Traditional Estonian Glove Knitting Course in Tartu on June 11-17, 2025
Would you like to learn how to knit like a pro? Please join us in this week long Glove Knitting Retreat in Tartu, Estonia and learn glove making in the traditional Estonian round knitting style.
Knitting instructions from a master knitter, stay in a luxurious hotle in old town Tartu, Estonia.
The tour starts and ends in Tallinn.
The price is 1850 euros and it includes:
• 7 workshops by a skillful glove knitting master, including yarns and needles.
• 6 nights in a luxurious SOHO hotel in Tartu, double-room with breakfasts.
• lunches and dinners in local gourmet restaurants.
• a day trip to Viljandi and Heimtali Museum.
• a walking tour in Tartu.
• visiting Estonian National Museum in Tartu.
• bus transportation Tallinn – Tartu – Tallinn.
PayPal payments will have an extra EUR 110 charge. A single room available for EUR 200 extra.
Info and reservations:
Külli Jacobson
+ 372 50 343 86
info@nordicknitters.com
www.facebook.com/EstonianMittens
Handicraft Trip to Setoland ESTONIA on June 1 – 6, 2025
During the tour you will relax in Värska SPA Hotel, enjoy guided handicrafting and great local food in Setoland.
The price is 1650 euros and it includes:
- 6 workshops in different Setoland location by the best handicraft masters, includes all materials and tools.
- 5 nights in Värska SPA Hotel double room with breakfasts.
- Lunches and dinners in local gourmet restaurants in Setoland.
- Sightseeing tours throughout Setoland and vicinity.
- Visiting The Estonian National Museum in Tartu.
- Visiting Seto Farm Museum and Kriisa Talo Handicraft Farm.
- Morning swimming and gym during opening hours.
- Bus transportation Tallinn – Setoland – Tallinn.
PayPal payments will have an extra EUR 100 charge. A single room available for EUR 150 extra.
Info and reservations:
Külli Jacobson
+ 372 50 343 86
info@nordicknitters.com
www.facebook.com/EstonianMittens
Haapsalu Lace Knitting Tour in August 5-12, 2025
Haapsalu Lacy Shawl is world famous. We are organizing this tour in August, because as always in August there will be the Haapsalu Lace Festival. Participants will be able to attend the festival on Sunday, August 10th, filled with marvelous activities, knitting competition, exhibitions and much more. We will also learn the Lihula flower embroidery, which is very famous in Estonia.
There will be a day-trip to Hiiumaa Island, see their sights, nature and crafts.
During the tour you will relax in Fra Mare SPA Hotel in Haapsalu and will have lunches in local gourmet restaurants.
The price is 1990 euros and it includes:
• 4 workshops in lace knitting and 2 in embroidery by the best handicraft masters, includes all materials and tools;
• 7 nights in Fra Mare SPA Hotel double-room with buffet breakfasts and buffet dinners.
• lunches in local gourmet restaurants in Haapsalu and Hiiumaa;
• Haapsalu city tour and tour in the newly renovated Haapsalu Castle;
• a day trip to Hiiumaa Island with a surprise workshop;
• Unlimited usage of saunas and spa during opening hours;
• Bus transportation between Tallinn and Haapsalu.
PayPal payments will have an extra EUR 120 charge.
Single room is available for extra 250 euros per tour.
Info and reservations:
Külli Jacobson
+ 372 50 343 86
Fabric and Belt Weaving Craft Tour to Lake Peipus, ESTONIA
in May 16-22, 2025 AND
in August 15-21, 2025
Small group EDITION!
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 a book author.
During our tour we will enjoy lunches by Turgi farm host Ergo, who is a passionate cook and will serve us delicious meals without gluten, lactose nor added sugars.
Estonia is rich in beautiful handicraft techniques. Weaving fabrics on a loom is a widely spread skill. 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 it with the help of handicraft master Piia Rand.
During the tour we will relax and dine in Kadrina Manor Hotel.
The price is 1890 euros and it includes:
• 3 full days of weaving, including all materials and tools.
• 1 full day of woven belt kirivöö making, including all materials and tools.
• a workshops on natural dying with plants and block printing in Peipsimaa Heritage Center.
• 6 nights in Kadrina Manor double-room with breakfasts.
• healthy lunches in Turgi farm by Ergo;
• dinners at local restaurants;
• 2 days of touring in beautiful places in Estonia.
• Bus transportation between Tallinn and lake Peipus.
PayPal payments will have an extra EUR 100 charge, so your total is 1990. If you pay via bank transfer, please make it FULL AMOUNT TO BENEFICIARY! Your total will be 1890 euros. Please place the order and we will send you an invoice.
Single rooms are available at EUR 200 extra per tour.
Info and reservations:
Külli Kõppo-Jacobson
+ 372 50 343 86
info@nordicknitters.com
www.facebook.com/EstonianMittens
Handicraft Tour to Estonian Islands: Saaremaa-Muhu-Kihnu on July 4-12, 2025
Estonia has more than 2 222 islands, most of them are very tiny. But some of them are big and tensely populated, their history and traditions reaching back thousands of years.
During this handicraft tour we will visit three islands off the western coast of Estonia. We relax in a luxurious boutique hotel in Kuressaare, Saaremaa. We stay is a rural farm house B&B in Muhu Island and Kihnu Island, and a spa hotel in Pärnu. Pärnu is a lovely resort town on Baltic Sea with marvelous wide white sandy beach. On the way we visit Tõstamaa, which is famous for its in-lay knitting.
We learn local crafts: knitting, crocheting, embroidery, belt braiding etc.
The price in 2280 euros and it includes:
• 8 workshops by the best handicraft masters, includes all materials and tools.
• 4 nights in two different hotels double-room with breakfasts.
• 4 nights in two different B&B double-room with breakfasts.
• lunches in local gourmet restaurants.
• sightseeing trips in Saaremaa, Muhu Island, Kihnu and Pärnu.
• Unlimited usage of saunas and spa during our stays.
• Bus transportation from Tallinn and to Tallinn.
PayPal payments will have an extra EUR 120 charge. Single rooms are available at EUR 300 extra per tour.
Info and reservations:
Külli Jacobson
+ 372 50 343 86
info@nordicknitters.com
www.facebook.com/EstonianMittens
Handicraft Tour to Ruhnu Island and Pärnu County, ESTONIA: July 20 – 27, 2025
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. Estonia has 2222 islands, most of them are very tiny. But some of them are big and tensely populated, their history and traditions reaching back thousands of years.
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 spa hotel in 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 a bog – the biggest reservoir for fresh water.
We learn local crafts, for example, knitting, felting, ceramics etc.
The price is 1990 euros and it includes:
• 6 workshops by the best handicraft masters, includes all materials and tools.
• 5 nights in a Pärnu hotel 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.
• Unlimited usage of saunas and spa during our stays.
• Bus transportation Tallinn – Pärnu – Tallinn.
PayPal payments will have an extra EUR 120 charge. Single rooms are available at EUR 300 extra per tour.
Contacts:
Külli Kõppo-Jacobson
+ 372 50 343 86
info@nordicknitters.com
www.facebook.com/EstonianMittens