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 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.

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.

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 30th, filled with marvelous activities, knitting competition, exhibitions and much more. Western Estonia is rich in beautiful handicraft techniques. During three days we will learn to knit the Haapsalu Lace Shawl instructed by the best local master Siiri Reimann. We will also learn the Lihula flower embroidery, which is very famous in Estonia. There will be a day-trip to Vormsi 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 the best local restaurants. The price is 2230 euros and it includes: • 4 workshops in lace knitting, 2 in embroidery and 1 in knitting, includes materials and tools; • visiting and some workshops in the newly renovated Lace Center and the Lace Museum. • 7 nights in Fra Mare SPA Hotel double-room with buffet breakfasts and buffet dinners. • lunches in local restaurants in Haapsalu and Vormsi Island; • Haapsalu city walking tour, trip to Taebla and a tour in the renovated Haapsalu Castle; • a day trip to Vormsi Island with a workshop; • unlimited usage of saunas and spa during opening hours; • Bus transportation between Tallinn and Haapsalu. PayPal payments will have an extra EUR 115 fee, so your total is 2345. If you pay via bank transfer, please make it FULL AMOUNT TO BENEFICIARY! Your total will be 2230 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 Feb 10th, 2026 you will receive 90% of your payment (minus PayPal or bank fees) back. If cancelled before Mar 20th, 2026 you will receive 60% of your payment (minus PayPal or bank fees) back. If cancelled before Apr 30th, 2026 you will receive 30% of your payment (minus PayPal or bank fees) back.

Latvian mitten heritage is a centuries-old tradition where mittens serve as symbols of identity, warmth, and spiritual meaning, with intricate, nature-inspired patterns. These symbolic, knitted garments are also given as gifts, especially for important occasions like weddings, and are an integral part of Latvian folk culture and national identity. Latvian manor history involves centuries of Baltic German nobility, the establishment of manors as economic centers, and their transformation after Latvia's 1920s agrarian reform, during which many were nationalized and repurposed into schools or other community buildings. During this knitting tour we will stay in three manor houses in Latvia, which are turned into elegant hotels. In this beautiful and inspiring environment we will learn how to knit Latvian style mittens taught by Baiba Pilāne. We will also visit the grand Rundale Palace, some wool mills and craft shops. Have half a day trips to Sigulda, Bauska, Jaunpils and Kuldiga. The price is 2880 euros and it includes: • 7 workshops by a Latvian mitten masters, includes materials and tools. • 7 nights in elegant manor house hotels, single-rooms with breakfasts. • lunches and dinners at the best local restaurants. • sightseeing tours to Sigulda, Bauska and Kuldiga. • visiting local wool mills and craft shops. • Bus transportation from Riga during the tour. PayPal payments will have an extra EUR 150 charge, so your total is 3030. If you pay via bank transfer, please make it FULL AMOUNT TO BENEFICIARY! Your total will be 2880 euros. Please place the order and we will send you an invoice. Info and reservations: Külli Jacobson + 372 50 343 86 kyllikoppo@protonmail.com www.NordicKnitters.com www.facebook.com/EstonianMittens CANCELLATION POLICY: If cancelled before Jan 3, 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 Mar 23, 2026 you will receive 30% of your payment (minus PayPal or bank fees) back.

The Seto people are a Finno-ugric language speaking minority inhabiting the South-Eastern part of Estonia called Setomaa, characterized by Orthodox Christian traditions and a unique song-based culture called Seto leelo. Their history spans thousands of years of settlement in the region and is marked by shifts in political borders, particularly after the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Despite facing challenges from cultural assimilation and a divided homeland, the Seto people maintain a distinct identity, with Setomaa as a focal point for their cultural heritage. During the handicraft tour you will relax in Värska SPA Hotel in Setomaa, enjoy guided handicrafting and great local food in Setomaa. The price is 1900 euros and it includes: • 6 workshops in different Seto techniques by the best handicraft masters, including materials and tools (for example, knitting, lace crocheting, embroidery, sprang belt making, doll making, tablet weaving). • 5 nights in Värska SPA Hotel double-room with breakfasts. • 4 lunches and dinners in local gourmet restaurants in Setomaa. • Visiting Seto Farm Museum and Kriisa Talo Handicraft Farm. • Visiting Estonian National Museum in Tartu. • Ticket and transport to Seto Kingdom Day Festival. • Unlimited usage of saunas, pools and gym during opening hours. • Bus transportation Tallinn – Setoland – Tallinn. PayPal payments will have an extra EUR 100 charge, so your total is 2000. If you pay via bank transfer, please make it FULL AMOUNT TO BENEFICIARY! Your total will be 1900 euros. Please place the order and we will send you an invoice. Info and reservations: Külli Jacobson + 372 50 343 86 kyllikoppo@protonmail.com www.NordicKnitters.com www.facebook.com/EstonianMittens CANCELLATION POLICY: If cancelled before Jan 20th, 2026 you will receive 90% of your payment (minus PayPal or bank fees) back. If cancelled before Mar 1st, 2026 you will receive 60% of your payment (minus PayPal or bank fees) back. If cancelled before Apr 10th, 2026 you will receive 30% of your payment (minus PayPal or bank fees) back.

Estonia has 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, where you need to share a bathroom. On the way we visit Tõstamaa, which is famous for its in-lay knitting. We learn local crafts: knitting and embroidery. The price is 2780 euros and it includes: • 7 workshops by the best handicraft masters, includes materials and tools. • 2 nights in a nice hotel in Saaremaa single-room with breakfasts. • 5 nights in two different B&B single-room with breakfasts (shared bathroom and toilet on small islands). • lunches in local gourmet restaurants. • sightseeing tours in Saaremaa, Muhu Island and Kihnu. • Unlimited usage of saunas and spa during our stay in Kuressaare on Saaremaa Island. • Bus transportation from Tallinn and to Tallinn. PayPal payments will have an extra EUR 150 charge, so your total is 2930. If you pay via bank transfer, please make it FULL AMOUNT TO BENEFICIARY! Your total will be 2780 euros. Please place the order and we will send you an invoice. Info and reservations: Külli Jacobson + 372 50 343 86 kyllikoppo@protonmail.com www.NordicKnitters.com www.facebook.com/EstonianMittens CANCELLATION POLICY: If cancelled before Jan 3, 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 Mar 23, 2026 you will receive 30% of your payment (minus PayPal or bank fees) back.

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 color-work style. Knitting instructions come from a master knitter, stay in a luxurious hotel right at the river in Tartu, Estonia. The tour starts and ends in Tallinn. The price is 2430 euros and it includes: • 7 workshops by a skillful glove knitting master, including yarn and needles. • 6 nights in a luxurious hotel in Tartu, single-room with breakfasts. • lunches and dinners in the best restaurants in Tartu. • a day trip to Viljandi and Heimtali Museum. • a walking tour in Tartu. • an evening boat tour on River Emajõgi. • visiting Estonian National Museum in Tartu. • bus transportation Tallinn – Tartu – Tallinn. PayPal payments will have an extra EUR 130 charge, so your total is 2560. If you pay via bank transfer, please make it FULL AMOUNT TO BENEFICIARY! Your total will be 2430 euros. Please place the order and we will send you an invoice. Info and reservations: Külli Jacobson + 372 50 343 86 kyllikoppo@protonmail.com www.facebook.com/EstonianMittens http://nordicknitters.com/handicraft-tours/ CANCELLATION POLICY: If cancelled before January 3, 2026 you will receive 90% of your payment (minus PayPal or bank fees) back. If cancelled before February 3, 2026 you will receive 60% of your payment (minus PayPal or bank fees) back. If cancelled before March 3, 2026 you will receive 30% of your payment (minus PayPal or bank fees) back.