 2 | Suppl. yarn | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | wool | wool | ||
| Fibre identification method | naked eye | naked eye | ||
| Colour | ||||
| Yarn structure | single | single | ||
| Twist strength | weak/medium | weak/medium | ||
| Twist | s | s | ||
| Twist angle average | ||||
| Twist angle range | ||||
| Diameter average | ||||
| Diameter range | ||||
| Thread count average | 20.0 | 19.0 | ||
| Thread count range |
FURTHER DETAILS
Colours
Dark brown sewing yarn.
Edges
outer bundle of 6 yarns, middle bundle of 4, inner bundle of 4. Standard paired wrapping into which individual wefts are fed (c.f. fig.12.2a in 1995 interim report). Width of selvedge 4 mm.
Sewing
Description
Traces of rough stitching in disintegrated dark-brown goat thread.
Sewing yarn colour
dark brown
Sewing yarn fibre
goat hair
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