Berenike BE97 0127 Wool tabby, s/s
Catalogue number
BE97 0127
Inventory number
4897 I
Description
Scrap of blue and red tabby with pale sewing yarns.
Context
Basic information
Dimensions
L.
10
mm
W.
20
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 | red | blue | ||
| Yarn structure | single | single | ||
| Twist strength | medium | weak | ||
| Twist | s | s | ||
| Twist angle average | ||||
| Twist angle range | ||||
| Diameter average | ||||
| Diameter range | ||||
| Thread count average | 8.0 | 20.0 | ||
| Thread count range |
FURTHER DETAILS
Colours
Red yarn in system 1. Blue yarn in system 2.
Other features
Thread is pale, fine Z 2 ply from S spun yarn.
Sewing
Description
Remains of figure-of-eight stitching in two lines.
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
1994-2001