Berenike BE97 0088 ‘Cake’ of textile - at least two layers
Catalogue number
BE97 0088
Inventory number
3198 I
Description
‘Cake’ of textile - at least two layers
Context
Basic information
Dimensions
L.
80
mm
W.
65
mm
Preservation state
organic
Relative quality
coarse
Fabric structure
tabby
Warp and weft identified
✓
| System 1 | System 2 | Warp 2 | Suppl. yarn | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | animal hair | wool | ||
| Fibre identification method | naked eye | naked eye | ||
| Colour | ||||
| Yarn structure | single | single | ||
| Twist strength | medium | medium | ||
| Twist | z | s | ||
| Twist angle average | ||||
| Twist angle range | ||||
| Diameter average | ||||
| Diameter range | ||||
| Thread count average | 12.0 | |||
| Thread count range |
FURTHER DETAILS
Other features
Looks like tabby, but not 100% certain. Maybe once coloured, now dirty yellow.
Weft has a ribbed effect, some of it is fine S spun. Ribs are thicker, each c.4 mm wide. Rib content uncertain: maybe a single thick S spun yarn. 1.5 ribs per cm. Between each rib c.3 finer yarns.
Sewing
Description
Goat-hair stitch through it.
Sewing yarn fibre
goat hair
Notes from the original description
Fibre: warp goat hair or wool.
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
1994-2001