Weaving in the good old days

Cloth goes way back into prehistory.

But how did they weave?

PhysOrg has an article here on ancient textiles.

Twill example from Civita Castellana, Italy, seventh century BC. Credit: Margarita Gleba

The technical differences suggest that during the Iron Age, textiles in Italy more closely resembled those found in Central Europe (associated with the Hallstatt culture that was prevalent in modern-day Germany, Austria and Slovenia) while the textile culture of Greece was largely connected with the Near East. Read more at: https://phys.org/news/2017-09-ancient-textiles-reveal-differences-mediterranean.html#jCp

Nature article on using Nettle fiber in Denmark.

UKIndependent on Bronze age fiber in the UK... mainly flax/linen, but it does discuss nettle fiber too.