- broader:: [[textiles]] - related:: [[when different textiles emerged]] > [!quote] [Berrycroft Hub](https://twitter.com/berrycroft_hub/status/1516083480618283014) > One of the oldest sewing needles was made over 50,000 yrs ago from an unidentified bird bone. It’s just under 7cm long, has a sharp point at one end, an eye for thread carved at the other end & it’s identical in design to the steel needles in your sewing kit today!