Berenike BE94 0108 Selvedge fragment
Catalogue number
BE94 0108
Description
Length of light brown wrapped, reinforced selvedge.
Context
Basic information
Preservation state
organic
Warp and weft identified
✓
| System 1 | System 2 | Warp 2 | Suppl. yarn | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | wool | wool | wool | |
| Fibre identification method | naked eye | naked eye | ||
| Colour | ||||
| Yarn structure | single | single | ||
| Twist strength | medium | |||
| Twist | s | s | ||
| Twist angle average | ||||
| Twist angle range | ||||
| Diameter average | 0.3 | |||
| Diameter range | ||||
| Thread count average | ||||
| Thread count range | ||||
| Supplementary yarn function | wrapping yarn |
FURTHER DETAILS
Edges
Reinforced selvedge. Structure like 94.107 except outer 2 bundles of 5, inner bundle of 3 yarns.
Selvedge type
reinforced
Other features
Wrapping yarn weaker s spun than ground weft.
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
1994-2001