Berenike BE94 0018 Wool tabby, s/s
Catalogue number
BE94 0018
Description
Remnants of tattered plain tabby with wrapped, reinforced selvedge attached, just.
Context
Basic information
Dimensions
L.
110
mm
W.
20
mm
Preservation state
organic
Relative quality
medium/fine
Fabric structure
tabby
Warp and weft identified
✓
| 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 | strong | medium | ||
| Twist | s | s | ||
| Twist angle average | ||||
| Twist angle range | ||||
| Diameter average | ||||
| Diameter range | ||||
| Thread count average | ||||
| Thread count range |
FURTHER DETAILS
Edges
Wrapped, reinforced selvedge attached. Selvedge: 3 bundles of 4 yarns. Between each entry and exit of weft yarn, approx. 3 passages of paired wrapping yarn, medium S spun. Warp of bundles similar to, but may not be identical with, main warp. Selvedge l. 110 mm
Selvedge type
reinforced
Other features
Thread count impossible. A piece from same ground weft measuring wa 55 mm x we 50 mm, again uncountable. (very loose)
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
1994-2001