Berenike BE98 1331 Wool and cotton tabby, s/z
Catalogue number
BE98 1331
Inventory number
2954 I
Description
Two pieces of tabby sewn face to face down one edge, possibly a patch.
Context
Basic information
Dimensions
L.
55
mm
W.
45
mm
Preservation state
organic
Fabric structure
tabby
Warp and weft identified
✓
| System 1 | System 2 | Warp 2 | Suppl. yarn | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | wool | cotton | ||
| Fibre identification method | naked eye | naked eye | ||
| Colour | pale yellow | brown | ||
| Yarn structure | single | single | ||
| Twist strength | medium | weak | ||
| Twist | s | z | ||
| Twist angle average | ||||
| Twist angle range | ||||
| Diameter average | ||||
| Diameter range | ||||
| Thread count average | 10.0 | 7.0 | ||
| Thread count range |
FURTHER DETAILS
Colours
Pale yellow yarn in system 1. Brown yarn in system 2.
Other features
BE wool patch applied to Indian cotton.
Sewing
Description
Sewn together with very stout Z plied yarn, 1mm thick.
Sewing yarn structure
plied
Sewing yarn twist direction
z
Sewing yarn diam
1.0
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
1994-2001