Berenike BE96 0344 Cotton and wool tabby, z/z
Catalogue number
BE96 0344
Inventory number
1194 I
Description
Strip of very fine cotton check
Context
Basic information
Dimensions
L.
140
mm
W.
55
mm
Preservation state
organic
Relative quality
fine
Fabric structure
tabby
| System 1 | System 2 | Warp 2 | Suppl. yarn | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | cotton | wool | ||
| Fibre identification method | stereomicroscope | stereomicroscope | ||
| Colour | ||||
| Yarn structure | single | single | ||
| Twist strength | medium | medium | ||
| Twist | z | z | ||
| Twist angle average | ||||
| Twist angle range | ||||
| Diameter average | ||||
| Diameter range | ||||
| Thread count average | 20.0 | 20.0 | ||
| Thread count range |
FURTHER DETAILS
Other features
Blue-green wool weft disintegrated, confident it is wool under low power magnification (x 20)
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
1994-2001