A Sherpa woman from Gosainkund spins baby Yak wool using the traditional method with a spindle, Langtang region, Nepal, Asia

A Sherpa woman from Gosainkund spins baby Yak wool using the traditional method with a spindle, Langtang region, Nepal, Asia

Red balls of wool and cactus insects as natural dye, Chinchero, Sacred Valley, Urubamba Province, Cusco (Cuzco) Region, Peru, South America

Balls of wool with bark and herbs as natural dye, Chinchero, Sacred Valley, Peru, South America

Blue balls of wool and dried plant as natural dye, Chinchero, Sacred Valley, Urubamba Province, Cusco (Cuzco) Region, Peru, South America

Brown balls of wool and dried leaves as natural dye, Chinchero, Sacred Valley, Urubamba Province, Cusco (Cuzco) Region, Peru, South America

Balls of naturally dyed wool, Chinchero, Sacred Valley, Cusco, Peru, South America

Balls of naturally dyed wool, Chinchero, Sacred Valley, Cusco, Peru, South America

Traditional S?mi arts and crafts. Inside the home of Tuula Airamo, a S?mi descendant, and Reindeer farmer, by Muttus Lake. Inari, Lapland, Finland

Traditional S?mi arts and crafts. Inside the home of Tuula Airamo, a S?mi descendant, and Reindeer farmer, by Muttus Lake. Inari, Lapland, Finland

Traditional S?mi arts and crafts. Inside the home of Tuula Airamo, a S?mi descendant, and Reindeer farmer, by Muttus Lake. Inari, Lapland, Finland

Pile of wool

Weaving mill

Southern carmine bee eater (Merops nubicoides), perched on a ball of elephant dung. Okavango Delta, Botswana, Africa

Large group of balls of wool, Vientiane, Laos

Large group of balls of wool, Night Market, Luang Prabang, Laos