The fourth biggest lake in Europe is Lake Peipus in Estonia. Standing on its shore it feels like you are near a sea. Not too far from the lake is a wonderful handicraft and wellness farm called Turgi Talu. Turgi farm hostess Veinika Västrik is an experienced weaving teacher and author of several handbooks for weavers.
Estonia is rich in beautiful handicraft techniques. Weaving fabrics on a loom is a widely spread skill. Pick-up woven belts called kirivöö were very popular over several centuries and doing their renaissance right now. There are hidden stories woven into belts, we will have a chance to discover some of them with the help of handicraft master Piia Rand.
During the tour we will relax in Kadrina Manor.
The price is 2450 euros and it includes:
• 2,5 days of weaving, including materials and tools.
• 1,5 days of woven belt "kirivöö" making, including materials and tools.
• 6 nights in Kadrina Manor Hotel double-room with breakfasts.
• healthy lunches and dinners in Turgi wellness farm;
• 2 days of touring in beautiful places in Estonia - Lahemaa Nature Park, Rakvere, Alatskivi, Old-Believers villages.
• Bus transportation between Tallinn and Lake Peipus.
PayPal payments will have an extra EUR 130 charge, so your total is 2580 euros. If you pay via bank transfer, please make it FULL AMOUNT TO BENEFICIARY! Your total will be 2450 euros, we will send you an invoice.
Info and reservations:
Külli Kõppo-Jacobson
+ 372 50 343 86
kyllikoppo@protonmail.com
www.NordicKnitters.com
www.facebook.com/EstonianMittens
CANCELLATION POLICY:
If cancelled before January 3rd, 2026 you will receive 90% of your payment (minus PayPal or bank fees) back.
If cancelled before February 23rd, 2026 you will receive 60% of your payment (minus PayPal or bank fees) back.
If cancelled before April 3rd, 2026 you will receive 30% of your payment (minus PayPal or bank fees) back.
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The fourth biggest lake in Europe is Lake Peipus in Estonia. Standing on its shore it feels like you are near a sea. Not too far from the lake is a wonderful handicraft and wellness farm called Turgi Talu. Turgi farm hostess Veinika Västrik is an experienced weaving teacher and author of several handbooks for weavers. Estonia is rich in beautiful handicraft techniques. Weaving fabrics on a loom is a widely spread skill. Pick-up woven belts called kirivöö were very popular over several centuries and doing their renaissance right now. There are hidden stories woven into belts, we will have a chance to discover some of them with the help of handicraft master Piia Rand. During the tour we will relax in Kadrina Manor. The price is 2700 euros and it includes: • 2,5 days of weaving, including materials and tools. • 1,5 days of woven belt "kirivöö" making, including materials and tools. • 6 nights in Kadrina Manor Hotel single-room with breakfasts. • healthy lunches and dinners in Turgi wellness farm; • 2 days of touring in beautiful places in Estonia - Lahemaa Nature Park, Rakvere, Alatskivi, Old-Believers villages. • Bus transportation between Tallinn and Lake Peipus. PayPal payments will have an extra EUR 145 charge, so your total is 2845 euros. If you pay via bank transfer, please make it FULL AMOUNT TO BENEFICIARY! Your total will be 2700 euros, we will send you an invoice. Info and reservations: Külli Kõppo-Jacobson + 372 50 343 86 kyllikoppo@protonmail.com www.NordicKnitters.com www.facebook.com/EstonianMittens CANCELLATION POLICY: If cancelled before January 3rd, 2026 you will receive 90% of your payment (minus PayPal or bank fees) back. If cancelled before February 23rd, 2026 you will receive 60% of your payment (minus PayPal or bank fees) back. If cancelled before April 3rd, 2026 you will receive 30% of your payment (minus PayPal or bank fees) back.
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Estonian coastline is very long for a small area - 3800 km, the majority of which are the coastlines of the islands. The coastline of the continent is 1240 km long. During this handicraft tour we will visit Ruhnu island off the western coast of Estonia and spend a lot of time near the sea in Pärnu and vicinity. We relax in a beautoful Hotel Pärnu and in a lovely rural farm house B&B in Ruhnu Island. Pärnu is a summer resort town on Baltic Sea with marvelous wide white sandy beach. We also visit Tori and Kilingi-Nõmme area, where we meet some local crafters and have a walk in Riisa bog - the biggest reservoir for fresh water. We learn local crafts: knitting, embroidery, book binding etc. The price is 2580 euros and it includes: • 6 workshops by the best handicraft masters, includes materials and tools. • 5 nights in Hotel Pärnu double-room with breakfasts. • 2 nights in a B&B in Ruhnu Island double-room with breakfasts, shared bathrooms. • Lunches and dinners in local gourmet restaurants. • Hike in Riisa Bog. • Wine tasting in Allikukivi Manor. • Sightseeing tours in Pärnu, Ruhnu, Tori, Kilingi-Nõmme. • Bus transportation from Tallinn and to Tallinn. PayPal payments will have an extra EUR 135 charge, so your total is 2715 euros. If you pay via bank transfer, please make it FULL AMOUNT TO BENEFICIARY! Your total will be 2580 euros, we will send you an invoice. Contacts: Külli Kõppo-Jacobson + 372 50 343 86 kyllikoppo@protonmail.com https://nordicknitters.com/handicraft-tours/ www.facebook.com/EstonianMittens CANCELLATION POLICY: If cancelled before Jan 13, 2026 you will receive 90% of your payment (minus PayPal or bank fees) back. If cancelled before Feb 13, 2026 you will receive 60% of your payment (minus PayPal or bank fees) back. If cancelled before March 13, 2026 you will receive 30% of your payment (minus PayPal or bank fees) back. -
Estonian coastline is very long for a small area - 3800 km, the majority of which are the coastlines of the islands. The coastline of the continent is 1240 km long. During this handicraft tour we will visit Ruhnu island off the western coast of Estonia and spend a lot of time near the sea in Pärnu and vicinity. We relax in a beautoful Hotel Pärnu and in a lovely rural farm house B&B in Ruhnu Island. Pärnu is a summer resort town on Baltic Sea with marvelous wide white sandy beach. We also visit Tori and Kilingi-Nõmme area, where we meet some local crafters and have a walk in Riisa bog - the biggest reservoir for fresh water. We learn local crafts: knitting, embroidery, book binding etc. The price is 2930 euros and it includes: • 6 workshops by the best handicraft masters, includes materials and tools. • 5 nights in Hotel Pärnu single-room with breakfasts. • 2 nights in a B&B in Ruhnu Island single-room with breakfasts, shared bathrooms. • Lunches and dinners in local gourmet restaurants. • Hike in Riisa Bog. • Wine tasting in Allikukivi Manor. • Sightseeing tours in Pärnu, Ruhnu, Tori, Kilingi-Nõmme. • Bus transportation from Tallinn and to Tallinn. PayPal payments will have an extra EUR 155 charge, so your total is 3085 euros. If you pay via bank transfer, please make it FULL AMOUNT TO BENEFICIARY! Your total will be 2930 euros, we will send you an invoice. Contacts: Külli Kõppo-Jacobson + 372 50 343 86 kyllikoppo@protonmail.com https://nordicknitters.com/handicraft-tours/ www.facebook.com/EstonianMittens CANCELLATION POLICY: If cancelled before Jan 13, 2026 you will receive 90% of your payment (minus PayPal or bank fees) back. If cancelled before Feb 13, 2026 you will receive 60% of your payment (minus PayPal or bank fees) back. If cancelled before March 13, 2026 you will receive 30% of your payment (minus PayPal or bank fees) back.
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Please welcome a fine work of handicraft art, where traditional Estonian knitting style is combined with Seto patterns. The pattern depicts berries or flowers and I saw it on an exhibition in Obinitsa Museum in Setoland, ESTONIA. Year 2025 has been the Year of Colorwork Mittens in Setomaa and we had many wonderful exhibitions and events to celebrate this deep mitten knitting heritage of Estonia. Tightly knitted using 0-size needles and DK weight yarn. The red and green yarns are hand dyed, 100% Estonian wool. The white yarn is natural sheep color from Estonia. They are perfect to block wind and wear in winter. The cuff is finely lacy. The gloves are color-worked all the way to the fingertips, which makes them warmer than average thin one-layer gloves. The yarn being rather thin makes them very comfortable to wear and they fit like a second skin. Women's size approximately 8. -
Knitted with more than three colored yarn - turquoise, pink, coral, magenta - in traditional Estonian fair-isle style. All the yarns are hand dyed, 100% wool from Estonia. Tightly knitted using 0-size needles and DK-weight yarn, they are perfect to block wind and wear in winter. This pattern comes from Pärnu County, Estonia. The cuff is knitted colorfully using the entralac style and matching colors of blues. Women's size, approximately 8. -
Knitted with three different yarns in traditional Estonian fair-isle style. The pattern comes from Musa Village in Risti area in Western ESTONIA. The pattern is an ancient one, as the small geometrical ones are the oldest. An original piece of the same pattern can be seen here: https://www.muis.ee/museaalview/557206 Collected from Musa Village in Risti Parish in 1913. Tightly knitted using 0-size needles and DK weight yarn. The red yarn is hand dyed, 100% wool from Estonia. The off-white and brown yarns are natural sheep color. They come from Kihnu Island. They are perfect to block wind and wear in winter. Beautiful lacy ribbing is very elegant, like a bracelet around your wrist. The gloves are color-worked all the way to the fingertips, which makes them warmer than average thin one-layer gloves. The yarn being rather thin makes them very comfortable to wear and they fit like a second skin. Women's size 7,5-8. -
Knitted with mostly three colored yarn in traditional Estonian fair-isle style. The pattern comes from Rapla area, ESTONIA . It is called a Bean Leaf Pattern. Tightly knitted using 0-size needles and DK weight yarn. All the yarns are hand dyed, 100% wool from Estonia. They are perfect to block wind and wear in winter. Beautiful twisty ribbing is very elegant, like a bracelet around your wrist. If you make 4 rows of each color, it will look like entralac. The gloves are color-worked all the way to the fingertips, which makes them warmer than average thin one-layer gloves. The yarn being rather thin makes them very comfortable to wear and they fit like a second skin. Women's size, approximately 8. -
Knitted with three colored yarn in traditional Estonian fair-isle style. The pattern is an ancient Estonian pattern depicting Cat Paw or 8-pointed Star. It comes from Räpina area in historic Old Võro region, nowadays in Põlva County, ESTONIA. It is called a Swirly Pattern. Tightly knitted using 0-size needles and DK weight yarn. The turquoise and yellow yarns are hand dyed, 100% wool from Estonia. The off-white is natural sheep color. They are perfect to block wind and wear in winter. Beautiful cabled ribbing is very elegant, like a bracelet around your wrist. The gloves are colorworked all the way to the fingertips, which makes them warmer than average thin one-leyer gloves. The yarn being rather thin makes them very comfortable to wear and they fit like a second skin. Women's size, approximately 8. -
Knitted with two color yarn in traditional Estonian fair-isle style. This pattern comes from Leppoja Farm, Männisalu Village in Räpina area in Old Võro County, Estonia. It reminds me an oldwallpaper pattern from a manor house walls. Tightly knitted using 0-size needles and DK weight yarn. The pink yarn is hand dyed, 100% wool from Estonia. The dark brown is a natural sheep color, wool comes fromKihnu Island. They are perfect to block wind and wear in winter. Beautiful lacy ribbing is very elegant, like a bracelet around your wrist. The gloves are color-worked all the way to the fingertips, which makes them warmer than average thin one-layer gloves. The yarn being rather thin makes them very comfortable to wear and they fit like a second skin. Women's size, approximately 7.5-8. -
Knitted with three color yarn in traditional Estonian fair-isle style. This pattern comes from Paistu area in historic Mulgi Region, nowadays VIljandi County, Estonia. It is called a Strawberry Bloom Pattern. Tightly knitted using 0-size needles and DK weight yarn. The green and red yarns are hand dyed, 100% wool from Estonia. The off-white is natural sheep color. They are perfect to block wind and wear in winter. Beautiful lacy ribbing is very elegant, like a bracelet around your wrist. The gloves are color-worked all the way to the fingertips, which makes them warmer than average thin one-layer gloves. The yarn being rather thin makes them very comfortable to wear and they fit like a second skin. Women's size, approximately 7.5-8. -
Knitted with three colored yarn in traditional Estonian fair-isle style. The pattern comes from Panjavitsa area in Setoland, ESTONIA. It is an simple ancient motif, depicting some stars and crosses. Tightly knitted using 0-size needles and DK weight yarn. The navy blue and yellow yarns are hand dyed, 100% wool from Estonia. The grey yarn is natural sheep color from Kihnu Island. They are perfect to block wind and wear in winter. Beautiful lacy ribbing is very elegant, like a bracelet around your wrist. The gloves are color-worked all the way to the fingertips, which makes them warmer than average thin one-layer gloves. The yarn being rather thin makes them very comfortable to wear and they fit like a second skin. Setos are an ethnic and linguistic minority living in an area covering South-East Estonia and West of Pskov Region in Russia. Setumaa will appeal to anybody interested in different cultures, religion and traditions - with its beautiful nature Setumaa is well worth a visit. Please see more at http://www.visitestonia.com/en/holiday-destinations/cultural-treasures/setomaa Women's size, approximately 7.5-8.