trip calendaraugust 2026
INDIA | Himalayan Textile tour in ladakh
August 19-28, 2026 | SOLD OUT
High in the Himalayas, we'll work native Ladakhi wool from dye vat to backstrap loom with local artisans. Along the way, we'll walk with shepherds in remote grazing communities and sleep beneath the stars in a traditional yak fiber camp. It's a journey through some of the region's most remote villages, ancient monasteries, and quietly stunning high-altitude landscapes.
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peru | sacred valley textiles
August 25-31, 2026 | 1 SPACE LEFT
Join us in the Sacred Valley of Peru, where we'll wash, spin, and dye alpaca wool before weaving it on a backstrap loom alongside Quechua artisans. We'll take part in a sacred alpaca shearing ceremony, share a traditional Pachamanca earth oven feast, and visit the ancient Maras Salt Flats. It's a journey through centuries-old textile traditions, Incan ruins, and the soaring landscapes of the Andean highlands.
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september 2026
morocco | ceramic immersion
September 1-7, 2026 | SOLD OUT
September 8-14, 2026 | SOLD OUT
Experience deep cultural immersion in northern Morocco, starting in the ancient walled medina of Fez before journeying to the Rif Mountains to learn ceramics alongside master potter Mama Aïcha. We'll build, paint, and fire earthen pieces using natural pigments and goat hair brushes, and share home-cooked meals with her family in her mountaintop homestay.
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october 2026
portugal | esparto weaving in the algarve
October 11-16, 2026 | SOLD OUT
Join us in Portugal's Algarve region for an intimate, slower-paced journey rooted in the region's craft heritage. We'll spend two days learning esparto and palm weaving from local elder artisans, finishing our projects on a walk through a scenic cork forest. Along the way, we'll pick oranges at a working farm, cruise the Arade River, and stay in private villas at a boutique vineyard estate.
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guatemala | textile traditions
October 15-21, 2026 | SOLD OUT
Join us on the shores of Lake Atitlan, nestled among volcanoes, for a deep dive into Guatemala's textile traditions. We'll learn heirloom cotton spinning and natural dyes with local artisans before working one-on-one with a weaving instructor to create our own backstrap-loom textile. Along the way, we'll take part in a traditional Mayan lake ceremony, a jade jewelry workshop, and boat rides between lakeside villages.
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korea | korean craft heritage
October 16-23, 2026 | SOLD OUT
Explore South Korea's artistic heritage and modern creative spirit on this immersive journey through Icheon, Yongin, and Seoul. We'll learn ceramics, natural indigo dyeing, and blacksmithing directly from Korean artisans, with visits to hanji and bojagi studios and a kimchi-making session along the way. We'll stay in traditional hanoks in Seoul's historic Bukchon Village, savoring local cuisine throughout our journey.
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oaxaca | weaving immersion
October 24-30, 2026 | SOLD OUT
Spend an intimate week in the rural town of Mitla, learning traditional pedal loom weaving from the master weavers of Teotitlán del Valle. We'll visit 2,000-year-old Zapotec caves and archaeological sites to ground ourselves in the region's history, take part in a natural dyeing workshop, and weave our own small rug or tapestry by week's end. Along the way, we'll meet local artisans, from candle makers to ceramicists, and unwind with a rooftop mezcal tasting.
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japan | maple basket weaving
October 26-31, 2026 | 8 SPACES LEFT
Immerse yourself in the 250-year-old craft of Obara Kago basketry in rural Shiga Prefecture, learning split-wood weaving with locally harvested maple alongside Japanese basket maker Eriko Arai and Appalachian weaver Micah Wiles. We'll gather materials in the mountain forest, weave our own basket to take home, and unwind with a persimmon dye workshop, a tamari brewery, and restorative onsen baths.
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november 2026
oaxaca | ceramics + textiles
November 3-7, 2026 | SOLD OUT
November 14-18, 2026 | 5 SPACES LEFT
Join us for a 5-day journey through Oaxaca's Central Valleys, meeting artisans, designers, and craft communities along the way. We'll take part in a natural dyes workshop, weave our own reed basket, and visit a family of potters to see their ceramic process firsthand. We'll close with a sunset visit to Monte Albán and a soak at Hierve el Agua's mineral springs.
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okinawa | crafts of okinawa
November 4-10, 2026 | 4 SPACES LEFT
Discover the remarkable breadth of Okinawa's craft traditions alongside local textile artist Yuka Makino, shaped over centuries by the island's distinct Ryukyu heritage. We'll harvest shell ginger fiber to make cordage and a handwoven purse, learn the labor-intensive process of bashōfu banana-fiber weaving in the village where it's still practiced, and try our hand at natural dyeing and bingata stencil work. Evenings return to a beachfront hotel on Okinawa's northern coast, with time to unwind by the turquoise water.
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oaxaca | ceramic immersion
November 7-14, 2026 | SOLD OUT
Spend a week immersed in the ceramic traditions of Oaxaca, beginning with a clay harvest alongside the women potters of San Marcos Tlapazola. We'll learn traditional hand-building techniques with several master artisan families, gaining a slower, more tactile understanding of form. The week closes with a communal firing in the Sierra Mixteca, where the region's signature splatter glaze reveals our finished pieces.
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japan | exploring japanese blues
November 14-21, 2026 | SOLD OUT
November 22-29, 2026 | SOLD OUT
Explore the birthplace of Japan's indigo dyeing tradition in Tokushima, home to the fermented "Awa-ai" process that produces the region's famed deep blue. We'll learn shibori stitching and dyeing, katazome resist-painting, and traditional fan making, with visits to an indigo farm, a ceramics studio, and a full day of tsutsugaki and kakishibu dyeing in the mountain town of Kamiyama.
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december 2026
oaxaca | caracol púrpura
December 2-7, 2026 | 6 SPACES LEFT
Witness one of the last living traditions of natural dye extraction on the Oaxacan coast, as Mixtec tintoreros milk the rare purple dye from protected sea snails without harming them. This journey is a fundraiser supporting the guardians of this endangered practice, including a talk with the biologists and dyers working to protect it. We'll also spend two days learning backstrap weaving from indigenous instructors, staying at an open-air beach house on the Pacific coast.
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oaxaca | ceramics + textiles
December 5-9, 2026 | 7 SPACES LEFT
Join us for a 5-day journey through Oaxaca's Central Valleys, meeting artisans, designers, and craft communities along the way. We'll take part in a natural dyes workshop, weave our own reed basket, and visit a family of potters to see their ceramic process firsthand. We'll close with a sunset visit to Monte Albán and a soak at Hierve el Agua's mineral springs.
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guatemala | textile traditions
December 10-16, 2026 | SOLD OUT
Join us on the shores of Lake Atitlan, nestled among volcanoes, for a deep dive into Guatemala's textile traditions. We'll learn heirloom cotton spinning and natural dyes with local artisans before working one-on-one with a weaving instructor to create our own backstrap-loom textile. Along the way, we'll take part in a traditional Mayan lake ceremony, a jade jewelry workshop, and boat rides between lakeside villages.
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january 2027
oaxaca | cotton on the costa chica
January 3-9, 2027 | 6 SPACES LEFT
Travel to Oaxaca's Costa Chica to experience the living tradition of heirloom colored cotton, grown in earthy shades of brown, green, red, and white. We'll walk the fields with local farmers to see the harvest, then learn to deseed, spin with a malacate spindle, and weave on the backstrap loom. This journey is a fundraiser supporting the communities protecting these endangered native seeds, closing with two days of rest at an oceanside villa near Puerto Escondido.
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india | crafts of kutch
January 14-21, 2027 | 6 SPACES LEFT
Explore the craft traditions of Kutch, Gujarat, a region long shaped by nomadic peoples moving with the seasons across the Rann salt marsh. We'll spin and weave heirloom kala cotton and sheep's wool with master artisans, learn bandhani tie-dye and ajrakh block printing, and forge copper bells with a family carrying the practice forward. We'll stay in a boutique heritage guesthouse in Bhuj, with a visit to the Rann desert to close out the week.
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february 2027
india | blockprinting in jaipur
February 4-12, 2027 | SOLD OUT
Explore the textile traditions of Rajasthan's "Pink City" on this 9-day deep dive into block printing, working alongside a multi-generational family of master carvers and dyers in the town of Bagru. We'll carve teak blocks, prepare natural dye vats, and print our own designs, with visits to a famed indigo studio and historic sites like Amer Fort. We'll stay at the boutique Johri Hotel in the heart of Jaipur's jeweler's bazaar.
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july 2027
BOLIVIA | TEXTILE TREK
July 1-10, 2027 | 9 SPACES LEFT
This all-women adventure partners with Las Cholitas Escaladoras, Aymara indigenous women defying gender norms as mountain guides in Bolivia. After an introduction to traditional alpaca textile processes, we'll trek and camp at high altitude through alpine meadows and lakes, reaching the base of Huayna Potosí for an introductory ice climbing course on its glacier. This is a challenging expedition best suited for moderate to advanced fitness levels.
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