A history of textiles from the palaeolithic to the present. Postrel argues that the technology of textiles is the underlying source of a lot of modern-day science and industry. The archaeological record is sparse because the materials do not last, but the evidence does exist.
Context: My Aunt Annette was a university professor in “home economics”. I remember her taking a course in the US on clothing design, specifically touching on the creation of patterns and sizing in the fashion industry. My assumption was that was her field of teaching…
A very interesting read.