Berenike BE98 1018 Wool tabby, s/s
Catalogue number
BE98 1018
Inventory number
0550 I
Holding institution
Supreme Council of Antiquities, Egypt
Description
Scrap of fine tabby with edge feature
Context
Basic information
Dimensions
L.
15
mm
W.
60
mm
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 | ||||
| Yarn structure | single | single | ||
| Twist strength | medium | weak | ||
| Twist | s | s | ||
| Twist angle average | ||||
| Twist angle range | ||||
| Diameter average | ||||
| Diameter range | ||||
| Thread count average | 14.0 | 30.0 | ||
| Thread count range |
FURTHER DETAILS
Other features
Held by overcast stitches
Sewing
Description
Rolled hem parallel to weft, reinforced with Z plied threads
Sewing yarn structure
plied
Sewing yarn twist direction
z
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
1994-2001