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My theory is that weaving was the first human invention (fire and dogs don't count, being taming and domesticating a wild thing).

The idea is attachment by alternation. You can create roofs, baskets, clothing and so on. You use leaves, vines, sinew.

You are probably wearing woven cloth right now.

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Depending on the audience (and here I’m assuming mostly tech folks in t-shirts), it’s just as possible that you might not be wearing anything woven, and instead entirely clad in knitted fabrics. I’m by no means an archaeological technologist (or a fiber artist), but it seems conceivable to me that knitting was invented first.

Everything I'm wearing right now is knitted.

I guess clothing made for comfort is usually knitted instead of woven, so that it can stretch in any direction.

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