Links to Fiber Arts Related Tours

Mano-de-Oaxaca

A Web site offering an intimate glimpse into the world of the potters and weavers of Oaxaca and a delectable menu of hands-in-the-mud workshops and backcactus tours into the land of Oaxaca's great artisans.
http://www.manos-de-oaxaca.com

Art Workshops in Guatemala

Art Workshops in Guatemala strives to provide a new and renewing experience for creative souls. Through contact with a world so different from our own we expand our horizons - not only artistically - but also in many other ways.
http://www.artguat.org

Dalton Textile Tours

Dalton Textile Tours was founded by Pat Dalton to share with other needlework enthusiasts the beauty of textiles produced in Asia. Tours visit locations focusing on embroidery; including visits to artists at work, museums, silk producers, and touring the National Embroidery Research Institute in Suzhou. While the focus is on textile arts in China and Hong Kong, groups also visit historical monuments and sites. Garments purchased in China are also available via the website.
http://daltontours.com

Fiber Arts Tours in Ancient Mexico

We journey in small groups, making our visits personal and meaningful--far off the beaten path, into the calm of old Mexico and directly into the lives of ancient artisans using raw wool, silk and other natural materials. Custom tours available.
http://www.traditionsmexico.com/

PUCHKA Peru, Bolivia Argentina

22 day cultural and textile tours including workshops with spinners, weavers, knitters and more. Includes a visit to Machu Picchu. Oct 12 - Nov 2,2007. We are also touring April 18 - May 9, 2008 and October 2 - Oct. 23, 2008. Please check our website for details.
http://www.puchkaperu.com/

European Textile Routes

"European Routes Network will be created over the course of the next few years and decades, linking sources and addresses of textile cultural heritage to places of production in art, the crafts and industry. ...Each Textile Contact Point will provide information to the public both on its own regional textile network and the other networks within the European Textile Routes."
http://www.etn-net.org/routes/

Textile Tours to Mexico

Textile Study Tours and Workshops in Oaxaca, Chiapas and other regions of Mexico. Learn of the textile traditions and techniques of weaving, dyeing, spinning and dress in a cultural context.
http://www.tiastephanietours.com/