Berenike BE97 0129 Wool tabby, S/s
Catalogue number
BE97 0129
Inventory number
0618 I
Description
Strip of brown tabby with folded hem held by green stitches.
Context
Basic information
Dimensions
L.
200
mm
W.
50
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 | brown | green | ||
| Yarn structure | single | single | ||
| Twist strength | medium | weak | ||
| Twist | s | s | ||
| Twist angle average | ||||
| Twist angle range | ||||
| Diameter average | ||||
| Diameter range | ||||
| Thread count average | 17.0 | 8.0 | ||
| Thread count range |
FURTHER DETAILS
Colours
Brown yarn in system 1. Green yarn in system 2. Green sewing yarn.
Other features
Bag contains a screwed-up ball of reddish-brown and blue-green checked fabric.
Sewing
Description
Overcast stitches in green thread (Z plied 2 ply).
Types of stitch
overcast stitch
Sewing yarn colour
green
Sewing yarn structure
plied
Sewing yarn twist direction
Z2
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
1994-2001