General Fabric history....?

Question: General Fabric history!.!.!.!.!?

Who knows information about how fabric ( fabric in general ) was invented and how it was made about 4 0r 5 thousand years ago when they did not have the machines and technology that we have now to make it!?

What culture or tribe discover it, how did they manage to produce it, etc!?Www@QuestionHome@Com

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Fiber History
Natural fibers have been used for apparel and home fashion for thousands of years, with the use of wool going back over 4,000 years!. In comparison, the man-made fiber industry began with the first commerical production of rayon in 1910!.

5,000+ BC FLAX:
Generally considered to be the oldest natural textile fiber!.
Fine linen was used as burial shrouds for the Egyptian pharaohs

3,000+ BC
Earliest use estimated between 3,000 BC to 5,000 BC!.
Worn by Egyptians earlier than 2,500 BC!.

3,000 BC WOOL:
Used by people of the Late Stone Age!.

2,600 BC SILK:
Believed discovered by a Chinese princess!.
Silk is made from two continuous filaments cemented together and used to form the cocoon of the silkworm!.
Silk culture began about 1725 BC, sponsored by the wife of China's emperor!.
Secrets of cultivation and fabric manufacturing were closely guarded by the Chinese for about 3,000 years!.
There is a story that two monks smuggled seeds of the mulberry tree and silkworm eggs out of China by hiding them in their walking sticks!.
India learned of silk culture when a Chinese princess married an Indian prince!.Www@QuestionHome@Com