Berenike BE98 1192 Wool half-basket weave, z/zz
Catalogue number
BE98 1192
Inventory number
0945 I
Description
Roughly rectangular piece of tattered half basket weave.
Context
Basic information
Dimensions
L.
170
mm
W.
75
mm
Preservation state
organic
Fabric structure
half-basket weave
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, paired | ||
| Twist strength | weak | |||
| Twist | z | zz | ||
| Twist angle average | ||||
| Twist angle range | ||||
| Diameter average | ||||
| Diameter range | ||||
| Thread count average | 9.5 | 40.0 | ||
| Thread count range | 9 - 10 |
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
1994-2001