Berenike BE98 0920 Linen tabby, z/z
Catalogue number
BE98 0920
Inventory number
0563 I
Holding institution
Supreme Council of Antiquities, Egypt
Description
Piece of fine brown tabby attached to 0919
Context
Basic information
Preservation state
organic
Relative quality
fine
Fabric structure
tabby
Warp and weft identified
✓
| System 1 | System 2 | Warp 2 | Suppl. yarn | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | flax | flax | ||
| Fibre identification method | naked eye | naked eye | ||
| Colour | brown | |||
| Yarn structure | single | single | ||
| Twist strength | medium | medium | ||
| Twist | z | z | ||
| Twist angle average | ||||
| Twist angle range | ||||
| Diameter average | ||||
| Diameter range | ||||
| Thread count average | 50.0 | 25.0 | ||
| Thread count range |
FURTHER DETAILS
Colours
Brown yarn in system 1.
Other features
Running stitches in paired S spun wool yarn
Sewing
Description
Two lines of stitching in Z spun singles
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
1994-2001