Berenike BE00 2000 Cotton tabby, z/z
Catalogue number
BE00 2000
Inventory number
0730 I
Description
Strip of tabby cotton, blue check. Seamed rolled hems conjoined.
Textile A and Textile B: probably the same.
Context
Basic information
Dimensions
L.
110
mm
W.
30
mm
Preservation state
organic
Relative quality
medium
Fabric structure
tabby
| System 1 | System 2 | Warp 2 | Suppl. yarn | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | cotton | cotton | ||
| Fibre identification method | naked eye | naked eye | ||
| Colour | blue and undyed | blue and undyed | ||
| Yarn structure | single | single | ||
| Twist strength | medium | medium | ||
| Twist | z | z | ||
| Twist angle average | ||||
| Twist angle range | ||||
| Diameter average | ||||
| Diameter range | ||||
| Thread count average | 10.0 | 15.0 | ||
| Thread count range |
FURTHER DETAILS
Colours
Blue and undyed yarn in both systems.
Pattern
Blue yarns in both systems including pencil lines of 4 blue in both, but no further pattern ascertainable.
The check in Textile A, System 1 direction: 13+ undyed/4 blue/ 28 und./4+ blue
System 2 direction: 6+ und./4 blue/12 und./4 blue/6+ und.
Textile B:
System 1: 4+ blue/28 und./4 blue/ 28 und./20 blue/ uncertain.
Other features
Textile A c. 4cm of cloth + very damaged rolled hem (see drawing).
Textile B System 1: overall measurement 110mm x System 2: 30mm.
Sewing
Description
Hem on Textile A folded twice, held on inner edge with stitches worked in S direction, at approximately 5mm intervals. Sewing yarn fine Z plied, medium/weak S spun flax (classic). Folded hem 6mm wide.
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
