Weaving—the process of interlacing various sets of threads—is one of the oldest and most significant forms of craft in human history. Weaving techniques were already known in the Paleolithic period and employed to make baskets, ropes, and shelter out of plants and branches. The oldest textiles, also crafted with plant fibers, were found in Peru and dated to around 10,000 B.C.
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