Colourful blankets in Witches' Market, La Paz, Bolivia, South America

Rugs hung on the wall in Chefchaouen, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Silk fabrics, Medina, Fez, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Offering of monks clothes to the Buddha image, Wat Phanan Choeng, Ayutthaya, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

A woman weaves traditional fabric using a hand loom, Chittagong Hill Tracts, Bangladesh, Asia

The main square of the village used as the Plaza de Toros, Chinchon, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain, Europe

Feliz Viaje, Peru, South America

Detail of traditional dress of Hmong woman, Lao New Year Festival, Luang Prabang, Laos, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Buddha statues in Cave 2, Cave Temples, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Dambulla, North Central Province, Sri Lanka, Asia

Boys, Vientiane, Laos, Asia

Cloth for sale, Tahiti, Society Islands, French Polynesia, South Pacific Islands, Pacific

Woman celebrating freedom at Mawun Beach, a Tropical Paradise in South Lombok, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Fluttering fabrics, Textile Museum, Oaxaca, Mexico, North America

Buddha statues in Cave 2, Cave Temples, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Dambulla, North Central Province, Sri Lanka, Asia

Buddha statues in Cave 2, Cave Temples, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Dambulla, North Central Province, Sri Lanka, Asia

Grand Bazaar, Istanbul, Turkey, Europe

Stack of prayer stones on Altiplano, Potosi Department, Bolivia, South America

Narrow street and fabric shop in Al Fahidi Historical Centre, Bur Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Middle East

Aromatherapy, young woman prepares to inhale steam

Artisans Market, San Miguel de Allende (San Miguel), Guanajuato State, Mexico, North America

Feliz Viaje, Peru, South America

Coloured sheets in the souk, Marrakech, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Workers washing clothes in the Ganga River, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

Stack of prayer stones on Altiplano, Potosi Department, Bolivia, South America

Bible, Haute Savoie, France, Europe

Handmade tunic detail, Kayin (Karen) tribe, Myanmar, Asia

Carpets, cushions and wool for sale near the dyers' souk, Marrakech, Morocco

Pile of carpets in the souk, Marrakech, Morocco

Colourful clothes hanging in a shop, St. Lucia, Windward Islands, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Colourful clothes hanging in a shop, St. Lucia, Windward Islands, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Detail of hand and skirt of a Thai dancer, Chiang Mai, northern Thailand, Asia

Portrait of two 'Long necked' Padaung tribe women, Mae Hong Son Province, northern Thailand, Asia

Close-up of traditional North Thai dance costume, Chiang Mai, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Close up of traditional Thai dance dress, Sukhothai, Thailand, Asia

Detail of a pile of colourful ponchos, Cuzco (Cusco), Peru, South America

Tuareg, Southwest desert, Libya, North Africa, Africa

Dyers' souk, Marrakesh (Marrakech), Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Coloured fabric tied around trees, Chiang Mai, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Colorful Tin Huts with snow-covered mountain peaks in the background on the Langtang Valley trek, Himalayas, Nepal, Asia

Colourful rugs for sale, Grand Bazaar (Great Bazaar), Istanbul, Turkey, Europe

A man cleaning wool for dyeing in the small village of Angkor Ban, Battambang Province, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Two schoolboys in make-do school uniform, one barefoot, with white cotton fabric pinned in place of school tie, Langalanga Primary School, Gilgil district, Rift Valley, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

Intricate batik wax resist floral pattern on traditional Javanese sarong, Pekalongan, Java, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Inuit girl in traditional dress, Grise Fjord, most northern community in America, Nunavut, Canadian Arctic, Canada, North America

Japanese Jizo statue on Miyajima Island, Hiroshima Prefecture, Honshu, Japan, Asia

View of fabric souvenirs in Anacapri, Anacapri, Isle of Capri, Campania, Italy, Mediterranean, Europe

Wirakuto batik workshop, Pekalongan, Java island, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Woman using a mallet to fold batik fabric, Nyah Kiok batik house, craft production by seven women for over 30 years, Lasem, Java island, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Dyeing, Kidang Mas Batik House, Lasem, Java island, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Woman using hot wax to outline a dragon design, Batik production, Yogyakarta, Java, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia, Asia

La Magdalena, Angochagua Parochia, Imbabura Province, Ecuador

Newly Ajhrak (indigo) block printed lengths of fabric laid out in the sun to dry, Bagru, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, Asia

Medina, Tunis, Tunisia, North Africa, Africa

Silk Market, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, South Asia, Asia

Fabric for sale, Jemaa el-Fna. Marrakech, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

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

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

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

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

Elyseria by artist Lita Albuquerque sitting on remarkable sandstone rock, 2020 Desert X AlUla exhibition, Ashar Valley, Medina Province, Saudi Arabia

Elyseria by artist Lita Albuquerque sitting on remarkable sandstone rock, 2020 Desert X AlUla exhibition, Ashar Valley, Medina Province, Saudi Arabia

Woman posing in front of the Maraya Theatre, architect Studio Gio Forma, mirrored structure in AlUla's Ashar Valley, Medina Province, Saudi Arabia

The Interior of Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint Paul, Mdina, Malta

Long neck Karen (Kayan) woman in Baan Tong Luang eco village near Chiangmai, Thailand

Tannery, Medina, UNESCO, Fes, Morocco

Straw hat seller at the Weekly Berber market, Khenifra province, Middle Atlas, Morocco

Shop in the medina of Chefchaouen, Rif region, Morocco

Tailor in Faya Largeaux, Chad

Kofar Mata Dye Pits, Kano, Nigeria

Kofar Mata Dye Pits, Kano, Nigeria

Men dyeing Indigo blue, Kofar Mata Dye Pits, Kano, Nigeria

Man ironing with coal heated iron, Kofar Mata Dye Pits, Kano, Nigeria

Men dyeing Indigo blue, Kofar Mata Dye Pits, Kano, Nigeria

Kofar Mata Dye Pits, Kano, Nigeria

Kofar Mata Dye Pits, Kano, Nigeria

Emir of Daura in the Fadar Daurama Emir's palace, Daura Emirate, Katsina state, Nigeria

Emir of Daura in the Fadar Daurama Emir's palace, Daura Emirate, Katsina state, Nigeria

Brightly coloured dyed fabrics hanging to dry in the dyers souk, Marrakech, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Brightly coloured wool hanging to dry in the dyers souk, Marrakech, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Household items and woven hats at Youbu Old Town, Lanxi County, Jinhua City, Zhejiang, China

Woman weaving a length of Kira fabric on her domestic hand made wooden loom, from hand spun and dyed wool, Ura, Eastern Bhutan, Asia

Men washing the starch or dye out of cotton cloth in running water, before drying ready for indigo dyeing, Bhuj district, Gujarat, India, Asia

Hand block printing, second process, visually registered, using natural dyes on cotton, Bhuj district, Gujarat, India, Asia

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

Men washing the starch out of cotton cloth in running water, before drying ready for indigo dyeing, Bhuj district, Gujarat, India, Asia

Dye worker cleaning pots in small bhandani tie-dye workshop, Mandvi, Gujarat, India, Asia

Muslim dye master immersing block printed cotton fabric in hot indigo solution for dyeing, Bhuj district, Gujarat, India, Asia

Muslim man, skilled bhandani tie-dye master, tying precise small knots in red silk, in preparation for second colour dyeing, Mandvi, Gujarat, India, Asia

Decorated pathside shrine alongside path up Shatrunjaya hill to holy Jain shrines and temples, Palitana, Gujarat, India, Asia

Bolts of cotton fabric, screen printed with indigo, drying in the desert sun, Bagru, Rajasthan, India, Asia

Washed bolts of cotton fabric hanging to dry on bamboo structure before being hand block printed, Bagru, Rajasthan, India, Asia

Colourful African fabrics on display in the market in Stone Town, Zanzibar, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

Ubud Palace, Ubud, Bali, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

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

Lady garment painting batik artwork, Kesiman Kertalangu, East Denpasar, Denpasar City, Bali, Indonesia, South East Asia, Asia

Two men squeezing yellow dye out of cotton fabric over a metal bowl heated over gas flame, Naupatana weaving village, rural Orissa, India, Asia

The colouful Monday market of Keren, Eritrea, Africa

Tent of the Rashaida, an Arabic tribe, in the lowlands of Eritrea, Africa

Androsia Batik, Andros, Bahamas

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