Berenike BE94 0013 Wool tabby, s/s
Catalogue number
BE94 0013
Description
Piece of fine tabby with sewing/hemming. Two fragments
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 | stereomicroscope | stereomicroscope | ||
| Colour | ||||
| Yarn structure | single | single | ||
| Twist strength | medium/strong | weak | ||
| Twist | s | s | ||
| Twist angle average | ||||
| Twist angle range | ||||
| Diameter average | ||||
| Diameter range | ||||
| Thread count average | 12.0 | 22.0 | ||
| Thread count range |
FURTHER DETAILS
Other features
Frag 2) (smallest) 30 mm (wa) x 25 mm (we)
Frag 1) (See drawing) Consists of 2 layers of textile, both of which fit the above specification. The textile on the "front" is lighter than that on the "back".
They represent 2 layers, each with a folded hem, which are tacked together - front of one fold to back of the other - i.e. grotty.
Sewing
Description
This appears to be the corner of an item with hems running in two directions. Sewing thread: single medium/hard Z spun yarns, occasionally worked as pair. Oversewing at edges of items, running stitches down centre of seams.
Types of stitch
running stitch
Sewing yarn structure
single
Sewing yarn twist strength
medium/strong
Sewing yarn twist direction
z
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
1994-2001