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  • A young Nepalese boy operates a sewing machine and is observed and supported by a member of staff of the MSPN care centre for HIV/AIDS infected children in Kathmandu, Nepal. This boy has been living in the centre for 6 months after his mother died and father committed suicide. He has received support and counseling and discovered that he enjoys sewing.
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  • A 17 year-old girl studying the British A-Level Textiles qualificatio, makes her own garment using a family sewing machine. Carefully sewing and stiching the materials together to make her home-made clothing, she allows the needle to travel across the edges, mindful of keeping her fingers away from the shap point that moves fast.
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  • An Oma woman sewing her traditional clothing in Ban Nam Leng, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. One of the most ethnically diverse countries in Southeast Asia, Laos has 49 officially recognised ethnic groups although there are many more self-identified and sub groups. These groups are distinguished by their own customs, beliefs and rituals. Details down to the embroidery on a shirt, the colour of the trim and the type of skirt all help signify the wearer's ethnic and clan affiliations.
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  • A 15 year old married Akha Nuquie ethnic minority woman sewing outside her home in Ban Pang Hok Kao village, Phongsaly Province, Lao PDR.  She is wearing the Akha Nuquie traditional costume made from hand woven cotton and dyed with indigo and decoarated with hand embroidery typical of the Akha Nuquie sub-group; the high headdress distinguishes her as a married women. One of the most ethnically diverse countries in Southeast Asia, Laos has 49 officially recognised ethnic groups although there are many more self-identified and sub groups. These groups are distinguished by their own customs, beliefs and rituals. Details down to the embroidery on a shirt, the colour of the trim and the type of skirt all help signify the wearer's ethnic and clan affiliations.
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  • An Akha Nuquie woman sewing her traditional clothing in Ban Phanghok, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. One of the most ethnically diverse countries in Southeast Asia, Laos has 49 officially recognised ethnic groups although there are many more self-identified and sub groups. These groups are distinguished by their own customs, beliefs and rituals. Details down to the embroidery on a shirt, the colour of the trim and the type of skirt all help signify the wearer's ethnic and clan affiliations.
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  • A Hmong woman sewing her traditional skirt, Ban Long Kuang, Houaphan province, Lao PDR. The woven hemp fabric is decorated by batik, a wax resist technique which is the basis for red cotton applique and colourful cross stitch embroidery.
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  • Tanghavil works at his sewing machine outside his room at the Tamaraikulum Elders's Village, Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu, India
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  • Using her own sewing machine, a young dressmaking hobbyist woman sews together the seams of a home-made dress that shes created from a pattern in her home, on 6th March 2021, in London, England.
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  • Using her own sewing machine, a young dressmaking hobbyist woman sews together the seams of a home-made dress that shes created from a pattern in her home, on 6th March 2021, in London, England.
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  • An Akha Nuquie woman sewing her traditional clothing in Ban Phanghok, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. One of the most ethnically diverse countries in Southeast Asia, Laos has 49 officially recognised ethnic groups although there are many more self-identified and sub groups. These groups are distinguished by their own customs, beliefs and rituals. Details down to the embroidery on a shirt, the colour of the trim and the type of skirt all help signify the wearer's ethnic and clan affiliations.
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  • A Hmong woman sewing her traditional skirt, Ban Pom Khor, Houaphan province, Lao PDR. The woven hemp fabric is decorated by batik, a wax resist technique which is the basis for pink cotton applique and colour cross stitch embroidery.
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  • A Hmong woman sewing her traditional skirt, Ban Long Kuang, Houaphan province, Lao PDR. The woven hemp fabric is decorated by batik, a wax resist technique which is the basis for red cotton applique and colourful cross stitch embroidery.
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  • Tibetan buddhist monk Dongyu, 29  working at sewing machine with fellow monk where they are making  curtains within the complex of Atsog monastery, Xinghai County, Qinghai Province, China
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  • A Lanten ethnic minority woman sews traditional clothing, Ban Pakha, Luang Namtha province, Lao PDR. The Lanten or Yao Mun are a small but distinctive group of the Yao ethnic minority residing in northern Laos, Vietnam and China. Maintaining a strong cultural identity, they are easily recognised by their hand woven, indigo dyed attire. Unlike many other ethnic groups who have relinquished their traditional dress, each Mun family still cultivates cotton and indigo for spinning, weaving, dyeing and sewing into clothing. One of the most ethnically diverse countries in Southeast Asia, Laos has 49 officially recognised ethnic groups although there are many more self-identified and sub groups. These groups are distinguished by their own customs, beliefs and rituals.
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  • Using her own sewing machine, a young dressmaking hobbyist woman sews together the seams of a home-made dress that shes created from a pattern in her home, on 6th March 2021, in London, England.
    dressmaking04-06-03-2021.jpg
  • A Lanten ethnic minority woman sews traditional clothing outside her home, Ban Houey Liey, Luang Namtha province, Lao PDR. The Lanten or Yao Mun are a small but distinctive group of the Yao ethnic minority residing in northern Laos, Vietnam and China. Maintaining a strong cultural identity, they are easily recognised by their hand woven, indigo dyed attire. Unlike many other ethnic groups who have relinquished their traditional dress, each Mun family still cultivates cotton and indigo for spinning, weaving, dyeing and sewing into clothing. One of the most ethnically diverse countries in Southeast Asia, Laos has 49 officially recognised ethnic groups although there are many more self-identified and sub groups. These groups are distinguished by their own customs, beliefs and rituals.
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  • A Lanten ethnic minority woman sews traditional clothing outside her home, Ban Houey Liey, Luang Namtha province, Lao PDR. The Lanten or Yao Mun are a small but distinctive group of the Yao ethnic minority residing in northern Laos, Vietnam and China. Maintaining a strong cultural identity, they are easily recognised by their hand woven, indigo dyed attire. Unlike many other ethnic groups who have relinquished their traditional dress, each Mun family still cultivates cotton and indigo for spinning, weaving, dyeing and sewing into clothing. One of the most ethnically diverse countries in Southeast Asia, Laos has 49 officially recognised ethnic groups although there are many more self-identified and sub groups. These groups are distinguished by their own customs, beliefs and rituals.
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  • A Lanten ethnic minority woman sews traditional clothing outside her home, Ban Nam Chang, Bokeo province, Lao PDR. The Lanten or Yao Mun are a small but distinctive group of the Yao ethnic minority residing in northern Laos, Vietnam and China.  Maintaining a strong cultural identity, they are easily recognised by their hand woven, indigo dyed attire. Unlike many other ethnic groups who have relinquished their traditional dress, each Mun family still cultivates cotton and indigo for spinning, weaving, dyeing and sewing into clothing. One of the most ethnically diverse countries in Southeast Asia, Laos has 49 officially recognised ethnic groups although there are many more self-identified and sub groups. These groups are distinguished by their own customs, beliefs and rituals.
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  • An Hmong ethnic minority woman sewing her traditional costume outside her home in the newly relocated village of Ban Chalern, Phongsaly province, Laos. Ban Chalern was relocated due to construction of the Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project Dam 7
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  • Portrait of a Ko Pala ethnic minority woman sewing outside her home in Ban Lao Li village, Phongsaly Province, Lao PDR.  She is wearing the Pala traditional headdress typical of the married woman of the Pala ethnic minority and plastic bead. One of the most ethnically diverse countries in Southeast Asia, Laos has 49 officially recognised ethnic groups although there are many more self-identified and sub groups. These groups are distinguished by their own customs, beliefs and rituals. Details down to the embroidery on a shirt, the colour of the trim and the type of skirt all help signify the wearer's ethnic and clan affiliations.
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  • An Aini ethnic minority woman sewing her traditional clothing outside her home in Xiang Dao Ya village. Costume styles in the past were identified by discrete regions and sub regions, but due to a number of factors some groups are more widely dispersed.  This may be due to migration or search for land, and more recently, as a result of re-settlement of groups by the Chinese government, made necessary by the construction of new roads, reservoirs and hydroelectric schemes. The People's Republic of China recognises 55 ethnic minority groups in China in addition to the Han majority. The ethnic minorities form 9.44% of mainland China and Taiwan's total population and the greatest number can be found in Yunnan Province, 34% (25 ethnic groups).
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  • Portrait of a 15 year old married Akha Nuquie ethnic minority woman sewing outside her home in Ban Pang Hok Kao village, Phongsaly Province, Lao PDR.  She is wearing the Akha Nuquie traditional costume made from hand woven cotton and dyed with indigo and decoarated with hand embroidery typical of the Akha Nuquie sub-group; the high headdress distinguishes her as a married women. One of the most ethnically diverse countries in Southeast Asia, Laos has 49 officially recognised ethnic groups although there are many more self-identified and sub groups. These groups are distinguished by their own customs, beliefs and rituals. Details down to the embroidery on a shirt, the colour of the trim and the type of skirt all help signify the wearer's ethnic and clan affiliations.
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  • Portrait of an Akha Cherpia ethnic minority woman sewing traditional clothing outside her home in Ban Nam Hin village, Phongsaly Province, Lao PDR.  One of the most ethnically diverse countries in Southeast Asia, Laos has 49 officially recognised ethnic groups although there are many more self-identified and sub groups. These groups are distinguished by their own customs, beliefs and rituals. Details down to the embroidery on a shirt, the colour of the trim and the type of skirt all help signify the wearer's ethnic and clan affiliations.
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  • A Lanten ethnic minority woman holds a reel of hand spun cotton, Ban Nam Lue, Luang Namtha province, Lao PDR. The Lanten or Yao Mun are a small but distinctive group of the Yao ethnic minority residing in northern Laos, Vietnam and China.  Maintaining a strong cultural identity, they are easily recognised by their hand woven, indigo dyed attire. Unlike many other ethnic groups who have relinquished their traditional dress, each Mun family still cultivates cotton and indigo for spinning, weaving, dyeing and sewing into clothing. One of the most ethnically diverse countries in Southeast Asia, Laos has 49 officially recognised ethnic groups although there are many more self-identified and sub groups. These groups are distinguished by their own customs, beliefs and rituals.
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  • Family workshop with adults on sewing machines and young girl cutting fabric in Bangkok, Thailand.
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  • Seamstress making clothes in her small studio in an area just south of Tiananmen in Beijing, China. In this small Hutong street this small business woman makes clothes for individuals or parties on her own sewing machines and equipment. A small enterprise in a large city.
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  • Cuban man repairing shoes with a sewing machine, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba.
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  • A Nepalese female factory worker sits at a sewing machine in the Surijha Traders garment factory in Kathmandu, Nepal.  The garments produced in the factory are exported around the world. The factory works closely with the Friends of Needy Children organization in providing fair employment opportunities for young Nepalese men and women.
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  • Seamstress making clothes in her small studio in an area just south of Tiananmen in Beijing, China. In this small Hutong street this small business woman makes clothes for individuals or parties on her own sewing machines and equipment. A small enterprise in a large city.
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  • Seamstress making clothes in her small studio in an area just south of Tiananmen in Beijing, China. In this small Hutong street this small business woman makes clothes for individuals or parties on her own sewing machines and equipment. A small enterprise in a large city.
    20120531tiananmen area beijing_AO.jpg
  • Cuban man repairing shoes with a sewing machine, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba.
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  • Cuban man repairing shoes with a sewing machine, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba.
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  • Cuban man repairing shoes with a sewing machine, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba.
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  • A Nepalese female factory worker operates a sewing machine making clothes in the Surijha Traders garment factory in Kathmandu, Nepal.  The garments produced in the factory are exported around the world. The factory works closely with the Friends of Needy Children organization in providing fair employment opportunities for young Nepalese men and women.
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  • A Nepalese factory worker smiles while cutting a thread with her teeth in Surijha Traders garment factory in Kathmandu, Nepal.  The factory room is full of workers sat at sewing machines. The garments produced in the factory are exported around the world. The factory works closely with the Friends of Needy Children organization in providing fair employment opportunities for young Nepalese men and women.
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  • A Nepalese female factory worker operates a sewing machine making clothes in the Surijha Traders garment factory in Kathmandu, Nepal.  The garments produced in the factory are exported around the world. The factory works closely with the Friends of Needy Children organization in providing fair employment opportunities for young Nepalese men and women.
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  • A Nepalese factory worker looks away from her work and listens to her colleagues talking at Surijha Traders garment factory in Kathmandu, Nepal.  The factory room is full of workers sat at sewing machines. The garments produced in the factory are exported around the world. The factory works closely with the Friends of Needy Children organization in providing fair employment opportunities for young Nepalese men and women.
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  • A Nepalese female factory worker sits at a sewing machine in the Surijha Traders garment factory in Kathmandu, Nepal.  The garments produced in the factory are exported around the world. The factory works closely with the Friends of Needy Children organization in providing fair employment opportunities for young Nepalese men and women.
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  • Nepalese factory workers in Surijha Traders garment factory in Kathmandu, Nepal.  The male and female workers sit by sewing machines and make clothes. The garments produced in the factory are exported around the world. The factory works closely with the Friends of Needy Children organization in providing fair employment opportunities for young Nepalese men and women.
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  • A Nepalese female factory worker sits at a sewing machine in the Surijha Traders garment factory in Kathmandu, Nepal.  The garments produced in the factory are exported around the world. The factory works closely with the Friends of Needy Children organization in providing fair employment opportunities for young Nepalese men and women.
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  • A Nepalese female factory worker sits at a sewing machine cutting material in the Surijha Traders garment factory in Kathmandu, Nepal.  The garments produced in the factory are exported around the world. The factory works closely with the Friends of Needy Children organization in providing fair employment opportunities for young Nepalese men and women.
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  • A Nepalese female factory worker sits at a sewing machine in the Surijha Traders garment factory in Kathmandu, Nepal.  The garments produced in the factory are exported around the world. The factory works closely with the Friends of Needy Children organization in providing fair employment opportunities for young Nepalese men and women.
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  • A Nepalese female factory worker sits at a sewing machine in the Surijha Traders garment factory in Kathmandu, Nepal.  The garments produced in the factory are exported around the world. The factory works closely with the Friends of Needy Children organization in providing fair employment opportunities for young Nepalese men and women.
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  • A young 14-year-old Malian girl from the street project of the Jeunesse & Developpement project learns how to sew in Bamako; Mali. The J&D project supports the empowerment of local communities, the improvement of education, and the promotion of health and economic development.
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  • A woman learns how to sew at a workshop in Shatila. Delal is a Syrian Palestinian refugee from Damascus. She now lives in Shatila camp with her family after they fled the war in Syria. She runs workshops with her adult daughter where they teach other Syrian women refugees traditional handy craft.
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  • A young dressmaker woman uses a needle and thread to sew together a home-made dress that shes created from a pattern in her home, on 6th March 2021, in London, England.
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  • An elderly Yao woman wearing her traditional clothing sew outside her home in Ban Nammy, Luang Namtha province, Lao PDR.  One of the most ethnically diverse countries in Southeast Asia, Laos has 49 officially recognised ethnic groups although there are many more self-identified and sub groups. These groups are distinguished by their own customs, beliefs and rituals. Details down to the embroidery on a shirt, the colour of the trim and the type of skirt all help signify the wearer's ethnic and clan affiliations.
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  • A young dressmaker woman uses a needle and thread to sew together a home-made dress that shes created from a pattern in her home, on 6th March 2021, in London, England.
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  • Two Mouchi ethnic minority women (sisters) sew traditional clothing outside their home in Ban Nam Sa, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR.  One of the most ethnically diverse countries in Southeast Asia, Laos has 49 officially recognised ethnic groups although there are many more self-identified and sub groups.  These groups are distinguished by their own customs, beliefs and rituals. Details down to the embroidery on a shirt, the colour of the trim and the type of skirt all help signify the wearer's ethnic and clan affiliations.
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  • An elderly Yao woman wearing her traditional clothing sews outside her home in Ban Nammy, Luang Namtha province, Lao PDR.  One of the most ethnically diverse countries in Southeast Asia, Laos has 49 officially recognised ethnic groups although there are many more self-identified and sub groups. These groups are distinguished by their own customs, beliefs and rituals. Details down to the embroidery on a shirt, the colour of the trim and the type of skirt all help signify the wearer's ethnic and clan affiliations.
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  • A Mounteun ethnic minority woman sews her traditional clothing outside her home in Ban Mounteun, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. One of the most ethnically diverse countries in Southeast Asia, Laos has 49 officially recognised ethnic groups although there are many more self-identified and sub groups. These groups are distinguished by their own customs, beliefs and rituals. Details down to the embroidery on a shirt, the colour of the trim and the type of skirt all help signify the wearer's ethnic and clan affiliations.
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  • A Phouxang ethnic minority woman sews her traditional clothing outside her home in Ban Phouxang, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. One of the most ethnically diverse countries in Southeast Asia, Laos has 49 officially recognised ethnic groups although there are many more self-identified and sub groups. These groups are distinguished by their own customs, beliefs and rituals. Details down to the embroidery on a shirt, the colour of the trim and the type of skirt all help signify the wearer's ethnic and clan affiliations.
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  • A Ko Pala ethnic minority woman sews traditional clothing at Pak Nam Noi market, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. One of the most ethnically diverse countries in Southeast Asia, Laos has 49 officially recognised ethnic groups although there are many more self-identified and sub groups. These groups are distinguished by their own customs, beliefs and rituals. Details down to the embroidery on a shirt, the colour of the trim and the type of skirt all help signify the wearer's ethnic and clan affiliations.
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  • A Hmong woman sews a piece of a young woman's traditional  New Year costume.  The Hmong of Laos earn a sizeable supplementary income by sending handmade traditional costumes to their overseas relatives for sale.
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  • Golsher, has 4 children, is married and lives with her family in two rooms, they have no proper sanitary conditions sewage is throw out on the street. She works seven days a week and earns 90 dollars a month. she is saving to buy her own home, the loan from Arianna a micro finance company helped buy her a generator to power the machine, before she would sew by hand, she wants to buy another machine and teach her daughter. The small loan has had a tremendous impact on her life and she is saving to buy her home she will need a loan of 10 000 dollars at least.
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  • A Mounteun ethnic minority woman sews her traditional clothing outside her home in Ban Mounteun, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. One of the most ethnically diverse countries in Southeast Asia, Laos has 49 officially recognised ethnic groups although there are many more self-identified and sub groups. These groups are distinguished by their own customs, beliefs and rituals. Details down to the embroidery on a shirt, the colour of the trim and the type of skirt all help signify the wearer's ethnic and clan affiliations.
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  • A Ko Loma ethnic minority woman sews traditional clothing in her home, Ban Lao Leo, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. One of the most ethnically diverse countries in Southeast Asia, Laos has 49 officially recognised ethnic groups although there are many more self-identified and sub groups. These groups are distinguished by their own customs, beliefs and rituals. Details down to the embroidery on a shirt, the colour of the trim and the type of skirt all help signify the wearer's ethnic and clan affiliations.
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  • An Akha Cherpia ethnic minority woman sews traditonal clothing whilst breastfeeding her baby son in Ban Nam Sa village, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. One of the most ethnically diverse countries in Southeast Asia, Laos has 49 officially recognised ethnic groups although there are many more self-identified and sub groups. These groups are distinguished by their own customs, beliefs and rituals. Details down to the embroidery on a shirt, the colour of the trim and the type of skirt all help signify the wearer's ethnic and clan affiliations.
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  • A Mouchi ethnic minority woman wearing traditional clothing and carrying her baby son on her back sews traditional clothing outside her home in Ban Nam Sa, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. One of the most ethnically diverse countries in Southeast Asia, Laos has 49 officially recognised ethnic groups although there are many more self-identified and sub groups. These groups are distinguished by their own customs, beliefs and rituals.  Details down to the embroidery on a shirt, the colour of the trim and the type of skirt all help signify the wearer's ethnic and clan affiliations.
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  • A Qing Miao (Long Horn Miao) ethnic minority woman wearing her traditional costume sews outside her home in Longga village (Ghao Xin), Guizhou province, China. Almost 35% of Guizhou's population is made up of over 18 different ethnic minorities including the Miao. Each Miao group became isolated in these mountainous regions, hence the present day diversity in their culture, costume and dialects. According to a popular saying, "if you meet 100 Miaos, you will see 100 costumes."
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  • An Akha Nuquie woman sews traditional clothing with her young daughter by her side in Ban Nam Sa village, Phongsaly Province, Lao PDR. One of the most ethnically diverse countries in Southeast Asia, Laos has 49 officially recognised ethnic groups although there are many more self-identified and sub groups. These groups are distinguished by their own customs, beliefs and rituals. These groups are distinguished by their own customs, beliefs and rituals. Details down to the embroidery on a shirt, the colour of the trim and the type of skirt all help signify the wearer's ethnic and clan affiliations.
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  • A Miao ethnic minority woman from Weng Xiang village sews part of her traditional costume, Guizhou Province, China. Almost 35% of Guizhou's population is made up of over 18 different ethnic minorities including the Miao. Each Miao group became isolated in these mountainous regions, hence the present day diversity in their culture, costume and dialects. According to a popular saying, "if you meet 100 Miaos, you will see 100 costumes."
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  • Golsher, has 4 children, is married and lives with her family in two rooms, they have no proper sanitary conditions sewage is throw out on the street. She works seven days a week and earns 90 dollars a month. she is saving to buy her own home, the loan from Arianna a micro finance company helped buy her a generator to power the machine, before she would sew by hand, she wants to buy another machine and teach her daughter. The small loan has had a tremendous impact on her life and she is saving to buy her home she will need a loan of 10 000 dollars at least.
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  • A hill farmer stitches the wool sheet containing Swaledale sheep fleece at Lodge Moor Pens, Nidderdale, North Yorkshire, UK. In Nidderdale a group of hill farmers walk up on the Moor together to gather their sheep as a group and then shear their sheep at Lodge Moor Pens.
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  • Mai Xiang, an elderly Hmong women from Ban Kok Wa villagemakes textile products with an elephant appliqué design to sell at the Luang Prabang night market, Lao PDR. The Hmong have recently settled in the town of Luang Prabang - a consequence of the government’s efforts to suppress both the cultivation of opium poppies and slash and burn agriculture, which they have traditionally practiced, and of their own desire to take advantage of the expansion of tourism, which provides an important outlet for their crafts. Using their skilful embroidering and combining the sophisticated, colourful motifs that have traditionally adorned their clothing they have created aprons, tablecloths, cushion and bed covers, slippers and more which they sell to tourists at the Luang Prabang night market.
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  • Na Kia, an elderly Hmong women from Ban Kok Wa village makes a bag with an elephant design to sell at the Luang Prabang night market, Lao PDR. The Hmong have recently settled in the town of Luang Prabang - a consequence of the government’s efforts to suppress both the cultivation of opium poppies and slash and burn agriculture, which they have traditionally practiced, and of their own desire to take advantage of the expansion of tourism, which provides an important outlet for their crafts. Using their skilful embroidering and combining the sophisticated, colourful motifs that have traditionally adorned their clothing they have created aprons, tablecloths, cushion and bed covers, slippers and more which they sell to tourists at the Luang Prabang night market.
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  • 3 generations of Hmong women make textile products in Ban Kok Wa village to sell at the Luang Prabang night market, Lao PDR.The Hmong have recently settled in the town of Luang Prabang - a consequence of the government’s efforts to suppress both the cultivation of opium poppies and slash and burn agriculture, which they have traditionally practiced, and of their own desire to take advantage of the expansion of tourism, which provides an important outlet for their crafts. These women have developed an artisanal textile industry based on their remarkable heritage.  Using their skilful embroidering and combining the sophisticated, colourful motifs that have traditionally adorned their clothing they have created aprons, tablecloths, cushion and bed covers, slippers and more which they sell to tourists at the Luang Prabang night market.
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  • In the school holidays, a young Tai Dam girl embroiders her first sinh (Lao traditional skirt), Ban Na Mor, Oudomxay province, Lao PDR. She has been watching and learning from her mother and other female family members since she was a young child.
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  • In the school holidays, a young Tai Dam girl embroiders her first sinh (tradional Lao skirt), Ban Na Mor, Oudomxay province, Lao PDR. She has been watching and learning from her mother and other female family members since she was a young child.
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  • Craftsmen make costumes and props in a Mumbai workshop for the production of The Merchants of Bollywood, Mumbai, India<br />
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The Merchants of Bollywood, An Indian theatrical dance musical, charts the history of the world's largest and most prolific film industry, and is loosely based on the showbusiness, Merchant family. Seen by over two million people worldwide, the show is homage to the world of Indian cinema.
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  • Delal shows a woman how to stitch. Delal is a Syrian Palestinian refugee from Damascus. She now lives in Shatila camp with her family after they fled the war in Syria. She runs workshops with her adult daughter where they teach other Syrian women refugees traditional handy craft.
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  • A woman embroiders a picture at home in Quat Dong embroidery village, Ha Tay province, Vietnam. With Vietnam’s growing population making less land available for farmers to work, families unable to sustain themselves are turning to the creation of various products in rural areas.  These ‘craft’ villages specialise in a single product or activity, anything from palm leaf hats to incense sticks, or from noodle making to snake-catching. Some of these ‘craft’ villages date back hundreds of years, whilst others are a more recent response to enable rural farmers to earn much needed extra income.
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  • A handmade hanging decoration made by Yao ethnic minority women for selling to tourists in Ban Nammy village, Luang Namtha province, Lao PDR.
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  • A Hmong woman accompanied by her young son, from Ban Long Lao village, make textile products with a cross stitch design to sell at the Luang Prabang night market, Lao PDR. The Hmong have recently settled in the town of Luang Prabang - a consequence of the government’s efforts to suppress both the cultivation of opium poppies and slash and burn agriculture, which they have traditionally practiced, and of their own desire to take advantage of the expansion of tourism, which provides an important outlet for their crafts. Using their skilful embroidering and combining the sophisticated, colourful motifs that have traditionally adorned their clothing they have created aprons, tablecloths, cushion and bed covers, slippers and more which they sell to tourists at the Luang Prabang night market.
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  • Yee Song, an elderly Hmong women from Ban Kok Wa village makes textile products with a cross stitch design to sell at the Luang Prabang night market, Lao PDR. The Hmong have recently settled in the town of Luang Prabang - a consequence of the government’s efforts to suppress both the cultivation of opium poppies and slash and burn agriculture, which they have traditionally practiced, and of their own desire to take advantage of the expansion of tourism, which provides an important outlet for their crafts. Using their skilful embroidering and combining the sophisticated, colourful motifs that have traditionally adorned their clothing they have created aprons, tablecloths, cushion and bed covers, slippers and more which they sell to tourists at the Luang Prabang night market.<br />
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Portrait of Yee Song,
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  • In the school holidays, a young Tai Dam girl embroiders her first sinh (Lao traditional skirt), Ban Na Mor, Oudomxay province, Lao PDR. She has been watching and learning from her mother and other female family members since she was a young child.
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  • In the school holidays, a young Tai Dam girl embroiders her first sinh (Lao traditional skirt), Ban Na Mor, Oudomxay province, Lao PDR. She has been watching and learning from her mother and other female family members since she was a young child.
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  • Craftsmen make costumes and props in a Mumbai workshop for the production of The Merchants of Bollywood, Mumbai, India<br />
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The Merchants of Bollywood, An Indian theatrical dance musical, charts the history of the world's largest and most prolific film industry, and is loosely based on the showbusiness, Merchant family. Seen by over two million people worldwide, the show is homage to the world of Indian cinema.
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  • Delal is a Syrian Palestinian refugee from Damascus. She now lives in Shatila camp with her family after they fled the war in Syria. She runs workshops with her adult daughter where they teach other Syrian women refugees traditional handy craft.
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  • Delal is a Syrian Palestinian refugee from Damascus. She now lives in Shatila camp with her family after they fled the war in Syria. She runs workshops with her adult daughter where they teach other Syrian women refugees traditional handy craft.
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  • Delal's daughter shows a woman how to stitch. Delal is a Syrian Palestinian refugee from Damascus. She now lives in Shatila camp with her family after they fled the war in Syria. She runs workshops with her adult daughter where they teach other Syrian women refugees traditional handy craft.
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  • Delal's daughter shows a woman how to stitch. Delal is a Syrian Palestinian refugee from Damascus. She now lives in Shatila camp with her family after they fled the war in Syria. She runs workshops with her adult daughter where they teach other Syrian women refugees traditional handy craft.
    IMG_4372_1_1.jpg
  • Delal's daughter shows a woman how to stitch. Delal is a Syrian Palestinian refugee from Damascus. She now lives in Shatila camp with her family after they fled the war in Syria. She runs workshops with her adult daughter where they teach other Syrian women refugees traditional handy craft.
    IMG_4360_1_1.jpg
  • Delal is a Syrian Palestinian refugee from Damascus. She now lives in Shatila camp with her family after they fled the war in Syria. She runs workshops with her adult daughter where they teach other Syrian women refugees traditional handy craft.
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  • Delal shows a woman how to stitch.Delal is a Syrian Palestinian refugee from Damascus. She now lives in Shatila camp with her family after they fled the war in Syria. She runs workshops with her adult daughter where they teach other Syrian women refugees traditional handy craft.
    IMG_4327_1_1.jpg
  • Delal is a Syrian Palestinian refugee from Damascus. She now lives in Shatila camp with her family after they fled the war in Syria. She runs workshops with her adult daughter where they teach other Syrian women refugees traditional handy craft.
    IMG_4287_1_1.jpg
  • Delal is a Syrian Palestinian refugee from Damascus. She now lives in Shatila camp with her family after they fled the war in Syria. She runs workshops with her adult daughter where they teach other Syrian women refugees traditional handy craft.
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  • A Nepalese woman embroiders a traditional Nepalese material in her home in Kathmandu, Nepal.  The woman now is able to provide for her family from selling rugs and carpets and her children have been able to return to school education.  She was assisted to buy the loom by Voice of Children charity.
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  • A handmade hanging decoration made by Yao ethnic minority women for selling to tourists in Ban Nammy village, Luang Namtha province, Lao PDR.
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  • A young Hmong ethnic minority woman breastfeeds her 2 month old baby inbetween making textile products to sell at the Luang Prabang night market, Ban Na Ouane village, Luang Prabang province, Lao PDR. The Hmong have recently settled in the town of Luang Prabang - a consequence of the government’s efforts to suppress both the cultivation of opium poppies and slash and burn agriculture, which they have traditionally practiced, and of their own desire to take advantage of the expansion of tourism, which provides an important outlet for their crafts. These women have developed an artisanal textile industry based on their remarkable heritage.  Using their skilful embroidering and combining the sophisticated, colourful motifs that have traditionally adorned their clothing they have created aprons, tablecloths, cushion and bed covers, slippers and more which they sell to tourists at the Luang Prabang night market.
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  • In the school holidays, a young Tai Dam girl embroiders her first sinh (traditional Lao skirt), Ban Na Mor, Oudomxay province, Lao PDR. She has been watching and learning from her mother and other female family members since she was a young child.
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  • Two tourists look at The Benker Schirmer Tapestry, the retroquire, Chichester Cathedral, West Sussex. in Chichester Cathederal
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  • Delal is a Syrian Palestinian refugee from Damascus. She now lives in Shatila camp with her family after they fled the war in Syria. She runs workshops with her adult daughter where they teach other Syrian women refugees traditional handy craft.
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  • Delal is a Syrian Palestinian refugee from Damascus. She now lives in Shatila camp with her family after they fled the war in Syria. She runs workshops with her adult daughter where they teach other Syrian women refugees traditional handy craft.
    IMG_4377_1_1.jpg
  • Delal is a Syrian Palestinian refugee from Damascus. She now lives in Shatila camp with her family after they fled the war in Syria. She runs workshops with her adult daughter where they teach other Syrian women refugees traditional handy craft.
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  • Delal shows a woman how to stitch.Delal is a Syrian Palestinian refugee from Damascus. She now lives in Shatila camp with her family after they fled the war in Syria. She runs workshops with her adult daughter where they teach other Syrian women refugees traditional handy craft.
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  • Delal is a Syrian Palestinian refugee from Damascus. She now lives in Shatila camp with her family after they fled the war in Syria. She runs workshops with her adult daughter where they teach other Syrian women refugees traditional handy craft.
    IMG_4286_1_1.jpg
  • Delal is a Syrian Palestinian refugee from Damascus. She now lives in Shatila camp with her family after they fled the war in Syria. She runs workshops with her adult daughter where they teach other Syrian women refugees traditional handy craft.
    IMG_4275_1_1.jpg
  • Delal is a Syrian Palestinian refugee from Damascus. She now lives in Shatila camp with her family after they fled the war in Syria. She runs workshops with her adult daughter where they teach other Syrian women refugees traditional handy craft.
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  • Green and orange cotton thread spools placed on a traditional Nepalese material being crafted by a Nepalese woman in her home in Kathmandu, Nepal.  The woman is able to provide for her family from selling rugs and carpets and her children have been able to return to school education.  She was assisted to buy the loom by Voice of Children charity.
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