By the end of the 15th century, artists and collectors such as vasari had come to recognize that drawings could

By the end of the fifteenth century, artists and collectors recognized that drawings could embody the creative genius within the artist.

Ithink the men do it because the women work very hard, especially during childbirth. as for whether textiles are a "female-only" art, certainly not! there is no such thing as a job the other gender can't do (pardon my bluntness).

The answer here would be "work ethic."