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Old Turkish woman sewing a mat, Kekova (Kas), Turkey, Eurasia

Portrait of a 'Long necked' Padaung tribe woman weaving on a hand held loom, Mae Hong Son Province, northern Thailand, Asia

Portrait of a 'Long necked' Padaung tribe woman weaving, Mae Hong Son Province, northern Thailand, Asia

Young woman crocheting, Otavalo market, Imbabura Province, Ecuador, South America

Thread fin butterflyfish (Chaetodon auriga), usually seen in pairs, Queensland, Australia, Pacific

Buddhist sacred texts and a roll of Sai-Sin (sacred thread), Life of Siddhartha Gautama, the Supreme Buddha, Geneva, Switzerland, Europe

Girl weaving using traditional method, Sidemen, Bali, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Monk praying, and Sai-Sin (sacred thread) in use in Buddhist ceremony, International Buddhist Center of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland, Europe

Spinning cotton, Chencha, Dorze, Ethiopia, Africa

Spider on thread, Cerro Dragon, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, South America

Sai-Sin (sacred thread) in use at a temple ceremony, International Buddhist Center of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland, Europe

Sewing threads with needles and scissors on a canvas, Uzbekistan, Central Asia, Asia

Sai-Sin (sacred thread) in use at a temple ceremony, International Buddhist Center of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland, Europe

Processing cotton in a village, Punjab, Pakistan, Asia

Macro photograph of a spider (Order Araneae) in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America

Rinconoda Community, Angochagua Parochia, Imbabura Province, Ecuador

La Magdalena, Angochagua Parochia, Imbabura Province, Ecuador

Uyghur woman spinning silk thread from cocoons in traditional silk workshop, Jiya, Xinjiang, China, Asia

Uyghur man at loom weaving tie dyed silk thread into traditional cloth, Jiya, Xinjiang, China, Asia

Uyghur woman at loom weaving tie dyed silk thread into traditional cloth, Jiya, Xinjiang, China, Asia

Uyghur man at loom weaving tie dyed silk thread into traditional cloth, Jiya, Xinjiang, China, Asia

Sewing and embroidery workshop, Madrasat Addeera, an artistic space where women learn crafts to be sold in AlUla, Medina Province, Saudi Arabia

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

Aahir tribeswoman embroidering intricate traditional patterns in very fine chain stitch, Bhuj district, Gujarat, India, Asia

Woman spinning silk thread on a spinning wheel with bicycle wheel, Ko Than hlaing Weaving, Inpawkhan, Inle Lake, Shan state, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Uyghur women spinning silk thread from cocoons in traditional silk workshop, Jiya, Xinjiang, China, Asia

Uyghur woman preparing loom with tie dyed silk thread ready for weaving, Jiya, Xinjiang, China, Asia

Two men weaving patterned wool carpet on a hand built traditional wooden loom, Bhuj, Gujarat, India, Asia

Tailor hand embroidering gold thread onto fabric in his tiny booth in the palls (alleyways) of old Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India, Asia

Common Threads, Mural by Meg Saligman at Broad and Spring Garden Streets, Mural Arts Program, Philadelphia, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States of America, North America

Snorkeler with Galapagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) underwater in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America

Woman selling marigold mala (garlands), pictures of Hindu deities, agarbathi (joss sticks) and rolimoli temple threads from stall at Sonepur Cattle Fair, near Patna, Bihar, India, Asia

Young woman weaving in a village where both Khmu and Hmong live, in mountain massif near Nong Khiaw, Luang Prabang Province, Laos

Woman working on various craft projects at the Satcha Handicraft Center in Siem Reap, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

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

Pundit with Brahman sandalwood paste tilak on his forehead showing holy threads and coloured powder, Hariharnath temple, Sonepur, Bihar, India, Asia

Aahir tribeswoman embroidering intricate traditional patterns in very fine chain stitch, Bhuj district, Gujarat, India, Asia

Women in communal back yard of weaving village, spinning silk thread ready for the looms, Vaidyanathpur weaving village, Orissa, India, Asia

Silk thread being spun on large wooden handmade wheel, rural Orissa, India, Asia

Old Kayan women weaving the traditional way, Kayah village, Loikaw area, Kayah state, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Stalls outside the Kali temple, selling Hindu threads, marriage bangles, images of gods and goddesses and souvenirs to visitors, Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India, Asia

Sandalwood paste for tilaks, and kumkum, the sacred combination of holy thread and coloured powder, Sonepur, Bihar, India, Asia

Hindu pundit selling rolimoli (puja wrist threads) in the Sivadol temple, built in 1734, Sivasagar, Assam, India, Asia

Woman working on an old silk loom, Chau Doc, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Woman working in a traditional silk factory, Tan Chau, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Silk weaver working to resolve a problem with a broken thread on a traditional wooden loom in a factory in Pekalongan, Java, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Kayakers thread their way down a series of challenging drops that make up Great Falls of the Potomac River, Virginia, United States of America, North America

Silk thread being spun on large handmade wooden wheel, rural Orissa, India, Asia

Detail of main door, Potala palace, Lhasa, Tibet, China, Asia

Egyptian man working on a loom in a shop at the unfinished obelisk in Aswan, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Weaving at Inle Lake, Shan State, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Woman arranging silk threads by colour at Ko Than Hlaing Weaving workshop, Inpawkhon, on Inle Lake, Shan state, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Woman spinning silk thread on a spinning wheel with bicycle wheel, Ko Than hlaing Weaving, Inpawkhan, Inle Lake, Shan state, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Woman spinning silk thread by hand outside her house, Vaidyanathpur, Orissa, India, Asia

Woman working in a traditional silk factory, Tan Chau, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Woman pulling lotus strands from lotus stems, to be spun into thread, Ko Than hlaing Weaving, Inpawkhan, Inle Lake, Shan state, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Egyptian man working on a loom in a shop at the unfinished obelisk in Aswan, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Carpets on sale in the Old City of Jerusalem, Israel

Lake San Cristobal, Silver Thread Scenic Byway, Colorado, United States of America (U.S.A.), North America

A traditional silk factory, woman working on an old silk loom, Tan Chau, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

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

Young boy looking unhappy, sitting at loom working on silk material with gold thread, India, Asia

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

Torah scroll, Tallit, Jewish prayer shawl and Tziitzit, knotted ritual fringes, Paris, France, Europe

Detail of ceremonial costume woven with gold and metallic thread from the Regent Collection, from South Sumatra, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Thai New Year (Songkran) the ceremony of tying a white string around the arm of well wishers, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Indian woman sewing textiles at Dastkar women's craft co-operative, the Ranthambore Artisan Project, in Rajasthan, Northern India

Indian man working loom at silk factory making textiles and saris at Bressler near Varanasi, Benares, Northern India

Indian women sewing textiles at Dastkar women's craft co-operative, the Ranthambore Artisan Project, in Rajasthan, Northern India

Woman spins wool in mountain village of Altit in Hunza region of Karokoram Mountains, Pakistan

Women spin wool together in mountain village of Altit in Hunza region of Karokoram Mountains, Pakistan

Villagers spin wool and knit together in mountain village of Altit in Karokoram Mountains, Pakistan

Innovative rug factories have brought small-scale factories to rural Bangladesh, Asia

Palaung woman weaving, part of the Palau Hill Tribe near Hsipaw Township, Shan State, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Old women weaving textiles, Varzaneh, Iran, Middle East

Palaung woman weaving, part of the Palau Hill Tribe near Hsipaw Township, Shan State, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Girl weaving using traditional method, Sidemen, Bali, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Torah scroll, Yad, Torah pointer and Tallit, Jewish prayer shawl, Paris, France, Europe

Torah scroll and Tallit, Jewish prayer shawl, Paris, France, Europe

In the silk thread manufacturing factory, Vararnasi, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

Innovative rug factories have brought small-scale factories to rural Bangladesh, Asia

Traditional Peruvian woman weaver, Cusco, Peru, South America

Innovative rug factories have brought small-scale factories to rural Bangladesh, Asia

Palaung woman weaving, part of the Palau Hill Tribe near Hsipaw Township, Shan State, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

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

Buddhist monks praying, Sai Sin, the cotton thread symbolizing the sacred bond, Wat Simuong (Wat Si Muang), Vientiane, Laos, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia