Reconstruction of the starting border and the beginning of the 5th c. BC fabric of Kalyvia, Attica

In 2003, Youlie Spantidaki, in the context of a experimental archaeology seminar at the Atelier des Trames Filantes, Plessix-Balisson, France, with weaver  Marie-Pierre Puybaret, specialised in archaeological reconstructions, carried out a reconstruction of the 5th c. BC fabric from Kalyvia, Attica. It is an extremely fine, linen weft-faced tabby, with the seven first threads dyed with real seashell purple dye. The warp (vertical threads) is much thicker than the weft (horizontal threads).