Berenike BE94 0119 Cotton tabby, s/s
Catalogue number
BE94 0119
Description
Increasing number of very friable fragments of an open medium tabby. Dark brown, including 2 bits sewn together and 1 detached hem.
Context
Basic information
Dimensions
L.
35
mm
W.
65
mm
Preservation state
organic
Relative quality
medium
Fabric structure
tabby
Warp and weft identified
✓
| System 1 | System 2 | Warp 2 | Suppl. yarn | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | cotton | cotton | ||
| Fibre identification method | naked eye | naked eye | ||
| Colour | ||||
| Yarn structure | single | single | ||
| Twist strength | ||||
| Twist | s | s | ||
| Twist angle average | ||||
| Twist angle range | ||||
| Diameter average | ||||
| Diameter range | ||||
| Thread count average | 10.0 | 10.0 | ||
| Thread count range |
Sewing
Description
Line of coarse running stitches parallel to weft, S plied 2 ply from 2 Z spun yarn (therefore cotton). Remains of 3 stitches. Rolled hem, 120 mm long, c. 6 mm wide, held by same sewing yarn. Overcast stitches on inside of hem, holes c. 9 mm. apart.
Types of stitch
running stitch
,
overcast stitch
Sewing yarn structure
plied
Sewing yarn twist direction
S2z
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
1994-2001