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If historians are correct in that hats were the first
apparel items worn by humans, then perhaps the first profession was not
what is commonly purported, but rather hat making. After all, the need
to protect one’s self from the elements may be even more basic than
sex. There are in fact abundant examples, even on-going today, of
native peoples weaving stems, roots, fronds, or leaves of various
plants into headgear. On the winter hats side, the stories of the
discovery of felt, a basic hat material, are legendary. We are aware of
three different cultures that take credit for the discovery of felt
[maybe all are true-a kind of parallel discovery, not uncommon in
science]: 1. St. Clement (the patron saint of felt hat makers)
discovered felt when, as a wandering monk, he filled his sandals with
flax fibers to protect his feet. The moisture and pressure from
pounding feet compressed the fibers into a crude, though comfortable
felt. 2. Native Americans "discovered" felt by way of fur-lined
moccasins, and 3. Ancient Egyptians “discovered” felt by way of camel
hair falling into their sandals. 
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