Berenike BE99 1723 Wool tabby, s/s
Catalogue number
BE99 1723
Inventory number
3054 I
Description
Pieces of fine tabby - packing?
Context
Basic information
Preservation state
organic
Relative quality
fine
Fabric structure
tabby
| System 1 | System 2 | Warp 2 | Suppl. yarn | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | wool | wool | ||
| Fibre identification method | naked eye | naked eye | ||
| Colour | ||||
| Yarn structure | single | single | ||
| Twist strength | medium | weak | ||
| Twist | s | s | ||
| Twist angle average | ||||
| Twist angle range | ||||
| Diameter average | ||||
| Diameter range | ||||
| Thread count average | 16.0 | 17.5 | ||
| Thread count range | 15 - 20 |
FURTHER DETAILS
Other features
Largest piece consists of 4 layers penetrated by a single line of running stitch.
Sewing
Description
Running stitch (50mm long) in 2mm diam., 2 ply, s plied, z spun goat hair.
Types of stitch
running stitch
Sewing yarn fibre
goat hair
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