Berenike BE99 1416 Goat hair tabby, z/z
Catalogue number
BE99 1416
Inventory number
0384 I
Description
Piece of goat-hair tabby with reinforced selvedge.
Context
Basic information
Dimensions
L.
80
mm
W.
65
mm
Preservation state
organic
Fabric structure
tabby
Warp and weft identified
✓
| System 1 | System 2 | Warp 2 | Suppl. yarn | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | goat hair | goat hair | ||
| Fibre identification method | naked eye | naked eye | ||
| Colour | ||||
| Yarn structure | plied | plied | ||
| Twist strength | medium | medium | ||
| Twist | z | z | ||
| Twist angle average | ||||
| Twist angle range | ||||
| Diameter average | ||||
| Diameter range | ||||
| Thread count average | 7.0 | 5.0 | ||
| Thread count range |
FURTHER DETAILS
Colours
Brown sewing yarn.
Edges
Reinforced selvedge.
Selvedge type
reinforced
Other features
Selvedge round one reinforcing cord consisting of 5 yarns, S twisted together. Coarse stitching at c. 2mm intervals. + another fragment.
Sewing
Description
Traces of overstitching in lighter brown single goat-hair thread.
Sewing yarn colour
brown
Sewing yarn fibre
goat hair
Sewing yarn structure
single
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
1994-2001