Local female weaver mixing cochineal dye from insects, the definitive red used, Chumbe Community, Lamay, Sacred Valley, Peru, South America

Woman using a pen-like tool (canting) to apply liquid hot wax to create pattern on the fabric before dyeing, workshop of Kidang Mas Batik House, Lasem, Java island, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Rinsing stage in dyeing process, Kidang Mas Batik House, Lasem, Java island, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Tannerie Chouara, Medina, Fes, UNESCO, Morocco

Tannery workers overseeing dye pits in a traditional leather tannery in Fes, Morocco

Tannery workers overseeing dye pits in a traditional leather tannery, below yellow walls, Fes, Morocco

Tannery, Medina, UNESCO, Fes, Morocco

Tannery, Medina, Fes, UNESCO, Morocco

Kofar Mata Dye Pits, Kano, Nigeria

Men dyeing Indigo blue, Kofar Mata Dye Pits, Kano, Nigeria

Man ironing with coal heated iron, Kofar Mata Dye Pits, Kano, Nigeria

Men dyeing Indigo blue, Kofar Mata Dye Pits, Kano, Nigeria

Kofar Mata Dye Pits, Kano, Nigeria

Kofar Mata Dye Pits, Kano, Nigeria

Man dyeing Indigo blue, Kofar Mata Dye Pits, Kano, Nigeria

Dyeing, Kidang Mas Batik House, Lasem, Java island, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Kofar Mata Dye Pits, Kano, Nigeria

Feet fulling of cloth in the dyeing process, Kidang Mas Batik House, Lasem, Java island, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Tannerie Chouara, Medina, Fes, UNESCO, Morocco

Henna seller, souk in the Medina of Marrakech, Morocco

Women using a pen-like tool (canting) to apply liquid hot wax in the batik-making process, Wirakuto batik workshop, Pekalongan, Java island, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Feet fulling of cloth in the dyeing process, Kidang Mas Batik House, Lasem, Java island, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Lurik House workshop using Shibori technique, Dien by Dinar, contemporary batik, Sondakan district, Solo (Surakarta), Java island, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

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

In the backstreets of Bikaner you will find many fabric dyers, they dye in steaming hot metal pots and every color is available. Bikaner, Rajahstan, India 2007.

In Amaru Community Of Sacred Valley Near Urubamba, Traditional Native Dyes Used On Wool, Urubamba Province, Cusco, Peru