Summary of Sofi Thanhauser's Worn - E-book - ePub

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 The flax plant is a source of linen, a fabric made from flax that is used to make cord and thread. It is grown in the ground and pulled in July when the leaves turn yellow. The inner fibers are then drawn through a hackling comb to remove smaller pieces of tow, and woven into fabric. #2 The first clothes were most likely made of animal skins.
Humans began clothing themselves in hides and pelts about 170, 000 years ago. They learned to weave plant fibers into textiles around 100, 000 years ago. #3 The first cloth was made from linen, which was found in Turkey in 1988. It was radiocarbon dated to 7000 BC. The first humans to wear clothing made from vegetal fiber were the Gravettian culture, who lived in what is now Russia and Eastern Europe. #4 The oldest shirt in the archeological record was found in a First Dynasty Egyptian tomb in Tarkhan, and dates to 3000 BC.
It was a meticulously crafted shirt with an elaborate system of pleats that allowed its wearer to move their limbs comfortably, while still enjoying a fitted silhouette.