Berenike BE98 1211 Wool tabby, s/s
Catalogue number
BE98 1211
Inventory number
1836 I
Description
Length of torn-off reinforced selvedge, attached with a stitch.
Context
Basic information
Preservation state
organic
Fabric structure
tabby
Warp and weft identified
✓
| System 1 | System 2 | Warp 2 | Suppl. yarn | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | wool | |||
| Fibre identification method | naked eye | naked eye | ||
| Colour | pale yellow | |||
| Yarn structure | single | single | ||
| Twist strength | weak | weak | ||
| Twist | s | s | ||
| Twist angle average | ||||
| Twist angle range | ||||
| Diameter average | ||||
| Diameter range | ||||
| Thread count average | 15.0 | 6.0 | ||
| Thread count range |
FURTHER DETAILS
Colours
Pale yellow yarn in system 2.
Edges
Reinforced selvedge: round 3 bundles of 3 warp threads, wrapping pair. Selvedge 6mm wide, 200mm long.
Selvedge type
reinforced
Sewing
Description
sewn with pale yellow Z plied 2 ply S spun wool
Sewing yarn structure
plied
Sewing yarn twist direction
Z2s
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
1994-2001