Berenike BE98 0888 Cotton tabby, S2z/z
Catalogue number
BE98 0888
Inventory number
0536 I
Description
Length of webbing with a corresponding strip of fine tabby sewn to it along the back.
Context
Basic information
Dimensions
L.
700
mm
W.
580
mm
Preservation state
organic
Relative quality
fine
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 | plied | single | ||
| Twist strength | medium | medium | ||
| Twist | S2z | z | ||
| Twist angle average | ||||
| Twist angle range | ||||
| Diameter average | ||||
| Diameter range | ||||
| Thread count average | 9.0 | 16.0 | ||
| Thread count range |
FURTHER DETAILS
Edges
Plain selvedge.
Selvedge type
simple
Other features
Stitches suggest tension was along the strip, not sideways. c.f. BE97 107.
Sewing
Description
Very long overcast stitches over the edge of the webbing, one row on each side. Stitches 30-40mm long in s plied yarn, plied from 5 z spun cotton yarns, diam. c.1.5mm. Stitching runs whole length of fragment.
Types of stitch
overcast stitch
Sewing yarn fibre
cotton
Sewing yarn structure
plied
Sewing yarn twist direction
S5z
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
1994-2001