Berenike BE99 1600 Linen tabby, S/s
Catalogue number
BE99 1600
Inventory number
2145 I
Description
Piece of S spun medium-fine tabby, much decayed
Context
Basic information
Dimensions
L.
190
mm
W.
270
mm
Preservation state
organic
Relative quality
medium-fine
Fabric structure
tabby
Warp and weft identified
✓
| System 1 | System 2 | Warp 2 | Suppl. yarn | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | flax | flax | ||
| Fibre identification method | naked eye | naked eye | ||
| Colour | ||||
| Yarn structure | single | single | ||
| Twist strength | weak/medium | weak/medium | ||
| Twist | s | s | ||
| Twist angle average | ||||
| Twist angle range | ||||
| Diameter average | ||||
| Diameter range | ||||
| Thread count average | 16.0 | 9.0 | ||
| Thread count range |
FURTHER DETAILS
Edges
Plain selvedge (damaged)
Selvedge type
simple
Notes from the original description
Medium-weak twist in system 1.
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
1994-2001