### p19 palace textile creation > In the so-called First Palace period, about 2000-1700 BC, textile production was mainly a household activity, but the rising powers of the Minoan palaces required a more specialised production, in particular for gift exchange and creating networks between palaces within the Minoan culture and with foreign powers See also: [[Brotherhood of Kings by Amanda Podany]] - [[Haute Couture in the Bronze Age A History of Minoan Female Costumes from Thera#p19 palace textile creation|View in Vault]] ![[Haute Couture in the Bronze Age A History of Minoan Female Costumes from Thera#p19 textile creation was specialized much earlier than previously believed]]