A seamstress works on a piece in the Kyrgyz traditional patchwork sewing technique, kurak, in a workshop...
A seamstress works on a piece in the Kyrgyz traditional patchwork sewing technique, kurak, in a workshop in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan March 30, 2023. Kyrgyz artist and environmental activist Cholpon Alamanova and her team of more than 80 women use the Kyrgyz traditional patchwork sewing technique, kurak, in order to recycle the textile waste, usually burned in landfills, into colourful blankets, clothes and accessories. REUTERS/Pavel Mikheyev