Berenike BE97 0024d Wool tabby, s/s
Catalogue number
BE97 0024d
Inventory number
4887 I
Description
Scraps of torn-off rolled hem on fineish tabby.
Context
Basic information
Preservation state
organic
Relative quality
fine
Fabric structure
tabby
| System 1 | System 2 | Warp 2 | Suppl. yarn | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | wool | wool | ||
| Fibre identification method | naked eye | naked eye | ||
| Colour | ||||
| Yarn structure | single | single | ||
| Twist strength | medium | weak | ||
| Twist | s | s | ||
| Twist angle average | ||||
| Twist angle range | ||||
| Diameter average | ||||
| Diameter range | ||||
| Thread count average | 15.0 | 15.0 | ||
| Thread count range |
FURTHER DETAILS
Other features
One fragment has remains of seam joining two pieces, parallel to weft.
Sewing
Description
Roughly oversewn with basting stitches in z direction. Sewing yarn: fine wool, s spun, z plied, 2 ply. Holes at 5 mm intervals.
Types of stitch
oversewing
Sewing yarn structure
plied
Sewing yarn twist direction
Z2s
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
1994-2001