Choose The Week Your Hands Remember

A spring week of poetry and wine at Casa da Granja in Portugal’s Douro Valley. Poet Giacomo Boffi leads the morning workshops, and 2 afternoons take you to local quintas for a guided tasting. Open to beginners, with up to 7 guests.

A week of colorwork knitting with Maaike van Geijn at Hortas do Rio, Carrapateira, in a small group with yarn, meals and teaching included.

A week of stranded colorwork with Maaike van Geijn at Blooming, in the woods outside Bergen, her home ground. Dunes, sea, and an exclusive design made for the week.

A hand-building ceramics retreat for intermediate and advanced makers in the Algarve, on Portugal’s Atlantic coast, led by ceramicist Clara Rêgo. A week of sculptural work at scale, textures gathered from the shore and one day of Portuguese tile painting. 2 weeks to choose from in late September 2027, up to 13 guests each. From €2,790 per person. Coming soon.

A longer journey through Brazil’s embroidery, from the riverside stitchers of Minas Gerais to the filé and labirinto of the Northeast. It runs in the second half of 2027 for up to 10 guests, and the route and dates are still being set. Coming soon.

A 15-day textile journey across Rajasthan and Gujarat, from the Sindhi quilt makers of the Thar Desert to the museums of Ahmedabad. It runs in February 2028 for up to 10 guests, with exact dates to be confirmed. Coming soon.