LINEN

🙣
🙣 All clothes were almost always made of linen which is made from
flax.
🙣 Growing flax was a job for men only.
🙣 Half-ripe flax stems made the best thread.
🙣 Flax stems were soaked for several days.
🙣 The fibres were beaten until soft. .
🙣 The fibres were twisted into strong thread.
🙣 The weaving was done on a loom.
🙣 White linen had to be washed a couple of times. They washed it in the
river or canal, rinsed, then it was pounded on a stone. After that it
was bleached in the sun.
🙣 They pressed the linen into grooves on a wooden board to let it dry.
 CLOTHING
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 LOINCLOTH
🙣 🙣 A triangular piece of
cloth worn by
commoners, nobilities
and royalties.
🙣 Slaves were only allowed
to wear it after the
formation of new
kingdom.
 Schenti
🙣
🙣 A skirt which is pleated
in front worn by
nobilities and royalties.
🙣 Till knee level
🙣 Till thigh level in the old
kingdom. 3000 B.C. to
2000 B.C.
 TUNIC
🙣
🙣 A rectangular piece of cloth
with a hole in the centre for
the neck worn by pharaohs
after conquering Ceria.
🙣 1500 B.C. to 750 B.C.
 KALASIRIS
🙣
🙣 Worn by women.
🙣 Sheath or a tube dress
with straps.
🙣 2 or one strap going
over the shoulder.
🙣 Mid-calf or ankle
length.
🙣 Starched and pleated.
 CAPE
🙣
🙣 Worn by women by the
new kingdom.
🙣 A round piece of cloth
with a hole in the centre
for the neck and belted at
the waist.
 HEADWEAR
🙣
🙣 Nemes: headwear initially made by leather and then
by linen worn by pharroh and nobilities.
🙣 Khat: is also called as klaft worn by commoners and
nobilities, off white in colour.
🙣 Servants and slaves did not wear nemes or khat.
🙣 Hedjet: white crown
🙣 Deshret: red crown
🙣 Pschent: double crown worn after Menes united
upper and lower Egypt.
🙣 Khepresh: blue crown worn during battles
during 3000 B.C. TO 2000 B.C.
 POSTICHE
🙣 🙣 Beard made of wood or
gold.
 FOOTWEAR
🙣
🙣 Wore during the new
kingdom.
🙣 Made of leather or
papyrus fibre.
 MAKEUP
🙣 🙣 Kohl: eye liner made of
galena ore
🙣 to keep away the
insects
🙣 To keep away the evil
eye
🙣 To prevent
inflammation and
allergy
🙣 Dust
🙣 Rouge: made of ochre
🙣 Eye shadow: made of
malachite which is red
and green in colour
🙣 Hena: nail paint and
colouring their hair