A nomad woman collects her goats together for milking, wool extraction and a quick health inspection, Ladakh, India, Asia

A nomad woman gathers her herd together in the morning to collect milk and brush them to extract wool in the remote Himalayan region, Ladakh, India, Asia

A nomad woman collects her goats together for milking, wool extraction and a quick health inspection, Ladakh, India, Asia

A woman in traditional dress knitting wool hats in the souk, Marrakech, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Woman gathering dyed wool in carpet workshop, Kusadasi, Anatolia, Turkey, Asia Minor, Eurasia

Weaver from Belarus at the International Festival of Experimental Archaeology, Kernave, Lithuania, Europe

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

Women sew 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

First Nation man, Canada

A young woman spinning wool at the Bani Hamida Project, Jordan River Foundation, Najed, Jordan, Middle East

Elderly Inuit women, Inuvik, Mackenzie River Delta, Northwest Territories, Canada