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  • A Hmong woman twisting lengths of hemp bark together to form one long yarn, Ban Long Kuang, Houaphan province, Lao PDR. The yarn is wrapped around the hand in a figure of 8 creating a ball shape. Making hemp fabric is a long and laborious process; the end result is a strong durable cloth with qualities similar to linen which the Hmong women use to make their traditional clothing. In Lao PDR, hemp is now only cultivated in remote mountainous areas of the north.
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  • A Hmong woman twisting lengths of hemp bark together to form one long yarn, Ban Long Kuang, Houaphan province, Lao PDR. The yarn is wrapped around the hand in a figure of 8 creating a ball shape. Making hemp fabric is a long and laborious process; the end result is a strong durable cloth with qualities similar to linen which the Hmong women use to make their traditional clothing. In Lao PDR, hemp is now only cultivated in remote mountainous areas of the north.
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  • A Hmong woman twisting lengths of hemp bark together to form one long yarn, Ban Long Kuang, Houaphan province, Lao PDR. The yarn is wrapped around the hand in a figure of 8 creating a ball shape. Making hemp fabric is a long and laborious process; the end result is a strong durable cloth with qualities similar to linen which the Hmong women use to make their traditional clothing. In Lao PDR, hemp is now only cultivated in remote mountainous areas of the north.
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  • A Nepalese woman works unraveling yarn at the R.C Rug Factory in the Narayanthan area of Kathmandu, Nepal, in preparation for the wool yarn to be dyed. The factory participates with the Nepal GoodWeave Foundation, who aim to eradicate child labour from the carpet factories of Nepal, as the industry is notorious for providing poor working conditions and forcing young children into labour.
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  • Naturally dyed woollen yarn and natural dye materials in the studio of master dyer Juana Gutierrez Contreras in the Zapotec village of Teotitlan del Valle, Oaxaca, Mexico on 1 December 2018. The natural dye materials are harvested in the Sierra Juarez mountains between October and November and other materials can be found in the courtyard gardens of Teotitlan. The plants are collected to make colourful dyes for blankets and other woven items
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  • Naturally dyed woollen yarn hanging in the studio of master dyer Juana Gutierrez Contreras in the Zapotec village of Teotitlan del Valle, Oaxaca, Mexico on 1 December 2018. The natural dye materials are harvested in the Sierra Juarez mountains between October and November and other materials can be found in the courtyard gardens of Teotitlan. The plants are collected to make colourful dyes for blankets and other woven items
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  • Naturally dyed woollen yarn hanging in the studio of master dyer Juana Gutierrez Contreras in the Zapotec village of Teotitlan del Valle, Oaxaca, Mexico on 24 November 2018. The natural dye materials are harvested in the Sierra Juarez mountains between October and November and other materials can be found in the courtyard gardens of Teotitlan. The plants are collected to make colourful dyes for blankets and other woven items
    DSCF4670cc_1.jpg
  • After reeling onto spools, 4 metre long skeins (loops) of hemp fibre are created by winding the yarn around a large frame that is pivoted in the earth, Ban Tatong, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. Making hemp fabric is a long and laborious process; the end result is a strong durable cloth with qualities similar to linen which the Hmong women make into skirts for their traditional clothing. In Lao PDR, hemp is now only cultivated in remote mountainous areas of the north. The remote and roadless village of Ban Tatong is situated along the Nam Kang river (an offshoot of the Nam Ou) and will be relocated due to the construction of the Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project Dam 7.
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  • After reeling onto spools, 4 metre long skeins (loops) of hemp fibre are created by winding the yarn around a large frame that is pivoted in the earth, Ban Tatong, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. Making hemp fabric is a long and laborious process; the end result is a strong durable cloth with qualities similar to linen which the Hmong women make into skirts for their traditional clothing. In Lao PDR, hemp is now only cultivated in remote mountainous areas of the north. The remote and roadless village of Ban Tatong is situated along the Nam Kang river (an offshoot of the Nam Ou) and will be relocated due to the construction of the Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project Dam 7.
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  • A Nepalese women sit spinning wool to create yarn for R.C Rug Factory in Narayanthan area of Kathmandu, Nepal. The R.C Rug Factory export to Europe, U.S and Canada; and rely on the Good Weave certificate of approval to boast excellent quality and fair conditions for its workers. This is because the carpet factory industry in Nepal is notorious for providing poor working conditions and forcing young children into labour.
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  • Weaving hemp fabric on a back strap loom in the Hmong village of Ban Long Kuang, Houaphan province, Lao PDR. Making hemp fabric is a long and laborious process; the end result is a strong durable cloth with qualities similar to linen which the Hmong women use to make their traditional clothing. In Lao PDR, hemp is now only cultivated in remote mountainous areas of the north.
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  • Weaving hemp fabric on a back strap loom in the Hmong village of Ban Long Kuang, Houaphan province, Lao PDR. Making hemp fabric is a long and laborious process; the end result is a strong durable cloth with qualities similar to linen which the Hmong women use to make their traditional clothing. In Lao PDR, hemp is now only cultivated in remote mountainous areas of the north.
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  • A man helps his wife with rolling up a ball of wool thread for knitting at the People's Park in Shanghai, China on 28 January 2009.
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  • Recently dyed wool bundles in a variety of colors hanging to dry outdoors of the R.C Rug Factory in the Narayanthan area of Kathmandu, Nepal.  The company export rugs and carpets to Europe the U.S and Canada, and rely on the GoodWeave certificate of approval to boast excellent quality and fair conditions for its workers, as the carpet factory industry in Nepal is notorious for providing poor working conditions and forcing young children into labour.
    Nepal-Kathmandu-Carpet-Factory-5464_...jpg
  • 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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  • 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 blind man using a weaving loom at the training centre of the Blind People Association (Andhjan Mandal), Ahmedabad. India
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  • Farming villager A Hua, weaving a cloth on a traditional loom, Zha Lu Village, Yunnan Province, China.
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  • A Hmong woman, carrying her baby on her back, twisting lengths of hemp bark together to form one long yarn, Ban Long Kuang, Houaphan province, Lao PDR. The yarn is wrapped around the hand in a figure of 8 creating a ball shape. Making hemp fabric is a long and laborious process; the end result is a strong durable cloth with qualities similar to linen which the Hmong women use to make their traditional clothing. In Lao PDR, hemp is now only cultivated in remote mountainous areas of the north.
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  • An elderly Hmong woman twisting lengths of hemp bark together to form one long yarn, Ban Tatong, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. The yarn is wrapped around the hand in a figure of 8 creating a ball shape. Making hemp fabric is a long and laborious process; the end result is a strong durable cloth with qualities similar to linen which the Hmong women use to make their traditional clothing. In Lao PDR, hemp is now only cultivated in remote mountainous areas of the north. The remote and roadless village of Ban Tatong is situated along the Nam Kang river (an offshoot of the Nam Ou) and will be relocated due to the construction of the Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project Dam 7.
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  • An elderly blind Hmong woman twisting lengths of hemp bark together to form one long yarn, Ban Tatong, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. The yarn is wrapped around the hand in a figure of 8 creating a ball shape. Making hemp fabric is a long and laborious process; the end result is a strong durable cloth with qualities similar to linen which the Hmong women use to make their traditional clothing. In Lao PDR, hemp is now only cultivated in remote mountainous areas of the north. The remote and roadless village of Ban Tatong is situated along the Nam Kang river (an offshoot of the Nam Ou) and will be relocated due to the construction of the Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project Dam 7.
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  • An elderly blind Hmong woman twisting lengths of hemp bark together to form one long yarn, Ban Tatong, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. The yarn is wrapped around the hand in a figure of 8 creating a ball shape. Making hemp fabric is a long and laborious process; the end result is a strong durable cloth with qualities similar to linen which the Hmong women use to make their traditional clothing. In Lao PDR, hemp is now only cultivated in remote mountainous areas of the north. The remote and roadless village of Ban Tatong is situated along the Nam Kang river (an offshoot of the Nam Ou) and will be relocated due to the construction of the Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project Dam 7.
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  • An elderly Hmong woman twisting lengths of hemp bark together to form one long yarn, Ban Tatong, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. The yarn is wrapped around the hand in a figure of 8 creating a ball shape. Making hemp fabric is a long and laborious process; the end result is a strong durable cloth with qualities similar to linen which the Hmong women use to make their traditional clothing. In Lao PDR, hemp is now only cultivated in remote mountainous areas of the north. The remote and roadless village of Ban Tatong is situated along the Nam Kang river (an offshoot of the Nam Ou) and will be relocated due to the construction of the Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project Dam 7.
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  • A Hmong Lai woman twisting lengths of hemp bark together to form one long yarn, Ban Chalern, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. The yarn is wrapped around the hand in a figure of 8 creating a ball shape. Making hemp fabric is a long and laborious process; the end result is a strong durable cloth with qualities similar to linen which the Hmong women use to make their traditional clothing. In Lao PDR, hemp is now only cultivated in remote mountainous areas of the north. The remote and roadless village of Ban Chalern is situated along the Nam Ou and will be relocated due to the construction of the Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project Dam 7.
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  • An elderly blind Hmong woman twisting lengths of hemp bark together to form one long yarn, Ban Tatong, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. The yarn is wrapped around the hand in a figure of 8 creating a ball shape. Making hemp fabric is a long and laborious process; the end result is a strong durable cloth with qualities similar to linen which the Hmong women use to make their traditional clothing. In Lao PDR, hemp is now only cultivated in remote mountainous areas of the north. The remote and roadless village of Ban Tatong is situated along the Nam Kang river (an offshoot of the Nam Ou) and will be relocated due to the construction of the Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project Dam 7.
    A0026666cc_1.jpg
  • An elderly blind Hmong woman twisting lengths of hemp bark together to form one long yarn, Ban Tatong, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. The yarn is wrapped around the hand in a figure of 8 creating a ball shape. Making hemp fabric is a long and laborious process; the end result is a strong durable cloth with qualities similar to linen which the Hmong women use to make their traditional clothing. In Lao PDR, hemp is now only cultivated in remote mountainous areas of the north. The remote and roadless village of Ban Tatong is situated along the Nam Kang river (an offshoot of the Nam Ou) and will be relocated due to the construction of the Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project Dam 7.
    A0026659cc_1.jpg
  • A Hmong Lai woman twisting lengths of hemp bark together to form one long yarn, Ban Chalern, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. The yarn is wrapped around the hand in a figure of 8 creating a ball shape. Making hemp fabric is a long and laborious process; the end result is a strong durable cloth with qualities similar to linen which the Hmong women use to make their traditional clothing. In Lao PDR, hemp is now only cultivated in remote mountainous areas of the north. The remote and roadless village of Ban Chalern is situated along the Nam Ou and will be relocated due to the construction of the Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project Dam 7.
    A0026256cc_1.jpg
  • After harvesting and the bark has been peeled off in long thin lengths, the hemp yarn is pounded in large wooden mortar to soften it, Ban Long Kuang, Houaphan province, Lao PDR. Making hemp fabric is a long and laborious process; the end result is a strong durable cloth with qualities similar to linen which the Hmong women use to make their traditional clothing. In Lao PDR, hemp is now only cultivated in remote mountainous areas of the north.
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  • After harvesting and the bark has been peeled off in long thin lengths, the hemp yarn is pounded in a large wooden mortar to soften it, Ban Long Kuang, Houaphan province, Lao PDR. Making hemp fabric is a long and laborious process; the end result is a strong durable cloth with qualities similar to linen which the Hmong women use to make their traditional clothing. In Lao PDR, hemp is now only cultivated in remote mountainous areas of the north.
    A0026916cc_1.jpg
  • After harvesting and the bark has been peeled off in long thin lengths, the hemp yarn is pounded in a large wooden mortar to soften it, Ban Long Kuang, Houaphan province, Lao PDR. Making hemp fabric is a long and laborious process; the end result is a strong durable cloth with qualities similar to linen which the Hmong women use to make their traditional clothing. In Lao PDR, hemp is now only cultivated in remote mountainous areas of the north.
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  • After harvesting and the bark has been peeled off in long thin lengths, the hemp yarn is pounded in a large wooden mortar to soften it, Ban Long Kuang, Houaphan province, Lao PDR. Making hemp fabric is a long and laborious process; the end result is a strong durable cloth with qualities similar to linen which the Hmong women use to make their traditional clothing. In Lao PDR, hemp is now only cultivated in remote mountainous areas of the north.
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  • After boiling in ash water to turn the hemp yarn a white colour, the skeins of hemp fibre are washed in the Nam Khiew river (a tributary of the Nam Kang), Ban Tatong, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. Making hemp fabric is a long and laborious process; the end result is a strong durable cloth with qualities similar to linen which the Hmong women use to make their traditional clothing. In Lao PDR, hemp is now only cultivated in remote mountainous areas of the north. The remote and roadless village of Ban Tatong is situated along the Nam Kang river (an offshoot of the Nam Ou) and will be relocated due to the construction of the Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project Dam 7.
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  • After boiling in ash water to turn the hemp yarn a white colour, the skeins of hemp fibre are washed in the Nam Khiew river (a tributary of the Nam Kang), Ban Tatong, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. Making hemp fabric is a long and laborious process; the end result is a strong durable cloth with qualities similar to linen which the Hmong women use to make their traditional clothing. In Lao PDR, hemp is now only cultivated in remote mountainous areas of the north. The remote and roadless village of Ban Tatong is situated along the Nam Kang river (an offshoot of the Nam Ou) and will be relocated due to the construction of the Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project Dam 7.
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  • After boiling in ash water to turn the hemp yarn a white colour, the skeins of hemp fibre are washed in the Nam Khiew river (a tributary of the Nam Kang), Ban Tatong, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. Making hemp fabric is a long and laborious process; the end result is a strong durable cloth with qualities similar to linen which the Hmong women use to make their traditional clothing. In Lao PDR, hemp is now only cultivated in remote mountainous areas of the north. The remote and roadless village of Ban Tatong is situated along the Nam Kang river (an offshoot of the Nam Ou) and will be relocated due to the construction of the Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project Dam 7.
    A0026521cc_1.jpg
  • After boiling in ash water to turn the hemp yarn a white colour, the skeins of hemp fibre are washed in the Nam Khiew river (a tributary of the Nam Kang), Ban Tatong, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. Making hemp fabric is a long and laborious process; the end result is a strong durable cloth with qualities similar to linen which the Hmong women use to make their traditional clothing. In Lao PDR, hemp is now only cultivated in remote mountainous areas of the north. The remote and roadless village of Ban Tatong is situated along the Nam Kang river (an offshoot of the Nam Ou) and will be relocated due to the construction of the Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project Dam 7.
    A0026498cc_1.jpg
  • After boiling in ash water to turn the hemp yarn a white colour, the skeins of hemp fibre are washed in the Nam Khiew river (a tributary of the Nam Kang), Ban Tatong, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. Making hemp fabric is a long and laborious process; the end result is a strong durable cloth with qualities similar to linen which the Hmong women use to make their traditional clothing. In Lao PDR, hemp is now only cultivated in remote mountainous areas of the north. The remote and roadless village of Ban Tatong is situated along the Nam Kang river (an offshoot of the Nam Ou) and will be relocated due to the construction of the Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project Dam 7.
    A0026479cc_1.jpg
  • After boiling in ash water to turn the hemp yarn a white colour, the skeins of hemp fibre are washed in the Nam Khiew river (a tributary of the Nam Kang), Ban Tatong, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. Making hemp fabric is a long and laborious process; the end result is a strong durable cloth with qualities similar to linen which the Hmong women use to make their traditional clothing. In Lao PDR, hemp is now only cultivated in remote mountainous areas of the north. The remote and roadless village of Ban Tatong is situated along the Nam Kang river (an offshoot of the Nam Ou) and will be relocated due to the construction of the Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project Dam 7.
    A0026472cc_1.jpg
  • After boiling in ash water to turn the hemp yarn a white colour, the skeins of hemp fibre are washed in the Nam Khiew river (a tributary of the Nam Kang), Ban Tatong, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. Making hemp fabric is a long and laborious process; the end result is a strong durable cloth with qualities similar to linen which the Hmong women use to make their traditional clothing. In Lao PDR, hemp is now only cultivated in remote mountainous areas of the north. The remote and roadless village of Ban Tatong is situated along the Nam Kang river (an offshoot of the Nam Ou) and will be relocated due to the construction of the Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project Dam 7.
    A0026470cc_1.jpg
  • After harvesting and the bark has been peeled off in long thin lengths, the hemp yarn is pounded in a large wooden mortar to soften it, Ban Long Kuang, Houaphan province, Lao PDR. Making hemp fabric is a long and laborious process; the end result is a strong durable cloth with qualities similar to linen which the Hmong women use to make their traditional clothing. In Lao PDR, hemp is now only cultivated in remote mountainous areas of the north.
    A0026919cc_1.jpg
  • After harvesting and the bark has been peeled off in long thin lengths, the hemp yarn is pounded in a large wooden mortar to soften it, Ban Long Kuang, Houaphan province, Lao PDR. Making hemp fabric is a long and laborious process; the end result is a strong durable cloth with qualities similar to linen which the Hmong women use to make their traditional clothing. In Lao PDR, hemp is now only cultivated in remote mountainous areas of the north.
    A0026915cc_1.jpg
  • After boiling in ash water to turn the hemp yarn a white colour, the skeins of hemp fibre are washed in the Nam Khiew river (a tributary of the Nam Kang), Ban Tatong, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. Making hemp fabric is a long and laborious process; the end result is a strong durable cloth with qualities similar to linen which the Hmong women use to make their traditional clothing. In Lao PDR, hemp is now only cultivated in remote mountainous areas of the north. The remote and roadless village of Ban Tatong is situated along the Nam Kang river (an offshoot of the Nam Ou) and will be relocated due to the construction of the Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project Dam 7.
    A0026498cc_1.jpg
  • After boiling in ash water to turn the hemp yarn a white colour, the skeins of hemp fibre are washed in the Nam Khiew river (a tributary of the Nam Kang), Ban Tatong, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. Making hemp fabric is a long and laborious process; the end result is a strong durable cloth with qualities similar to linen which the Hmong women use to make their traditional clothing. In Lao PDR, hemp is now only cultivated in remote mountainous areas of the north. The remote and roadless village of Ban Tatong is situated along the Nam Kang river (an offshoot of the Nam Ou) and will be relocated due to the construction of the Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project Dam 7.
    A0026493cc_1.jpg
  • After boiling in ash water to turn the hemp yarn a white colour, the skeins of hemp fibre are washed in the Nam Khiew river (a tributary of the Nam Kang), Ban Tatong, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. Making hemp fabric is a long and laborious process; the end result is a strong durable cloth with qualities similar to linen which the Hmong women use to make their traditional clothing. In Lao PDR, hemp is now only cultivated in remote mountainous areas of the north. The remote and roadless village of Ban Tatong is situated along the Nam Kang river (an offshoot of the Nam Ou) and will be relocated due to the construction of the Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project Dam 7.
    A0026472cc_1.jpg
  • After boiling in ash water to turn the hemp yarn a white colour, the skeins of hemp fibre are washed in the Nam Khiew river (a tributary of the Nam Kang), Ban Tatong, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. Making hemp fabric is a long and laborious process; the end result is a strong durable cloth with qualities similar to linen which the Hmong women use to make their traditional clothing. In Lao PDR, hemp is now only cultivated in remote mountainous areas of the north. The remote and roadless village of Ban Tatong is situated along the Nam Kang river (an offshoot of the Nam Ou) and will be relocated due to the construction of the Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project Dam 7.
    A0026493cc_1.jpg
  • After boiling in ash water to turn the hemp yarn a white colour, the skeins of hemp fibre are washed in the Nam Khiew river (a tributary of the Nam Kang), Ban Tatong, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. Making hemp fabric is a long and laborious process; the end result is a strong durable cloth with qualities similar to linen which the Hmong women use to make their traditional clothing. In Lao PDR, hemp is now only cultivated in remote mountainous areas of the north. The remote and roadless village of Ban Tatong is situated along the Nam Kang river (an offshoot of the Nam Ou) and will be relocated due to the construction of the Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project Dam 7.
    A0026470cc_1.jpg
  • Master dyer Juana Gutierrez Contreras preparing cochineal red natural dye in the Zapotec weaving village of Teotitlan del Valle, Oaxaca, Mexico on 29 November 2018. Cochineal is a parasitic insect native to Mexico which lives on the leaves of the prickly pear plant. When ready to harvest, the insects are gently dusted off and left to dry before being ground to crimson dust. In Teotitlan cochineal is still ground by hand on stone metates and used as a natural dye for yarn
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  • A female weaver spins yarn on a hand operated wheel in the traditional way. Oaxaca in southern Mexico is known for its artisan communities, with each valley having a different specialism - weaving, pottery, wood carving.
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  • After reeling onto spools, 4 metre long skeins (loops) of hemp fibre are created by winding the yarn around a large frame that is pivoted in the earth, Ban Tatong, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. Making hemp fabric is a long and laborious process; the end result is a strong durable cloth with qualities similar to linen which the Hmong women make into skirts for their traditional clothing. In Lao PDR, hemp is now only cultivated in remote mountainous areas of the north. The remote and roadless village of Ban Tatong is situated along the Nam Kang river (an offshoot of the Nam Ou) and will be relocated due to the construction of the Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project Dam 7.
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  • After reeling onto spools, 4 metre long skeins (loops) of hemp fibre are created by winding the yarn around a large frame that is pivoted in the earth, Ban Tatong, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. Making hemp fabric is a long and laborious process; the end result is a strong durable cloth with qualities similar to linen which the Hmong women make into skirts for their traditional clothing. In Lao PDR, hemp is now only cultivated in remote mountainous areas of the north. The remote and roadless village of Ban Tatong is situated along the Nam Kang river (an offshoot of the Nam Ou) and will be relocated due to the construction of the Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project Dam 7.
    A0025875cc_1.jpg
  • Master dyer Juana Gutierrez Contreras preparing conchineal red natural dye in the Zapotec weaving village of Teotitlan del Valle in Oaxaca, Mexico on 29 November 2018. Cochineal is a parasitic insect native to Mexico which lives on the leaves of the prickly pear plant. When ready to harvest, the insects are gently dusted off and left to dry before being ground to crimson dust. In Teotitlan cochineal is still ground by hand on stone metates and used as a natural dye for yarn
    DSCF9469cc_1.jpg
  • Cochineal insects on nopal cactus in the natural dyes studio of Porfirio Gutierrez and family in the Teotitlan del Valle, Oaxaca, Mexico on 1 December 2018. Cochineal is a parasitic insect native to Mexico which lives on the leaves of the prickly pear plant. When ready to harvest, the insects are gently dusted off and left to dry before being ground to crimson dust. In Teotitlan cochineal is still ground by hand on stone metates and used as a natural dye for yarn
    DSCF5319cc_1.jpg
  • Juana Gutierrez Contreras holding a nopal cactus covered in cochineal insects in her natural dyes studio in the Zapotec village of Teotitlan del Valle, Oaxaca, Mexico on 25 November 2018. Cochineal is a parasitic insect native to Mexico which lives on the leaves of the prickly pear plant. When ready to harvest, the insects are gently dusted off and left to dry before being ground to crimson dust. In Teotitlan cochineal is still ground by hand on stone metates and used as a natural dye for yarn
    DSCF4800cc_1.jpg
  • Juana Gutierrez Contreras spinning churro sheep wool in her natural dyes studio in the Zapotec village of Teotitlan del Valle, Oaxaca, Mexico on 25 November 2018. The handspun yarn comes from the nearby mountain village of Chichicapa
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  • Juana Gutierrez Contreras holding a ball of hand spun churro sheep wool  in the natural dyes studio in the Zapotec village of Teotitlan del Valle, Oaxaca, Mexico on 25 November 2018. The handspun yarn comes from the nearby mountain village of Chichicapam
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  • Juana Gutierrez Contreras spinning churro sheep wool in her natural dyes studio in the Zapotec village of Teotitlan del Valle, Oaxaca, Mexico on 25 November 2018. The handspun yarn comes from the nearby mountain village of Chichicapa
    DSCF4779cc_1.jpg
  • Cochineal insects on nopal cactus in the natural dyes studio of Porfirio Gutierrez and family in the Zapotec village of Teotitlan del Valle, Oaxaca, Mexico on 24 November 2018. Cochineal is a parasitic insect native to Mexico which lives on the leaves of the prickly pear plant. When ready to harvest, the insects are gently dusted off and left to dry before being ground to crimson dust. In Teotitlan cochineal is still ground by hand on stone metates and used as a natural dye for yarn
    DSCF4658cc_1.jpg
  • Cochineal insects on nopal cactus in the natural dyes studio of Porfirio Gutierrez and family in the Zapotec village of Teotitlan del Valle, Oaxaca, Mexico on 24 November 2018. Cochineal is a parasitic insect native to Mexico which lives on the leaves of the prickly pear plant. When ready to harvest, the insects are gently dusted off and left to dry before being ground to crimson dust. In Teotitlan cochineal is still ground by hand on stone metates and used as a natural dye for yarn
    DSCF4667cc_1.jpg
  • A female weaver spins yarn on a hand operated wheel in the traditional way. Oaxaca in southern Mexico is known for its artisan communities, with each valley having a different specialism - weaving, pottery, wood carving.
    Oaxaca006_1.jpg
  • Handspun cotton hanging to dry in the Phu Tai ethnic minority village of Ban Lahanam, Savannakhet province, Lao PDR. Cotton has been grown in Laos for centuries, mostly on a small scale for household use. The people of the Phu Tai ethnic group have a long standing tradition of cotton production which they hand weave for clothing and household use. Cotton is planted by hand and watered by the monsoon rains. It takes 8 months for the plant to produce the cotton flower, then it is picked by hand, ginned by hand and then spun into yarn by hand.
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  • An elderly Phu Tai ethnic minority woman weaves handspun cotton, Ban Lahanam, Savannakhet province, Lao PDR. Cotton has been grown in Laos for centuries, mostly on a small scale for household use. The people of the Phu Tai ethnic group have a long standing tradition of cotton production which they hand weave for clothing and household use. Cotton is planted by hand and watered by the monsoon rains. It takes 8 months for the plant to produce the cotton flower, then it is picked by hand, ginned by hand and then spun into yarn by hand.
    DSCF2828cc_1.jpg
  • Handspun cotton hanging to dry in the Phu Tai ethnic minority village of Ban Lahanam, Savannakhet province, Lao PDR. Cotton has been grown in Laos for centuries, mostly on a small scale for household use. The people of the Phu Tai ethnic group have a long standing tradition of cotton production which they hand weave for clothing and household use. Cotton is planted by hand and watered by the monsoon rains. It takes 8 months for the plant to produce the cotton flower, then it is picked by hand, ginned by hand and then spun into yarn by hand.
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  • After reeling onto spools, 4 metre long skeins (loops) of hemp fibre are created by winding the yarn around a large frame that is pivoted in the earth, Ban Tatong, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. Making hemp fabric is a long and laborious process; the end result is a strong durable cloth with qualities similar to linen which the Hmong women make into skirts for their traditional clothing. In Lao PDR, hemp is now only cultivated in remote mountainous areas of the north. The remote and roadless village of Ban Tatong is situated along the Nam Kang river (an offshoot of the Nam Ou) and will be relocated due to the construction of the Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project Dam 7.
    A0025868cc_1.jpg
  • After reeling onto spools, 4 metre long skeins (loops) of hemp fibre are created by winding the yarn around a large frame that is pivoted in the earth, Ban Tatong, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. Making hemp fabric is a long and laborious process; the end result is a strong durable cloth with qualities similar to linen which the Hmong women make into skirts for their traditional clothing. In Lao PDR, hemp is now only cultivated in remote mountainous areas of the north. The remote and roadless village of Ban Tatong is situated along the Nam Kang river (an offshoot of the Nam Ou) and will be relocated due to the construction of the Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project Dam 7.
    A0025858cc_1.jpg
  • A Nepalese factory worker rotates the metal frame which coils the wool yarn and feeds it through dye mixture, which is heated from below by the fire. It is just one part of the rug making process at R.C rug factory in the Narayanthan area of Kathmandu, Nepal. The company export rugs and carpets to Europe the U.S and Canada, and rely on the GoodWeave certificate of approval to boast excellent quality and fair conditions for its workers, as the carpet factory industry in Nepal is notorious for providing poor working conditions and forcing young children into labour.
    Nepal-Kathmandu-Carpet-Factory-5439_...jpg
  • A Nepalese factory worker rotates the metal frame which coils the wool yarn and feeds it through dye mixture, which is heated from below by the fire. It is just one part of the rug making process at R.C rug factory in the Narayanthan area of Kathmandu, Nepal. The company export rugs and carpets to Europe the U.S and Canada, and rely on the GoodWeave certificate of approval to boast excellent quality and fair conditions for its workers, as the carpet factory industry in Nepal is notorious for providing poor working conditions and forcing young children into labour.
    Nepal-Kathmandu-Carpet-Factory-5415_...jpg
  • A female weaver spins yarn on a hand operated wheel in the traditional way. Oaxaca in southern Mexico is known for its artisan communities, with each valley having a different specialism - weaving, pottery, wood carving.
    Oaxaca008_1.jpg
  • An elderly Phu Tai ethnic minority woman weaves handspun cotton, Ban Lahanam, Savannakhet province, Lao PDR. Cotton has been grown in Laos for centuries, mostly on a small scale for household use. The people of the Phu Tai ethnic group have a long standing tradition of cotton production which they hand weave for clothing and household use. Cotton is planted by hand and watered by the monsoon rains. It takes 8 months for the plant to produce the cotton flower, then it is picked by hand, ginned by hand and then spun into yarn by hand.
    DSCF2834cc_1.jpg
  • After reeling onto spools, 4 metre long skeins (loops) of hemp fibre are created by winding the yarn around a large frame that is pivoted in the earth, Ban Tatong, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. Making hemp fabric is a long and laborious process; the end result is a strong durable cloth with qualities similar to linen which the Hmong women make into skirts for their traditional clothing. In Lao PDR, hemp is now only cultivated in remote mountainous areas of the north. The remote and roadless village of Ban Tatong is situated along the Nam Kang river (an offshoot of the Nam Ou) and will be relocated due to the construction of the Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project Dam 7.
    A0025894cc_1.jpg
  • After reeling onto spools, 4 metre long skeins (loops) of hemp fibre are created by winding the yarn around a large frame that is pivoted in the earth, Ban Tatong, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. Making hemp fabric is a long and laborious process; the end result is a strong durable cloth with qualities similar to linen which the Hmong women make into skirts for their traditional clothing. In Lao PDR, hemp is now only cultivated in remote mountainous areas of the north. The remote and roadless village of Ban Tatong is situated along the Nam Kang river (an offshoot of the Nam Ou) and will be relocated due to the construction of the Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project Dam 7.
    A0025868cc_1.jpg
  • After reeling onto spools, 4 metre long skeins (loops) of hemp fibre are created by winding the yarn around a large frame that is pivoted in the earth, Ban Tatong, Phongsaly province, Lao PDR. Making hemp fabric is a long and laborious process; the end result is a strong durable cloth with qualities similar to linen which the Hmong women make into skirts for their traditional clothing. In Lao PDR, hemp is now only cultivated in remote mountainous areas of the north. The remote and roadless village of Ban Tatong is situated along the Nam Kang river (an offshoot of the Nam Ou) and will be relocated due to the construction of the Nam Ou Cascade Hydropower Project Dam 7.
    A0025894cc_1.jpg
  • A Nepalese factory worker rotates the metal frame which coils the wool yarn and feeds it through dye mixture, which is heated from below by the fire. It is just one part of the rug making process at R.C rug factory in the Narayanthan area of Kathmandu, Nepal. The company export rugs and carpets to Europe the U.S and Canada, and rely on the GoodWeave certificate of approval to boast excellent quality and fair conditions for its workers, as the carpet factory industry in Nepal is notorious for providing poor working conditions and forcing young children into labour.
    Nepal-Kathmandu-Carpet-Factory-5432_...jpg
  • A Nepalese factory worker rotates the metal frame which coils the wool yarn and feeds it through dye mixture, which is heated from below by the fire. It is just one part of the rug making process at R.C rug factory in the Narayanthan area of Kathmandu, Nepal. The company export rugs and carpets to Europe the U.S and Canada, and rely on the GoodWeave certificate of approval to boast excellent quality and fair conditions for its workers, as the carpet factory industry in Nepal is notorious for providing poor working conditions and forcing young children into labour.
    Nepal-Kathmandu-Carpet-Factory-5408_...jpg
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