Berenike BE97 0117 Wool tabby, s/s
Catalogue number
BE97 0117
Inventory number
0918 I
Description
Textile amalgam oversewn with goat-hair twine
Context
Basic information
Preservation state
organic
Fabric structure
tabby
Warp and weft identified
✓
| System 1 | System 2 | Warp 2 | Suppl. yarn | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | wool | wool | ||
| Fibre identification method | naked eye | naked eye | ||
| Colour | yellow | green-blue | ||
| Yarn structure | single | single | ||
| Twist strength | medium | weak | ||
| Twist | s | s | ||
| Twist angle average | ||||
| Twist angle range | ||||
| Diameter average | ||||
| Diameter range | ||||
| Thread count average | 12.0 | 10.0 | ||
| Thread count range |
FURTHER DETAILS
Colours
Yellow yarn in system 1. Green-blue yarn in system 2.
Edges
Reinforced selvedge over 3 bundles
Selvedge type
reinforced
Other features
No sign of cover. Only most obvious textiles recorded, rest in very poor state.
Sewing
Description
Oversewn on edge with Z twined goat-hair twine 2 ply, S spun.
Types of stitch
oversewing
Sewing yarn fibre
goat hair
Sewing yarn structure
plied
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
1994-2001