Berenike BE01 2872 Linen tabby, s/s
Catalogue number
BE01 2872
Inventory number
1787 I
Description
Bag-like mass of cloth with mud and charcoal fragments enclosed by a screw of tabby
Context
Basic information
Dimensions
L.
100
mm
Preservation state
organic
Relative quality
medium
Fabric structure
tabby
Warp and weft identified
✓
| System 1 | System 2 | Warp 2 | Suppl. yarn | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | flax | flax | ||
| Fibre identification method | naked eye | naked eye | ||
| Colour | ||||
| Yarn structure | single | single | ||
| Twist strength | medium | medium | ||
| Twist | s | s | ||
| Twist angle average | ||||
| Twist angle range | ||||
| Diameter average | ||||
| Diameter range | ||||
| Thread count average | 14.0 | 9.0 | ||
| Thread count range |
FURTHER DETAILS
Other features
bag diameter: 60mm, projects c.100mm from closure
Sewing
Description
string is s plied from 2 z plied strands, each of 5 s spun flax yarns
Sewing yarn fibre
flax
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
1994-2001
