Not all Egyptians wore tunics and flax because they could not afford it; mostly the slaves would not wear this.
Flax or linen.
Ancient Mesopotamians wore Togas, skirts or Tunics made from wool or flax - key crops of the land that were grown and cultivated by the people.
Flax
In ancient Egypt linen was made from FLAX Ace Little Rock, Arkansas
papyrus, wheat, barely, emmer wheat, dates and flax
Linen is a fibre made from Flax plants.
They were made of catonnage (yes this is how you spell it)
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The chief industry of Ancient Egypt was agriculture. In all but the worst years Egypt produced more grain than it needed which was then exported all over the ancient world. They also produced linen, cloth woven from flax and paper from papyrus a reed that grew profusely along the banks of the Nile.
Egypt
Linen is a durable, feathery fabric made from the flax plant. The word linen originates from Linum usitatissimum, which is the Latin name for flax. For more information visit LinenClub
clothes were made from linen and tools from bronze and pots and other things were made from dirt and clay.