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Berenike BE99 1873 Goat hair tabby, z/Z2

Catalogue number BE99 1873 Inventory number 2469 I Description goat, wool fabric, saddle-packing remains
Context
Site Berenike Context BE99 31.007.004 Excavation year 1999
Basic information
Preservation state organic Fabric structure tabby
System 1 System 2 Warp 2 Suppl. yarn
Material goat hair goat hair
Fibre identification method naked eye naked eye
Colour dark goat hair
Yarn structure plied plied
Twist strength medium medium
Twist z Z2
Twist angle average
Twist angle range
Diameter average
Diameter range
Thread count average 4.5 4.5
Thread count range 4 - 5 4 - 5
FURTHER DETAILS
Colours Dark goat hair yarn in system 1. Pale brown/yellow sewing yarn. Other features Textile B: held to A with black goat hair stitches
Sewing
Description Heavily darned with thicker pale brown/yellow goat hair thread, z plied, 2 medium s spun yarns. Sewing yarn colour pale brown/yellow Sewing yarn fibre goat hair Sewing yarn structure plied Sewing yarn twist direction Z2s
Data recorded by Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild Data entered by Bela Dimova Date of study 1994-2001