Berenike BE99 1558 Cotton basket weave
Catalogue number
BE99 1558
Inventory number
0858 I
Description
Scrap of fabric. Might have been basket weave. very weak ?S spun, 10 x 14 per cm. In places looks like S ply rather than a pair. 5cm2. A funny - partly due to poor preservation?
Context
Basic information
Preservation state
organic
Fabric structure
basket weave
| System 1 | System 2 | Warp 2 | Suppl. yarn | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | cotton | |||
| Fibre identification method | naked eye | naked eye | ||
| Colour | ||||
| Yarn structure | single, paired | |||
| Twist strength | very weak | |||
| Twist | ||||
| Twist angle average | ||||
| Twist angle range | ||||
| Diameter average | ||||
| Diameter range | ||||
| Thread count average | 10.0 | 14.0 | ||
| Thread count range |
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
1994-2001