Berenike BE98 1368 Plant fibre tabby, s/s
Catalogue number
BE98 1368
Inventory number
7445 I
Description
Piece of very coarse brown tabby
Context
Basic information
Preservation state
organic
Relative quality
very coarse
Fabric structure
tabby
Warp and weft identified
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| System 1 | System 2 | Warp 2 | Suppl. yarn | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | plant fibre | plant fibre | ||
| Fibre identification method | stereomicroscope | stereomicroscope | ||
| Colour | brown | |||
| Yarn structure | single | single | ||
| Twist strength | medium | medium | ||
| Twist | s | s | ||
| Twist angle average | ||||
| Twist angle range | ||||
| Diameter average | ||||
| Diameter range | ||||
| Thread count average | 4.0 | 3.0 | ||
| Thread count range |
FURTHER DETAILS
Colours
Brown yarn in system 1.
Other features
Both systems are made of coarse plant fibre.
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
1994-2001