Berenike BE96 0612 Cotton tabby, z/z
Catalogue number
BE96 0612
Inventory number
3882 I
Description
Remains of a medium weight Z/Z cotton tabby, with stitching
Context
Basic information
Preservation state
organic
Relative quality
medium-weight
Fabric structure
tabby
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 | single | single | ||
| Twist strength | medium | medium | ||
| Twist | z | z | ||
| Twist angle average | ||||
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Sewing
Description
Overcast stitching, 3 ply S plied from 3 Z spun yarns
Types of stitch
overcast stitch
Sewing yarn structure
plied
Sewing yarn twist direction
S3z
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
1994-2001