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Berenike BE94 0092 Cotton tabby, z/z

Catalogue number BE94 0092 Description Scrap of undyed and blue cotton tabby.
Context
Site Berenike Context BE94/1 002 PB5 Excavation year 1994
Basic information
Dimensions L. 25 mm W. 25 mm Preservation state organic Fabric structure tabby
System 1 System 2 Warp 2 Suppl. yarn
Material cotton cotton
Fibre identification method naked eye naked eye
Colour blue and undyed blue and undyed
Yarn structure single single
Twist strength medium medium
Twist z z
Twist angle average
Twist angle range
Diameter average
Diameter range
Thread count average 12.0 9.0
Thread count range
FURTHER DETAILS
Colours Blue and undyed yarn in both systems. Pattern Counting warp: 2 blue/2 und./2 blue/1 und./2 blue/2 und./10 blue/1 und./2 blue/2 und./2 blue/2 und./4+ blue Counting weft: 1+ blue/2 und./2 blue/2 und./ 5+ blue Pattern element bands and stripes
Data recorded by Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild Data entered by Bela Dimova Date of study 1994-2001