Berenike BE00 2261 Cotton tabby, z/z
Catalogue number
BE00 2261
Inventory number
2295 I
Description
Fragments of medium tabby with fringing attached
Context
Basic information
Preservation state
organic
Relative quality
medium
Fabric structure
tabby
Warp and weft identified
✓
| System 1 | System 2 | Warp 2 | Suppl. yarn | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | cotton | cotton | ||
| Fibre identification method | stereomicroscope | stereomicroscope | ||
| Colour | ||||
| Yarn structure | single | single | ||
| Twist strength | ||||
| Twist | z | z | ||
| Twist angle average | ||||
| Twist angle range | ||||
| Diameter average | ||||
| Diameter range | ||||
| Thread count average | 10.0 | 18.0 | ||
| Thread count range |
FURTHER DETAILS
Other features
‘Fringe’ is a single loop twisted slightly z, and s plied from 3 z spun yarns, loop length 70mm
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
1994-2001