Berenike BE99 1450 Cotton tabby, z/z
Catalogue number
BE99 1450
Inventory number
0409 I
Description
Piece of tattered medium tabby
Context
Basic information
Dimensions
L.
111
mm
W.
300
mm
Preservation state
organic
Relative quality
medium
Fabric structure
tabby
Warp and weft identified
✓
| System 1 | System 2 | Warp 2 | Suppl. yarn | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | cotton | cotton | ||
| Fibre identification method | stereomicroscope | stereomicroscope | ||
| Colour | ||||
| Yarn structure | single | single | ||
| Twist strength | medium | medium/strong | ||
| Twist | z | z | ||
| Twist angle average | ||||
| Twist angle range | ||||
| Diameter average | ||||
| Diameter range | ||||
| Thread count average | 8.0 | 10.0 | ||
| Thread count range |
FURTHER DETAILS
Other features
Torn edges oversewn down to patch
Sewing
Description
Patch sewn on edge to ground web. Thick S ply from 4 Z spun yarns, c.2mm diameter.
Sewing yarn structure
plied
Sewing yarn twist direction
S4z
Sewing yarn diam
2.0
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
1994-2001