Berenike BE00 2345 Wool half-basket weave, s/z
Catalogue number
BE00 2345
Inventory number
1487 I
Description
Pieces of yellow half basket with rows of pile in some places
Context
Basic information
Dimensions
L.
80
mm
W.
110
mm
Preservation state
organic
Fabric structure
half-basket weave
Warp and weft identified
✓
| System 1 | System 2 | Warp 2 | Suppl. yarn | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | wool | wool | ||
| Fibre identification method | naked eye | naked eye | ||
| Colour | yellow | yellow | ||
| Yarn structure | single | single | ||
| Twist strength | strong | medium | ||
| Twist | s | z | ||
| Twist angle average | ||||
| Twist angle range | ||||
| Diameter average | ||||
| Diameter range | ||||
| Thread count average | 5.0 | |||
| Thread count range | 22 - 23 |
FURTHER DETAILS
Colours
Yellow yarn in both systems.
Other features
Pile in weft direction at varying distances apart, pile originally at least 10mm high
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
1994-2001
