Front window of Knitwear shop Galway Woollen Market, High Street, Galway, Connemara, County Galway, Connacht, Republic of Ireland

The famous Swan Inn in the High Street of this medieval wool town of timber-framed houses mostly dating from the 15th century, Lavenham, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom, Europe

A thatched house in the medieval wool town of timber-framed houses mostly dating from the 15th century, Lavenham, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Medieval wool town of timber-framed houses mostly dating from the 15th century, Lavenham, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom, Europe

View of Norwegian woolly hats on display at Karl Johans Gate, Oslo, Norway, Scandinavia

Modern installation, the historic Centre of Naples (Napoli), Campania, Italy, Europe

Colourful half timbered houses on Water Street part of the Historic Wool Village of Lavenham, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Colourful half timbered houses on Water Street part of the Historic Wool Village of Lavenham, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Carpets on sale in the Old City of Jerusalem, Israel

Caucasian woman wearing sweater and fur hat in middle of road

Caucasian woman wearing sweater in road looking up

A Mayan woman use natural dyes to color fabrics. Ixoq Ajkeem comunity, San Juan La Laguna, Solol√°, Guatemala. Santiago Atitlan, lake Atitlan, Guatemala.

Weaving with silk, Ambalavao, Madagascar Central Highlands

Weaving with silk, Ambalavao, Madagascar Central Highlands

Weaving with silk, Ambalavao, Madagascar Central Highlands

Dyers Souk, Marrakech, Morocco

Horse cart, horse with red collar for improved visibility, Romania, Europe

Relief on a house, woolen cloth weavers, Wollweberzentrum, Postgasse street 1, Vienna, Austria, Europe