Berenike BE99 1872 Goat hair tabby, z/z
Catalogue number
BE99 1872
Inventory number
2469 I
Description
Piece of repaired dark goat tabby with stitching
Context
Basic information
Preservation state
organic
Fabric structure
tabby
| System 1 | System 2 | Warp 2 | Suppl. yarn | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | goat hair | goat hair | ||
| Fibre identification method | naked eye | naked eye | ||
| Colour | dark | dark | ||
| Yarn structure | plied | plied | ||
| Twist strength | medium | medium | ||
| Twist | z | z | ||
| Twist angle average | ||||
| Twist angle range | ||||
| Diameter average | ||||
| Diameter range | ||||
| Thread count average | 5.0 | 5.5 | ||
| Thread count range | 5 - 6 |
FURTHER DETAILS
Colours
Dark yarn in both systems.
Sewing
Description
Repaired with darning. Lines of running stitch in direction of system 2 only for distance of at least 85mm. Pale brown sewing yarn: z plied 2 ply, weak/medium s spun.
Repair
✓
Types of stitch
running stitch
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