Berenike BE94 0141 Cotton tabby, z/z
Catalogue number
BE94 0141
Description
Piece of cotton tabby, tattered.
Context
Basic information
Dimensions
L.
110
mm
W.
35
mm
Preservation state
organic
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 | z | z | ||
| Twist angle average | ||||
| Twist angle range | ||||
| Diameter average | ||||
| Diameter range | ||||
| Thread count average | 9.0 | 6.0 | ||
| Thread count range |
FURTHER DETAILS
Other features
In one instance, 2 particularly thick weft threads worked together as pair. This is perhaps more likely to be structural than damage i.e. a fault.
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
1994-2001