Here is a little stack of links for you:

Beer might have been the reason for the cultivation of grains, not bread. Well, that does fit in very well with my view of humankind - I can't say I' surprised!

More textile stuff? Here's a short video about a method for weaving patterns on a loom with extra heddles, and an article about the same style of weaving, but done by two people (which sounds much more efficient to me).

More patterns, this time old ones for tablet-weaving? Ute Bargmann has written an article about the patterns recorded in Cod. Pal. Germ. 551 in Heidelberg, with some very beautiful brocaded patterns for tabletwoven bands.

Have a good start into the week!