Berenike BE96 0616 Cotton tabby, z/z
Catalogue number
BE96 0616
Inventory number
4451 I
Description
Five scraps of rolled medium-weight tabby, with hem remains
Context
Basic information
Preservation state
organic
Relative quality
medium-weight
Fabric structure
tabby
| 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 | z | z | ||
| Twist angle average | ||||
| Twist angle range | ||||
| Diameter average | ||||
| Diameter range | ||||
| Thread count average | 10.0 | 5.0 | ||
| Thread count range |
FURTHER DETAILS
Other features
Hem was 9 mm wide, worked with close-set stitches
Sewing
Description
Overcast stitching, 3 ply Z plied from S spun yarn
Types of stitch
overcast stitch
Sewing yarn structure
plied
Sewing yarn twist direction
Z3s
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
1994-2001