Berenike BE96 0204.a Wool tabby, s/s
Catalogue number
BE96 0204.a
Inventory number
5196 I HD 021
Description
Two pieces of wool textile, sewn together. Textile A: dark brown, dense plain weave.
Context
Basic information
Dimensions
L.
65
mm
W.
45
mm
Preservation state
organic
Fabric structure
tabby
Warp and weft identified
✓
| System 1 | System 2 | Warp 2 | Suppl. yarn | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | wool | wool | ||
| Fibre identification method | naked eye | naked eye | ||
| Colour | dark brown | |||
| Yarn structure | single | single | ||
| Twist strength | medium/strong | |||
| Twist | s | s | ||
| Twist angle average | ||||
| Twist angle range | ||||
| Diameter average | ||||
| Diameter range | ||||
| Thread count average | 11.0 | 32.0 | ||
| Thread count range |
FURTHER DETAILS
Colours
Dark brown yarn in system 1. Paler brown sewing yarn.
Edges
Selvedge present.
Other features
?Warp threads spaced. ?Weft covering warp. Dense weave.
Sewing
Description
Rolled hem, parallel to warp, held by Z plied 2 ply sewing yarn, medium S spun, diam.1 mm. Paler brown. Holes at c.4 mm intervals (see drawing).
Sewing yarn colour
paler brown
Sewing yarn structure
plied
Sewing yarn twist strength
medium
Sewing yarn twist direction
Z2s
Sewing yarn diam
1.0
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
1994-2001