A woman in an embroidered hat milking the yak-cow, Yash-Pert Summer Diary in the Hunza area of Pakistan, Asia

Close-up of gold embroidery work in a factory in Bukhara, Uzbekistan, Central Asia, Asia

Close-up of gold work embroidery, Bokhara, Uzbekistan, Central Asia, Asia

Local women working on hand embroidered tapestry, Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Woven fabric handbags on sale in street market in City Palace Road, Udaipur, Rajasthan, Western India

Decorated handbags on sale hanging from tree in street market in City Palace Road, Udaipur, Rajasthan, Western India

Traditional clothing on sale at Sapna Saree Emporium in City Palace Road, Udaipur, Rajasthan, Western India

Woven fabric handbags on sale in street market in City Palace Road, Udaipur, Rajasthan, Western India

Kenyah beadwork, Kalimantan, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Seamstress at Akepe Catholic Monastery, Akepe, Togo, West Africa, Africa

Applique work, Ganvie (stilt village), Benin, West Africa, Africa

Corn on the cob seller, Eminonu, Istanbul, Turkey, Europe

Souvenirs for sale, Isla de Cozumel (Cozumel Island), Cozumel, off the Yucatan, Quintana Roo, Mexico, North America

Embroidered blouses (buipiles) for sale, Valladolid, Yucatan, Mexico, North America

Embroidering at Research Centre, Suzhou, China, Asia

Seamstress at Akepe Catholic Monastery, Akepe, Togo, West Africa, Africa

Woman wearing a golden bonnet at the Gauderfest 2008 Festival, Zell am Ziller, Zillertal Valley, North Tyrol, Austria, Europe

Folklore blouses, Tihany, Hungary, Europe

Precious embroidery on a tablecloth, Leon, Nicaragua, Central America

Precious embroidered chasuble, historical liturgical garment, Stiftsmuseum Museum Xanten monastery museum, Xanten, Niederrhein region, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Precious embroidered chasuble, historical liturgical garment, Stiftsmuseum Museum Xanten monastery museum, Xanten, Niederrhein region, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe