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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 15th, 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 2730 euros and it includes: • 4 workshops in lace knitting, 2 in embroidery and 1 in knitting, includes materials and tools; • visiting and some workshops at the newly renovated Lace Center and the Lace Museum. • 7 nights in Fra Mare SPA Hotel single-room with buffet breakfasts and buffet dinners. • lunches in local restaurants in Haapsalu and Vormsi Island; • a gourmet dinner at Nurmsi Home Restaurnt near Vatla; • Haapsalu city walking tour, trip to Taebla and a tour in the 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 150 fee, so your total is 2880. If you pay via bank transfer, please make it FULL AMOUNT TO BENEFICIARY! Your total will be 2730 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, 2027 you will receive 90% of your payment (minus PayPal or bank fees) back. If cancelled before Mar 20th, 2027 you will receive 60% of your payment (minus PayPal or bank fees) back. If cancelled before Apr 30th, 2027 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 15th, 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 2480 euros and it includes: • 4 workshops in lace knitting, 2 in embroidery and 1 in knitting, includes materials and tools; • visiting and some workshops at 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; • a gourmet dinner at Nurmsi Home Restaurnt near Vatla; • Haapsalu city walking tour, trip to Taebla and a tour in the 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 130 fee, so your total is 2610. If you pay via bank transfer, please make it FULL AMOUNT TO BENEFICIARY! Your total will be 2480 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, 2027 you will receive 90% of your payment (minus PayPal or bank fees) back. If cancelled before Mar 20th, 2027 you will receive 60% of your payment (minus PayPal or bank fees) back. If cancelled before Apr 30th, 2027 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 Peipsi 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 House Hotel. The price is 2910 euros and it includes: • 2,5 days of weaving on a loom, including materials. • 1,5 days of woven belt "kirivöö" making, including materials and tools. • 6 nights in Kadrina Manor House Hotel single-room with breakfasts. • healthy lunches and dinners in Turgi wellness farm and other local restaurants (excluding drinks); • 2 days of touring in beautiful places in Estonia - Lahemaa Nature Park, Rakvere, Alatskivi, Old-Believers villages. • Bus transportation between Tallinn and Lake Peipsi. PayPal payments will have an extra EUR 155 charge, so your total is 3065 euros. If you pay via bank transfer, please make it FULL AMOUNT TO BENEFICIARY! Your total will be 2910 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, 2027 you will receive 90% of your payment (minus PayPal or bank fees) back. If cancelled before February 23rd, 2027 you will receive 60% of your payment (minus PayPal or bank fees) back. If cancelled before April 3rd, 2027 you will receive 30% of your payment (minus PayPal or bank fees) back. -
The fourth biggest lake in Europe is Lake Peipsi 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 House Hotel. The price is 2690 euros and it includes: • 2,5 days of weaving on a loom, including materials. • 1,5 days of woven belt "kirivöö" making, including materials and tools. • 6 nights in Kadrina Manor House Hotel double-room with breakfasts. • healthy lunches and dinners in Turgi wellness farm and other local restaurants (excluding drinks); • 2 days of touring in beautiful places in Estonia - Lahemaa Nature Park, Rakvere, Alatskivi, Old-Believers villages. • Bus transportation between Tallinn and Lake Peipsi. PayPal payments will have an extra EUR 145 charge, so your total is 2835 euros. If you pay via bank transfer, please make it FULL AMOUNT TO BENEFICIARY! Your total will be 2690 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, 2027 you will receive 90% of your payment (minus PayPal or bank fees) back. If cancelled before February 23rd, 2027 you will receive 60% of your payment (minus PayPal or bank fees) back. If cancelled before April 3rd, 2027 you will receive 30% of your payment (minus PayPal or bank fees) back.
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Romania whispers ancient secrets from its misty Carpathians, a land where folklore intertwines with modern life, and where legends of Dacian treasures glimmer. Here, the echoes of Roman and Ottoman empires linger in the air, their shadows cast upon castles lit by the world's first electrical currents, yet its heart remains wild, a place of immense natural beauty. Let us take you to discover this wonderful and colorful country, it’s beautiful nature, handicrafts and castles. We will experience both rural hospitality and mystrious medieval towns. The price is EUR 2730, and it includes: • 8 nights in different hotels and B&B, both rural and towns, double room with breakfasts. • 3 workshops on traditional Romanian techniques, tools and materials are included. • Lunches and dinners in the local restaurants in Romania. • Admiring the Hungarian Village of Rimeta and its textile trasures. • Touring the medieval pearl – Town of Sighisoara. • Visiting the grand open-air museum ‘ASTRA’ in Sibiu. • Tour starts and ends in Bucharest, Romania. PayPal payments will have an extra EUR 145 charge, so your total is 2875. If you pay via bank transfer, please make it FULL AMOUNT TO BENEFICIARY! Your total will be 2730 euros, we will send you an invoice. Info and reservations: Külli Kõppo-Jacobson + 372 50 343 86 kyllikoppo@protonmail.com www.facebook.com/EstonianMittens http://nordicknitters.com/handicraft-tours/ CANCELLATION POLICY: If cancelled before Dec 3, 2026 you will receive 90% of your payment (minus PayPal or bank fees) back. If cancelled before Dec 23, 2026 you will receive 60% of your payment (minus PayPal or bank fees) back. If cancelled before Jan 13, 2027 you will receive 30% of your payment (minus PayPal or bank fees) back. -
Romania whispers ancient secrets from its misty Carpathians, a land where folklore intertwines with modern life, and where legends of Dacian treasures glimmer. Here, the echoes of Roman and Ottoman empires linger in the air, their shadows cast upon castles lit by the world's first electrical currents, yet its heart remains wild, a place of immense natural beauty. Let us take you to discover this wonderful and colorful country, it’s beautiful nature, handicrafts and castles. We will experience both rural hospitality and mystrious medieval towns. The price is EUR 3130, and it includes: • 8 nights in different hotels and B&B, both rural and towns, single room with breakfasts. • 3 workshops on traditional Romanian techniques, tools and materials are included. • Lunches and dinners in the local restaurants in Romania. • Admiring the Hungarian Village of Rimeta and its textile trasures. • Touring the medieval pearl – Town of Sighisoara. • Visiting the grand open-air museum ‘ASTRA’ in Sibiu. • Tour starts and ends in Bucharest, Romania. PayPal payments will have an extra EUR 165 charge, so your total is 3295. If you pay via bank transfer, please make it FULL AMOUNT TO BENEFICIARY! Your total will be 3130 euros, we will send you an invoice. Info and reservations: Külli Kõppo-Jacobson + 372 50 343 86 kyllikoppo@protonmail.com www.facebook.com/EstonianMittens http://nordicknitters.com/handicraft-tours/ CANCELLATION POLICY: If cancelled before Dec 3, 2026 you will receive 90% of your payment (minus PayPal or bank fees) back. If cancelled before Dec 23, 2026 you will receive 60% of your payment (minus PayPal or bank fees) back. If cancelled before Jan 13, 2027 you will receive 30% of your payment (minus PayPal or bank fees) back.
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Knitted with three colored yarn in traditional Estonian fair-isle style. The pattern comes from Paistu area in historic Mulgi Region, nowadays VIljandi County in ESTONIA. It is an ancient motif which is called a Goat Eye Pattern. Tightly knitted using 0-size needles and DK weight yarn. The red and blue 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 trianglular 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 three colored yarn in traditional Estonian fair-isle style. The pattern comes from Kihnu Island off the West coast of ESTONIA. It is an ancient motif on them: a Branching Pattern and an 8-Pointed Star Pattern. Tightly knitted using 0-size needles and DK weight yarn. The red yarn is hand dyed, 100% wool from Estonia. The grey 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. It also has a nice Kihnu braid after the cuff part before the palm pattern starts. 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 two colored yarn in traditional Estonian fair-isle style. The pattern comes from Paistu area in historic Mulgi Region, nowadays Viljandi County in ESTONIA. It is a large ancient motif, depicting a cross. It is called a Cross Pattern or a Moose Horn 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 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 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. -
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 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.