Berenike BE99 1639 Cotton tabby, z/z
Catalogue number
BE99 1639
Inventory number
3289 I
Description
Length of rolled hem, torn from medium-weight tabby, Z/Z
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 | cotton | cotton | ||
| Fibre identification method | naked eye | naked eye | ||
| Colour | ||||
| Yarn structure | single | single | ||
| Twist strength | ||||
| Twist | z | z | ||
| Twist angle average | ||||
| Twist angle range | ||||
| Diameter average | ||||
| Diameter range | ||||
| Thread count average | ||||
| Thread count range | 10 | 12 |
Sewing
Description
Sewn Z direction with pairs of Z spun yarns at 10mm intervals. Length 110mm x 6mm (width of hem).
Sewing yarn structure
single
Sewing yarn twist direction
z
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
1994-2001