T he oldest piece of fabric found in the world is a piece of linen cloth from Egypt’s first Dynasty, approximately 5,000 years ago 1 . This cloth is known as the Tarkhan dress and it features tightly pleated sleeves and a yoke stitched to a skirt 2 . It was discovered in 1913 in a cemetery south of Cairo and was preserved by the dry desert conditions 1 . The oldest piece of silk cloth found in the world is from China, dating to approximately 3630 BCE 3 . Silk production was a closely guarded secret in ancient China and silk was considered the “Queen of Textiles” for its strength and beauty 3 . The oldest piece of tartan cloth found in the world is from Scotland, dating to around 500 years ago 4 . It was unearthed in a peat bog in Glen Affric and was naturally preserved by the lack of oxygen 4 . Tartan is a pattern of criss-crossed horizontal and vertical bands in multiple colors that is characteristic of Scottish culture 4 .



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