Berenike BE98 1138 Wool tabby, s/s
Catalogue number
BE98 1138
Inventory number
0541 I
Holding institution
Supreme Council of Antiquities, Egypt
Description
Remains of seam in blue tabby, measuring c.125mm long, parallel to ?warp.
Context
Basic information
Dimensions
L.
125
mm
Preservation state
organic
Relative quality
fine/coarse
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 | blue | 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 | 12.0 | 50.0 | ||
| Thread count range |
FURTHER DETAILS
Colours
Blue yarn in both systems.
Other features
finer running stitches in single weak S spun yarn.
Sewing
Description
Z plied 2 ply S spun, overcast stitching Z direction.
Sewing yarn structure
plied
Sewing yarn twist direction
Z2s
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
1994-2001