Berenike BE95 0179 Animal hair tabby, Z2s/Z2s
Catalogue number
BE95 0179
Inventory number
3234 I
Description
central layer better preserved than outer two layers, fabric exactly as 0178 above
Context
Basic information
Dimensions
L.
140
mm
W.
100
mm
Preservation state
organic
Fabric structure
tabby
| System 1 | System 2 | Warp 2 | Suppl. yarn | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | animal hair | animal hair | ||
| Fibre identification method | naked eye | naked eye | ||
| Colour | ||||
| Yarn structure | plied | plied | ||
| Twist strength | ||||
| Twist | Z2s | Z2s | ||
| Twist angle average | ||||
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| Diameter average | ||||
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FURTHER DETAILS
Colours
Yellow sewing yarn.
Sewing
Description
5 rows of running stitch roughly parallel down length of lump. yellow hair stitching yarn: z plied, 2.5 mm thick, 2 s spun yarns
Types of stitch
running stitch
Sewing yarn colour
yellow
Sewing yarn fibre
animal hair
Sewing yarn structure
plied
Sewing yarn twist direction
Z2s
Sewing yarn diam
2.5
Notes from the original description
Fibre: probably goat hair.
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
1994-2001