History Of Clothing, Textiles And Clothing Material

History Of Clothing & First Inventor Of Clothes

The earliest clothing was made from the leaves of plants, grass, or skin of animals, and was used for the protection of humans from the elements and hostile animals. Clothing depends on human evolution as humans develop clothing and the living standards of humans also developed.

Invention of Thread

Classical Egyptians were the creators of thread using plant fibers, wool, and hair. Nowadays, thread can also be made of various materials but not limited to cotton, wool, flax, nylon, silk, polyester, etc. There are also metal threads that can be made of fine wire. After the invention of threads the threads covert into clothes.

First Person Who Invented Clothes

Neanderthal was the first known human to make clothing and survived from about 200,000 B.C.E. to about 30,000 B.C.E. At that time the earth’s temperature rose and fell, ice ages were created throughout the northern areas of Europe and Asia where the Neanderthal man lived. About 170,000 years ago human starts wearing clothes.

Textiles Industry & Clothing Material

 The basic material of clothes and textiles is thread and thread is made from different variety of materials, The most used material is cotton which is the traditional thread used for general purposes, and clothing, especially in warm areas like Arab and South Asia. A cotton thread with a mixing of polyester is slightly stretchy but retains the traditional look of cotton strength without luster. Linen thread is typically a thicker gauge that is used for fabric garments. It may be made for durability and resistance to mildew.

Leather and Wool are thicker and both from animals used in cool areas like Russia, the US, European Countries, Silk is very fine, strong and, hard-to-see, high strength, and highly bright, Polyester is a synthetic blend that is stronger, and stretcher than cotton.

Frequently Asked Questions on History Of Clothing, Textiles And Clothing Material

What is the History of Clothes?

Earliest clothing was made from the leaves of plants, grass, or skin of animals, and was used for the protection of humans.

Who Invented the First Clothes?

Neanderthal was the first known human to make clothing.

What are the Types of Threads?

Cotton, polyester, wool, linen, metallic, Silk, Rayon, Nylon, Fusible.