Berenike BE00 2406 Plant fibre tabby, z/z
Catalogue number
BE00 2406
Inventory number
1500 I
Description
Heavy coarse tabby with rent? or seam sewn up in 2 yarn types
Context
Basic information
Dimensions
L.
230
mm
W.
130
mm
Preservation state
organic
Relative quality
coarse
Fabric structure
tabby
Warp and weft identified
✓
| System 1 | System 2 | Warp 2 | Suppl. yarn | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | plant fibre | plant fibre | ||
| Fibre identification method | stereomicroscope | stereomicroscope | ||
| Colour | ||||
| Yarn structure | single | single | ||
| Twist strength | weak | weak | ||
| Twist | z | z | ||
| Twist angle average | ||||
| Twist angle range | ||||
| Diameter average | ||||
| Diameter range | ||||
| Thread count average | 4.0 | 3.5 | ||
| Thread count range | 3 - 4 |
FURTHER DETAILS
Other features
See drawing for further details
Sewing
Description
Sewing details: two sewing threads. Thicker S ply, 2mm thick
Sewing yarn structure
plied
Sewing yarn twist direction
s
Sewing yarn diam
2.0
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
1994-2001
