Woman spinning, making reel of cotton thread, village around Nong Khiaw, District of Luang Prabang, Northern Laos

Woman spinning, making reel of cotton thread, village around Nong Khiaw, District of Luang Prabang, Northern Laos

Cotton reels on sale at street market in La Reole, Bordeaux region of France

A silk weaver creates a bolt of gold thread at a traditional workshop in Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Cotton reels for crochet work on sale at street market in La Reole, Bordeaux region of France

Reels of polyester thread on sale at market in La Reole, Bordeaux region of France

Pile of wool

Weaving mill

Yarn bobbins, Saint Jean tapestery factory, Aubusson tapestry work is listed as immaterial UNESCO World Heritage, Manufacture Saint-Jean, Creuse, Limousin, France, Europe

Spools of thread in a textile factory

Portrait of a young woman spinning a reel of thread, Taquile Island, Lake Titicaca, Puno, Peru

Portrait of a young woman spinning a reel of thread, Taquile Island, Lake Titicaca, Puno, Peru