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Hands-on Thailand Craft Tour

Departs 29th January & 19th November 2021 * Depart subject to COVID-19 travel restrictions
9 day small group textiles and craft immersion tour
​Chiang Mai, Thailand

$3,600  per person twin share
Unpack and relax and spend 9 wonderful days of immersing yourself in the craft, culture, shopping and textiles of ancient Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Explore the ancient temples and the fabulous shopping of this beautiful ancient city. Immerse yourself in culture and crafts when you try your hand at traditional batik stamping and canting, palm weaving, traditional paper cutting, paper lantern making, sashiko embroidery and pattern making, Hmong embroidery, natural dyes and shibori techniques. 
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Tour Itinerary 
​DAY 1:  Today is arrival day. Narelle will collect you from the airport - then all you have to do is unpack and relax.
DAY 2:  Today is all about immersing ourselves in the culture of Chiang Mai.   We explore some the cities most iconic temples, sites and markets.  
DAY 3:  We spend the day experimenting with local natural dyes and learning shibori techniques. We also learn the ancient craft of Thai paper cutting (Tung).
DAY 4:  We spend the day taking a workshop in traditional Hmong embroidery. Tonight, we take a tour of the local food markets and try our hand at traditional Thai cooking with a local chef.
DAY 5:  Today we travel to the outskirts of the city where we spend the day with one of Chiang Mai’s leading batik and quilting artists. We lean the batik techniques of both canting and stamping
DAYs 6 and 7: Over the next 2 days we will learn the techniques involved in creating sashiko embroidery including how to make patterns.  We will also learn the ancient Thai craft of palm leaf weaving from a local master weaver. 
DAY 8: This morning we take a class in making the iconic Thai paper lanterns and spend time exploring some of the cities textile shops.
DAY 9: Your tour finishes this morning after breakfast and your transfer to the airport.
​Tour Details 
​Starts: Chiang Mai, Thailand
Finishes: Chiang Mai, Thailand
Dates: 29th January & 24th November 2021
Departs: Minimum of 5

Cost: TWIN SHARE: $3,,600 AUD per person.  Add single room supplement $675

Inclusions: 8 nights twin share accommodation 3 star hotel with pool, daily breakfast, 5 lunches; 1 dinner, temples and city tour, market tour, traditional cooking class, natural dyes class, batik stamping and canting class, shibori techniques, sashiko techniques and pattern making;  palm weaving; Hmong embroidery; lantern making, airport transfers
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  • Home
  • Newsletter
  • Tours
    • Small Group Textile Tours >
      • Hands on Thailand Craft tour
      • Textiles and Craft of Vietnam
      • Laos Textile Retreat
      • Hands on Textiles And Craft Laos and Cambodia Tour
      • Textiles and Hill tribes of Vietnam
      • Textiles and Craft of Oaxaca
    • Independent Textile Tours >
      • Craft & Culture of Cambodia
      • Laos Threads & Stitches
      • Discover Lao Textiles and Temples
      • Laos Shuttles and Spindles
      • Laos Textile Adventure
  • About Us
    • Contact Us
    • Request a tour brochure
    • Client Testimonials
    • FAQ's
    • Health and Safety on tour
    • Why take one of our tours
  • Textile Trails Blog
  • Ethnic Minority Textiles
    • Dao Textiles
    • Dao Embroidery
    • Textiles of the Hmong
    • Hmong Embroidery
    • Hmong Story Cloths
    • The Lu
    • Indigo
    • Baby Hats
    • Beautiful ikats
  • Gold Coast creative escape November 2020