Berenike BE94 0032 Animal hair tabby
Catalogue number
BE94 0032
Description
Four scraps of tabby.
Context
Basic information
Preservation state
organic
Fabric structure
tabby
Warp and weft identified
✓
| System 1 | System 2 | Warp 2 | Suppl. yarn | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | animal hair | animal hair | ||
| Fibre identification method | naked eye | naked eye | ||
| Colour | ||||
| Yarn structure | single | |||
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| Twist | ||||
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| Thread count average | 6.0 | |||
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FURTHER DETAILS
Pattern
One fragment has raw edge roughly oversewn.
Other features
Edge oversewn with remains of 3 overcast stitches, centres 7 mm apart. Yarns: medium S spun, worked as a pair.
Notes from the original description
Fibre: wool?
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
1994-2001