Berenike BE01 2938 Cotton tabby, z/z
Catalogue number
BE01 2938
Inventory number
2534 I
Description
Two pieces of tabby sewn together
Context
Basic information
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 | ||||
| Yarn structure | single | single | ||
| Twist strength | medium | medium | ||
| Twist | z | z | ||
| Twist angle average | ||||
| Twist angle range | ||||
| Diameter average | ||||
| Diameter range | ||||
| Thread count average | 16.0 | 11.0 | ||
| Thread count range |
FURTHER DETAILS
Edges
Edges turned back c. 4mm and oversewn to each other
Other features
Textile C: attached to the back of B. Yarns only, but s spun flax tabby
Sewing
Description
Oversewing yarn: s plied 2-ply z spun cotton, worked z. Stitches at 10mm intervals. A line of running stitches in s plied 4-ply z spun cotton retains textile C
Types of stitch
oversewing
,
running stitch
Sewing yarn structure
plied
Sewing yarn twist direction
Z2z
Data recorded by
Felicity Wild and John Peter Wild
Data entered by
Bela Dimova
Date of study
1994-2001