Tables of the Law embroidery in Stadttempel Synagogue, Vienna, Austria, Europe

Dragon tapestry, Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Shalom, New York, United States of America, North America

Banner depicting Jesus in Notre-Dame de Fresneau church, Marsanne, Drome, France, Europe

Priest's stole, Paris, France, Europe

Freemason banners, Paris, France, Europe

Buddhist banner, Seoul, South Korea, Asia

Sacred book, Paris, France, Europe

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

Order of Malta cross, Paris, France, Europe

Embroidery of St. Paul and the crow, Paris, France, Europe

Oaxaca City, Oaxaca, Mexico, North America

Catholic banner, Brasparts, Finistere, Brittany, France, Europe

Priest attending a traditionalist Catholic pilgrimage, Paris, France, Europe

Santa Clara la Laguna market, Lake Atitlan, Guatemala, Central America

San Martin fiesta, San Martin Sacatepeaquez, Guatemala, Central America

Sunday market, Chichicastenango, Guatemala

Local crafts, Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico, North America

Local crafts, Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico, North America

Detail of traditional Slovak folk embroidered waistcoat, Slovakia, Europe

Wedding suit worn by James II in 1673, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Carnival, Venice, Veneto, Italy, Europe

Guatemala details of , native embroidered blouses, santa catarina palopo, on lake atitlan

Guatemala details of , native embroidered blouses, santa catarina palopo, on lake atitlan

Silk waistcoat dating from 1734, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Aguatacan, Guatemala, Central America

Display of souvenir bags for sale, Montego Bay, Jamaica, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Silk waistcoat dating from 1734, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Close-up of traditional ethnic costume, Chiang Mai, Golden Triangle, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

A Cumberland wrestler wearing traditional costume at Ambleside Sports, Lake District, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Traditional seal skin slippers in the tannery in Shishmaref, a tiny island between Alaska and Siberia in the Chukchi sea, United States of America, North America

Inuit women wearing traditional Greenlandic national costume (Kalaallisuut) in Ilulissat on Greenland, Polar Regions

New York Police Department badge on policeman,??s shirt, NYPD, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Embroidery depicting a peacock, Mandalay, Myanmar, (Burma)

An elderly Uzbek woman with gold teeth, Shakhrisabz, Uzbekistan

Colourful bags for sale, Shakhrisabz, Uzbekistan

Elderly woman sewing embroidery, in the village of Pyrgi, Chios, Greece

An elaborate needlework wallhanging of a peacock being hand-stitched in Guilin, China.

Detail of a woman who embroiders in Trinidad, Cuba

Detail of a woman who embroiders in Trinidad, Cuba

Floral design embroidered taiwanese silk, Taiwan, Asia

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

Embroidered Suspenders and leather trousers Bavaria Germany

Colourful embroidered pillow cases in the market of Luang Prabang, Laos, Southeast Asia

Folklore blouses, Tihany, Hungary, Europe

Stylish woman in corset with feathers with closed eyes and arms behind her head on black background

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

Maya woman selling embroidered table cloths at the Sunday Market in Chichicastenango, El Quichu, Guatemala

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Mexico, Bajio, San Miguel de Allende, Brightly coloured embroidered textile hanging outside arts shop with flower design in pink red and orange.

Mexico, Bajio, San Miguel de Allende, Detail of brightly coloured embroidered textile in arts shop with flower design in pink red and orange.

Mexico, Bajio, San Miguel de Allende, Detail of brightly embroidered textile in arts shop with flower design in pink red and orange.

Mexico, Jalisco, Guadalajara, Line of embroidered leather boots for sale.

Mexico, Oaxaca, Hand embroidered blouses for sale.

Mexico, Oaxaca, Hand embroidered blouses for sale.

Brightly coloured bracelets with embroidered names on a market stall.

Closeup of stars on American flag

Closeup of stars on American flag

Closeup of star on American flag