Embroiderers' Guild - the UK's leading crafts association
sharing opportunities for discovery and creativity
1 Kings Road, Walton on Thames, Surrey KT12 2RA
T: 01932 260738 - E: administrator@embroiderersguild.com
Embroiderers' Guild - the UK's leading crafts association
sharing opportunities for discovery and creativity
1 Kings Road, Walton on Thames, Surrey KT12 2RA
T: 01932 260738 - E: administrator@embroiderersguild.com
Welcome to the Embroiderers' Guild Tours! Our travel programmes are researched, organised and accompanied by Lesley Robin who is well known to many Guild members and who is delighted to introduce several new destinations. Our tours are an opportunity to engage with craftsmen and masters of their craft directly at a grassroots level as well as to meet with highly skilled contemporary artisans in their homes and workshops, providing a very personal and in depth interaction.
It is a cross-cultural exchange where we go behind the scenes to discover the spirit of a country through the richness of embroidery, textiles, crafts and folk art, visiting self-help projects where we learn about their road to self-sufficiency in our changing world. We visit important places of special interest throughout, and choose, wherever possible, locations and places to stay that reflect the culture and let us learn about their traditional way of life.
Our guides in each country are highly knowledgeable and bring an intimate experience to our travels. These are more than just tours, they are journeys of discovery both creatively and on the personal level, finding that which we share in common. Come with the spirit of adventure!
UZBEKISTAN: Central Asia & 'The Golden Road to Samarkand'
(18 days) Now postponed until Spring 2013 - dates available shortly
An exceptional opportunity to touch, feel and experience the heart of Central Asia as we journey to the oasis cities of Khiva, Bukhara and Samarkand. Find out more...
NORTH INDIA: Gujarat & Rajasthan with the Pushkar Camel Fair
(18 days) 8 - 25 November, 2012
A personal and indepth journey through an exhilarating country with its diverse culture, religions and textile heritage. Find out more...
BHUTAN
April 2013
UZBEKISTAN
September 2013
INDIA & PUSHKAR CAMEL FAIR
November 2013
LAOS & CAMBODIA
February 2014
Please register your interest in these tours and details will be sent to you as soon as they are available.
Contact at the Embroiderers' Guild to register your interest and receive further information about tours as it becomes available, tel: 01932 260738 ext 26.
Register with the Travel Club to receive details of new Guild tours as these become available.
Telephone or email the Embroiderers' Guild to register. T: 01932 260738. E: .
The Embroiderers' Guild does not support any political party, regime or point of view.