Berenike BE96 0471 Wool tabby, s/s
Catalogue number
BE96 0471
Inventory number
5220 I
Description
Scrap of fine tabby with oversewn ?hem
Context
Basic information
Dimensions
L.
3
mm
Preservation state
organic
Relative quality
fine
Fabric structure
tabby
| 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 | strong | weak | ||
| Twist | s | s | ||
| Twist angle average | ||||
| Twist angle range | ||||
| Diameter average | ||||
| Diameter range | ||||
| Thread count average | 24.0 | 20.0 | ||
| Thread count range |
Sewing
Description
An edge is folded down and totally oversewn with a pair of yarns, working overcast z. Yarns are medium s spun and there are 5 stitches to the cm
Types of stitch
oversewing
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
1994-2001