Posted on July 4, 2008
We’re heading to London October 8-13, 2008 for a whirlwind trip to the Knitting and Stitching Show at the Alexandra Palace.
Our itinerary includes two days at the Show, including October 9, 2008, when the show’s famed Learning Curve Workshops take place.
We will meet at our host hotel on Wednesday, October 8, attend the show for two days, then spend two more days in central London, for a yarn crawl and a slug of the infinite London arts and culture scene. You can then return home or enjoy an extended stay in the U.K.
Six-day Textile Travel London trip, from $1800 plus air.
Price includes admission ticket to the Knitting and Stitching Show,
transfers to the show, museum admission, breakfast every day, and one group dinner.
Email us to reserve a place on the trip, or for more information!
Posted on March 20, 2008
We love the southern New Hampshire fiber scene - from rare sheep breeds, to cute angora goats, fluffy rabbits and skillful sheepdogs, there’s never a dull moment at the New Hampshire Sheep & Wool Festival at the Hopkinton State Fairgrounds. Always held on Mother’s Day Weekend, this year’s festival will be Saturday & Sunday, 10 and 11 May, 2008.
Textile Travel will be making the 1.5 hour trek north from the Boston Metro area early on the morning of Saturday, May 10th. Our mini-bus day trip will whisk fiber lovers to the Hopkinton, N.H. State Fairgrounds, where you can participate in educational programs, watch sheepdog trials and animal judging, enjoy the many excellent festival food choices, and add to your stash of yarn that’s locally-grown, spun and dyed. Enroute home we will stop in Manchester for dinner at the Puritan Backroom, and be back within Rte. 128 by around 8:00 PM.
Relax, enjoy a spring day outdoors, save on gas - join us for this fun and festive event - the essence of New England!
Tickets are $72 per person, which includes roundtrip transportation from one of 3 Boston Metro area hubs, coffee break and dinner (main course, non-alcoholic beverage and dessert).
Read more about the Day Trip to the N.H. Sheep & Wool Festival here.
Reserve your place and pay via PayPal or by check here.
Posted on March 9, 2008
Reservations are now open for our gala Patriots Day Weekend House Party in West Tisbury, Martha’s Vineyard.
The weekend coincides with the Martha’s Vineyard Fiber Festival being held at the Agricultural Hall, as well as several other events happening on island.
For as little as $399 per person, enjoy three nights in a luxury private island home with a congenial group of fiber lovers. Relax and explore Martha’s Vineyard by public transportation or bring along your bike! You will love the location, the Fiber Fest and the many special features and amenities such as free breakfast, a welcome hors d’oeuvre bar, and a gala Sunday Brunch and Trunk Show.
Click here for more details about the weekend.
We loved our recent visit to the Martha’s Vineyard Fiber Farm; many thanks to the hard-working proprietor, Susan Gibbs, who is a force for sustainable farming on the island.
Susan is organizing the first-annual Fiber Fest on Saturday, April 18, to celebrate the first shearing of her herd of sheep and angora goats. The festivities will include demonstrations and a small ‘trade show’ by island vendors, a box lunch by the famous Scottish Bakehouse, farm open house events and more.
Email us with any questions about the weekend.
Posted on March 4, 2008
We are excited to be attending the inaugural Martha’s Vineyard Fiber Fest on April 19, 2008.
It’s being held at the Agricultural Hall in West Tisbury, from 10 AM to 5 PM, and is the brainchild of Susan Gibbs, Shepherdess Extraordinaire of MV Fiber Farm, who has launched the wonderful CSA for non-vegetable products, to wit, fleece and spun yarns. See her story here.
Textile Travel will be hosting a house party during the weekend of April 18-21. We will host a cozy headquarters for fiber fans attending the Fest, with some surprises and free gifts! …watch this space for more information on how to join us! Or subscribe to our Email notification service.
Posted on January 11, 2008
We’re thrilled to be cruising again this year with Freeform Fiber Guru Prudence Mapstone.
After the success of our fabulous Bermuda cruise in 2007, we’re heading to Alaska’s Inside Passage July 6-13, 2008 for Freeform Fest 2008. It’s sure to be a memorable ‘working’ vacation for lovers of freeform knitting and crochet, as well as for their friends and family!
Prudence will be conducting workshops in Freeform crochet and knitting techniques, signing copies of her books, and allowing us to examine her exquisite work upclose to inspire our own freeform pieces.
You can be an experienced crocheter or knitter, or have zero knowledge about Freeform - by the time you disembark, Prudence will have you believing in your creative powers!
The Star Princess will be our luxurious home for a week as we meet to learn, share and create our Freeform masterpieces.We will sail from the Port of Seattle on Sunday, July 6, travel up the Inside Passage past Alaska’s awesome glaciers, stop in Ketchikan and Skagway, visit stunning Victoria, B.C., then return to Seattle on Sunday, June 13, 2008.
More information on the cruise is here.
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Posted on January 10, 2008
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