Pads of cactus used to raise the cochineal beetle for making red dye, Oaxaca, Mexico, North America

Aboriginal Yolngu elder stirs freshly dyed pandanus fronds to be used for basket making at Nyinyikay Homeland, East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia, Pacific

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

Cactus used to raise the Cochineal beetle for making red dye, Oaxaca, Mexico, North America

Infested pads of cactus used to raise the Cochineal beetle for making red dye, Oaxaca, Mexico, North America

Zapotec woman grinding insects to make valuable cochineal dye, Teotitlan del Valle, Oaxaca, Mexico, North America

Pad of cactus used to raise the Cochineal beetle for making red dye, Oaxaca, Mexico, North America

Traditional tannery with dyeing pits, dyed leather spread out on the surrounding rooftops to dry, historic town centre or Medina, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Fez, Morocco, Africa

Leather tanners, leather is dyed yellow, dyeing, Tannerie Chouara, tannery- and dye quarter Fes el Bali, Fez, Morocco, Africa

Leather dyeing tanks, dyeing plant, Tannerie Chouara tannery, Fes el Bali tannery and dyeing district, Fez, Morocco, Africa

Leather tanners on tanks with paint for dyeing leather, dyeing, tannery Tannerie Chouara, tanner and dyeing district Fes el Bali, Fez, Morocco, Africa

Leather dyeing tanks, dyeing plant, Tannerie Chouara tannery, Fes el Bali tannery and dyeing district, Fez, Morocco, Africa

Leather dyeing tanks, dyeing plant, Tannerie Chouara tannery, Fes el Bali tannery and dyeing district, Fez, Morocco, Africa

Worker dyeing leather, basin with paint, dyeing, tannery Tannerie Chouara, tanner and dyer quarter, Fes el Bali, Fes, Morocco, Africa

Worker dyeing leather, basin with paint, dyeing, tannery Tannerie Chouara, tanner and dyer quarter, Fes el Bali, Fes, Morocco, Africa

Dyeing of ropes made of coconut fibres or coir, coconut fibre industry, factory, Alappuzha, Kerala, India, Asia

Worker dyeing leather, basin with paint, dyeing, tannery Tannerie Chouara, tanner and dyer quarter, Fes el Bali, Fes, Morocco, Africa

Leather at the Dry, Dyeing, Tannery, Tannerie Chouara, Gerber and Dyer's Quarter, Fes el Bali, Fes, Kingdom of Morocco, Africa

Worker working on leather, dying, tannery, Tannerie Chouara, tanner and dyer quarter, Fes el Bali, Fes, Kingdom of Morocco, Africa

Worker working on leather, dying, tannery, Tannerie Chouara, tanner and dyer quarter, Fes el Bali, Fes, Kingdom of Morocco, Africa

Aerial view of TexasGulf Potash Ponds which are solar evaporation ponds used in the process of mining potash. Potash, a water-soluble potassium salt is extracted and blue dye is added to increase the rate of evaporation. It is mainly used in fertilizer products but also in the making of soap, glass, ceramics and batteries. The mine is currently owned and operated by Intredpid Potash Inc and the ponds cover 400 acres of land surrounded by sandstone cliffs and wilderness near Moab, Utah, USA, Utah, United States of America