Berenike BE97 0093 Wool tabby, s/s
Catalogue number
BE97 0093
Inventory number
3624 I
Description
Piece of moderately fine tabby with broad red band and selvedge
Context
Basic information
Dimensions
L.
110
mm
W.
35
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 | red | |||
| Yarn structure | single | single | ||
| Twist strength | medium | weak/medium | ||
| Twist | s | s | ||
| Twist angle average | ||||
| Twist angle range | ||||
| Diameter average | ||||
| Diameter range | ||||
| Thread count average | 14.0 | 22.0 | ||
| Thread count range |
FURTHER DETAILS
Colours
Red yarn in system 2.
Edges
Selvedge: wrapped reinforced selvedge. Paired weak S spun reinforcing yarn.
Selvedge type
reinforced
Other features
Pale weft in centre of band, loose scrap of red tapestry encompassing 2 strips in pale undyed.
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
1994-2001