‪Textile industry in ancient Egypt‬‏


Textiles were used in ancient Egypt for many purposes, including clothes, bags, sails, ropes and nets. Ancient Egyptian textiles were mainly made of linen, which comes from flax fibers. They were made from palm fibers, grasses, seeds and, to a lesser extent, sheepskin and goat hair. Flax fibers were spun, separated from the plant, and then spun yarn on a loom; In Pharaonic Egypt, the textile industry was limited to working women on hooks in workshops usually found inside houses, palaces or large losses.
Flax fibers, by their nature, had pale golden, brown or green colors; if the plant crop was cut early. The ancient Egyptians used dandruff, or plant dyes for textile coloring; although plant cellulose made dye difficult. And give the cucumber to the texture yellow, yellowish-brown or red. The plant material used in the dye included the herb (herbaceous) for the blue color, the alfalfa and the safflower for the red color. Bleaching was also used for the manufacture of white textiles, which were considered a symbol of high social status and cleanliness.
In the Ptolemaic period, the state began to supervise the textile industry and control the cultivation of flax. The multilayered textiles were spread in multicolored colors. The embossed fabrics are known as "Qabati", from the word "Coptic", meaning Coptic or Egyptian. The Qabati fabrics are known for their elaborate intricate decoration. Roman fabrics were decorated with human and animal forms, as well as botanical and geometric designs. In the following stages, the use of Christian symbols was increased; photography of human and animal forms became more abstract. Fabrics were used in churches and public buildings, as curtains, as well as bedspreads, furnishings, towels, tablecloths, bags and bags. The use and prevalence of wool increased; it was easy to dye with plant dyes.
In the era of succession and the mandate of the Muslims, Egyptian fabrics gained international acclaim for their quality and beauty. This was the result of the State's participation in the control of raw materials, the construction of private and public factories, and the assurance of quality standards. Wool became second only to linen, as raw material. Weavers used vertical looms and woven flesh (horizontal or horizontal lines) more in fabrics; as a type of decoration. The fabrics were decorated in printed forms or embroidered with silk threads. Traditionally, inscriptions included artistic Arabic motifs, botanical and geometric forms, as well as vegetal, human and animal abstract symbols.

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