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We offer women’s textile arts retreats and tours to Japan, India, Morocco, Vietnam, Indonesia, Laos and Thailand, with Australia, Turkey, Iran, Iceland and the Silk Road being added in 2021 and 2022. We’re also expanding our offerings and planning dance focussed tours to Japan and Europe (London, Paris & Amsterdam) and a garden tour of Japan.
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Tours completed since 2015
Please review our Completed Tours for more details and a description of the itinerary.
2020 Tours
All 2020 tours have been rescheduled to 2021 and 2022 due to COVID-19
2021 Tours
EOIs (Expressions of Interest) are now INVITED for all 2021 and 2022 tours unless marked as SOLD OUT
Tasmania Textiles & Handcrafts: 20-27 March – ONLY A FEW PLACES LEFT!
Central Australia Indigenous Handcrafts: June/July
Japan Blue (an indigo-focussed itinerary): September
Japan Handcrafts: 2-15 October
Japan Dance: October/November
Japan Autumn Gardens: November
Morocco Textiles & Handcrafts: 8-23 November
2022 Tours
Japan Textiles & Quilt Show: January
India Textiles & Handcrafts: February
Thailand & Laos Textiles & Handcrafts: March
Morocco (private group booking): 11-26 March
Morocco Textiles & Handcrafts: 28 March – 12 April
Ballet (London, Paris & Amsterdam): May
Turkey Textiles & Handcrafts: May /June
Iceland Textiles & Handcrafts: July/August
Japan Textiles & Handcrafts: October
Silk Road Textiles & Handcrafts (Uzbekistan): October/November
India Textiles & Handcrafts – November