The Egyptian style had a great influence on later craftsmen. Great craftsmen themselves, the Egyptians were not only adept at furniture making, but were known for their weaving skills. Egyptian weaving is the most ancient known industry.
Egyptian linens are famous, being embroidered with gold, silver and purple.
In 908 B.C., fine embroidered Egyptian canopy cloths were made that had a patch character. The history of lace begins in 900 B.C., but drawn work and nettings are of pre-historic origin. As early as 2100 B C., Egypt was highly civilized. Moldings were seldom used in buildings and chambers were decorated with illustrations representing industries. Carvings, instead of standing out in relief, were sunken and the ground stood out, a system exactly opposite to the Assyrian system, where the ground was depressed and the subject stood out in relief.