Berenike BE94 0104 Wool tabby, s/s

Catalogue number BE94 0104 Description Blue fabric, presumably tabby, now entirely disappeared, but represented by 3 lengths of reinforced selvedge

Context

Site Berenike Context BE94/1 002 PB5 Excavation year 1994

Basic information

Dimensions L. 65 mm W. 7 mm Preservation state organic Fabric structure tabby Warp and weft identified ✓

	System 1	System 2	Suppl. yarn
Material	wool	wool	wool
Fibre identification method	naked eye	naked eye
Colour
Yarn structure			single, paired
Twist strength	medium	weak	weak/medium
Twist	s	s	s
Twist angle average
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Supplementary yarn function			wrapping yarn

FURTHER DETAILS

Edges Selvedge built on 3 warp bundles. Outer 2 of 3 medium/hard S spun yarns, inner of 2 (sic) medium S spun yarns. Ground weft enters and exits 1/1 in successive weft passages, where it is accompanied by the paired wrapping yarn. Paired wrapping yarn seems to make additional passages between entry/exit of ground weft, but this is not in fact the case, because 3 yarns appear to be working consistently together throughout the selvedge i.e. one pair + one ground weft.) Other features In all c. 65 mm + 50 mm + 35 mm. Widths of selvedges 6-7 mm Warp in bundles. Strands of weft survive.

Notes from the original description

Supplementary yarn has weak-medium twist.

Data recorded by Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild Data entered by Bela Dimova Date of study 1994-2001