Berenike BE96 0491 Cotton, z/z
Catalogue number
BE96 0491
Inventory number
5357 I
Description
Tiny scrap of medium weight Z/Z cotton. Another fragment of same with sewing yarn attached which is 3 ply, Z plied, S spun, 0.8 mm thick.
Context
Basic information
Preservation state
organic
Relative quality
medium
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 | plied | single | ||
| Twist strength | ||||
| Twist | z | z | ||
| Twist angle average | ||||
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Sewing
Description
Another fragment of same with sewing yarn attached which is 3 ply, Z plied, S spun, 0.8 mm thick.
Sewing yarn structure
plied
Sewing yarn twist direction
Z3s
Sewing yarn diam
0.8
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
1994-2001