Editing Textiles in folklore (section)

==Egypt==
In pre-Dynastic Egypt, ''nt'' ([[Neith]]) was already the goddess of weaving (and a mighty aid in war as well). She protected the Red Crown of Lower Egypt before the two kingdoms were merged, and in Dynastic times she was known as the most ancient one, to whom the other gods went for wisdom.  According to E. A. Wallis Budge (''The Gods of the Egyptians'') the root of the word for ''weaving'' and also for ''being'' are the same: ''nnt''.

[[Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)]] refers to numerous Biblical references to weaving:

{{quotation|Weaving was an art practised in very early times ({{bibleverse||Ex|35:35|NIV}}). The Egyptians were specially skilled in it ({{bibleverse||Isa|19:9|NIV}}; {{bibleverse||Ezek|27:7|NIV}}), and some have regarded them as its inventors.<br /><br />In the wilderness, the Hebrews practised weaving ({{bibleverse||Ex|26:1|NIV}}, {{bibleverse-nb||Ex|26:8|NIV}}; {{bibleverse-nb||Ex|28:4|NIV}}, {{bibleverse-nb||Ex|28:39|NIV}}; {{bibleverse||Lev|13:47|NIV}}). It is referred to subsequently as specially the women's work ({{bibleverse|2|Kings|23:7|NIV}}; {{bibleverse||Prov|31:13|NIV}}, 24). No mention of the loom is found in Scripture, but we read of the "shuttle" ({{bibleverse||Job|7:6|NIV}}), "the pin" of the beam ({{bibleverse||Judg|16:14|NIV}}), "the web" (13, 14), and "the beam" ({{bibleverse|1|Sam|17:7|NIV}}; {{bibleverse|2|Sam|21:19|NIV}}}}