Berenike BE96 0383 Linen tabby, s/s
Catalogue number
BE96 0383
Inventory number
5193 I HD 045
Description
Scrap of very pale linen tabby with lines of blue surface decoration, edged with pink.
Context
Basic information
Dimensions
L.
60
mm
W.
40
mm
Preservation state
organic
Relative quality
very fine
Fabric structure
tabby
Warp and weft identified
✓
| System 1 | System 2 | Warp 2 | Suppl. yarn | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | flax | flax | ||
| Fibre identification method | naked eye | naked eye | ||
| Colour | ||||
| Yarn structure | single | single | ||
| Twist strength | weak | medium | ||
| Twist | s | s | ||
| Twist angle average | ||||
| Twist angle range | ||||
| Diameter average | ||||
| Diameter range | ||||
| Thread count average | 26.0 | 10.0 | ||
| Thread count range |
FURTHER DETAILS
Pattern
Scheme: lines of self-bands, each of 3 yarns topped by the line of blue-green, run down the piece, separated from one another by, first, two single shots of weft and then thirdly by a shot of 2 yarns. This is not invariable and there is some irregularity. In the warp direction there is a line of pink warp threads from 5-10 mm wide as visible. This is heavily faded and it may once even have gone right across the fabric, as in 0290. Alternate warps are pink and undyed.
Pattern element
self-band
Other features
c.f. 0290
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
1994-2001