Berenike BE97 0117 Wool tabby, S/s
Catalogue number
BE97 0117
Inventory number
0918 I
Description
Textile amalgam, oversewn on surviving edge with Z twined goat-hair twine 2 ply, S spun.
Context
Basic information
Preservation state
organic
Relative quality
medium
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.
Other features
Brownish-purple stitches through; stripes in weft; remains of multiple textiles, alternating colours. Pale green shadow with a group of warp into pairs and singles. No sign of croisage.
Sewing
Description
Oversewn on the surviving edge with Z twined goat-hair twine 2 ply, S spun.
Types of stitch
oversewing
Sewing yarn fibre
goat hair
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
1994-2001