Berenike BE94 0055 Plant bast fibre tabby, s/s
Catalogue number
BE94 0055
Description
Piece of medium-weight tabby with sewing. ?Wa: medium S spun, c. 15 per cm. Length 40 mm. ?We: medium S spun, 7 per cm.. Length 80 mm. Sewing of indeterminate nature, carried out in "string": S plied 2 ply. Each ply consists of 6 S spun strands Z plied together. Sewing yarn: wool (*)
Context
Basic information
Preservation state
organic
Relative quality
medium-weight
Fabric structure
tabby
| System 1 | System 2 | Warp 2 | Suppl. yarn | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | plant bast fibre | plant bast fibre | ||
| Fibre identification method | stereomicroscope | stereomicroscope | ||
| Colour | ||||
| Yarn structure | single | single | ||
| Twist strength | medium | weak | ||
| Twist | s | s | ||
| Twist angle average | ||||
| Twist angle range | ||||
| Diameter average | ||||
| Diameter range | ||||
| Thread count average | 15.0 | 7.0 | ||
| Thread count range |
Notes from the original description
Fibre: probably flax.
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
1994-2001