Berenike BE99 3223 Cotton tabby, z/z
Catalogue number
BE99 3223
Inventory number
3953 I
Description
Remains of a tattered patching complex.
Context
Basic information
Preservation state
organic
Relative quality
medium/fine
Fabric structure
tabby
Warp and weft identified
✓
| System 1 | System 2 | Warp 2 | Suppl. yarn | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | cotton | cotton | ||
| Fibre identification method | naked eye | naked eye | ||
| Colour | ||||
| Yarn structure | single | single | ||
| Twist strength | medium | medium | ||
| Twist | z | z | ||
| Twist angle average | ||||
| Twist angle range | ||||
| Diameter average | ||||
| Diameter range | ||||
| Thread count average | 20.0 | 13.0 | ||
| Thread count range |
FURTHER DETAILS
Edges
Plain selvedge, warp crowding towards selvedge.
Selvedge type
simple
Sewing
Description
Some sewing thread: Z plied S spun flax (*)
Sewing yarn fibre
flax
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