Berenike BE94 0068 Tabby, s/s
Catalogue number
BE94 0068
Inventory number
I 1
Description
Neat triangle of very fine tabby - very neatly cut (suspiciously!) ?Wa: weak S spun, 19 per cm. ?We: weak S spun, 22 per cm. c. 2 cm2. Wa and We identical. Both yarns strange mixture of pale undyed and dark blue fibres - not readily identifiable. Probably modern.
Context
Basic information
Preservation state
organic
Relative quality
very fine
Fabric structure
tabby
System 1 | System 2 | Warp 2 | Suppl. yarn | |
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Material | ||||
Fibre identification method | stereomicroscope | stereomicroscope | ||
Colour | ||||
Yarn structure | single | single | ||
Twist strength | weak | weak | ||
Twist | s | s | ||
Twist angle average | ||||
Twist angle range | ||||
Diameter average | ||||
Diameter range | ||||
Thread count average | 19.0 | 22.0 | ||
Thread count range |
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
1994-2001