Deep Purple: dyeing Egyptian textiles
Jun 1, 2020
*Guest post by Daniel Soliman; read his bio here. The oldest preserved textiles from Egypt, woven in linen, date back to around 2900 BCE. Because it is difficult to dye linen, the Egyptians preferred their linen clothing bright white and sometimes translucent. Colours were used sparsely to decorate clothes, mostly with black, blue, red, yellow … More Deep Purple: dyeing Egyptian textiles