Berenike BE00 2448 Cotton tabby, z/z
Catalogue number
BE00 2448
Inventory number
2841 I
Description
Tabby ‘sail’? patch
Context
Basic information
Dimensions
L.
165
mm
W.
140
mm
Preservation state
organic
Object type
sail?
Fabric structure
tabby
| 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 | 15.0 | 12.0 | ||
| Thread count range |
FURTHER DETAILS
Other features
Diameters of yarn in Textile B more variable; patch and ground web not same textile. Patch aligned to warp and weft; few stitches survive.
Sewing
Description
Patch sewn in weak Z plied 4 ply S spun flax yarn.
Sewing yarn fibre
flax
Sewing yarn structure
plied
Sewing yarn twist direction
Z4s
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
1994-2001
