Berenike BE98 1118 Wool tabby, s/s
Catalogue number
BE98 1118
Inventory number
2680 I
Description
Strip of brown wool tabby, much disintegrated, with apparent blue band
Context
Basic information
Preservation state
organic
Relative quality
medium
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 | blue | ||
| Yarn structure | single | single | ||
| Twist strength | medium | medium | ||
| Twist | s | s | ||
| Twist angle average | ||||
| Twist angle range | ||||
| Diameter average | ||||
| Diameter range | ||||
| Thread count average | 9.0 | 12.0 | ||
| Thread count range |
FURTHER DETAILS
Colours
Brown yarn in system 1. Blue yarn in system 2.
Pattern
Blue band appears to be staining rather than structural.
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
1994-2001