Embroidered tableclothes market, Hell-Ville (Andoany), Nosy Be island, Republic of Madagascar, Indian Ocean

View of fabric souvenirs in Anacapri, Anacapri, Isle of Capri, Campania, Italy, Mediterranean, Europe

View of fabric souvenirs in Anacapri, Anacapri, Isle of Capri, Campania, Italy, Mediterranean, Europe

Crocheted and embroidered linens for sale on an old cobbled street in Trinidad, Cuba, West Indies, Central America

Harold steers ship across channel, a scene from the Bayeux Tapestry, Bayeux, Normandy, France, Europe

Kuna (Cuna) woman, Contadora island, Las Perlas archipelago, Panama, Central America

Traditional Rabari tribal embroidered fabrics, Kutch, Gujarat state, India, Asia

Details of Tai Lu Textiles, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Traditional muslim lehanga dresses on display at stall in bazaar in Jaipur, Rajasthan, Northern India

Traditional muslim garments on display at stall in bazaar in Jaipur, Rajasthan, Northern India

Traditional muslim garments on display at stall in bazaar in Jaipur, Rajasthan, Northern India

Seminarist's cloth, Beit Jala, Palestine National Authority, Israel, Middle East

Colourful beach wraps for sale, Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica, Central America

Dress, Essaouira, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Santa Clara la Laguna market, Lake Atitlan, Guatemala, Central America

San Martin fiesta, San Martin Sacatepeaquez, Guatemala, Central America

Sunday market, Chichicastenango, Guatemala

Detail of traditional Slovak folk embroidered waistcoat, Slovakia, Europe

Embroidery depicting a peacock, Mandalay, Myanmar, (Burma)

Colourful bags for sale, Shakhrisabz, Uzbekistan

An elaborate needlework wallhanging of a peacock being hand-stitched in Guilin, China.

Detailed embroidery of a saint with pearl jewellery on golden fabric, Museum of Icon Painting, Thari Monastery, Moni Thari, near Gadouras Reservoir, lonely mountain region, Rhodes, Dodecanese, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Colourful embroidered pillow cases in the market of Luang Prabang, Laos, Southeast Asia