Swedish Art Weaving ~ Stockholm to Glimåkra, Sweden 2024

April 22, 2024 Sarah Light

Thanks very much to Gunvor Johansson and our Stockholm guide Anna for a fantastic workshop and trip. Following atelier, museum and store visits in Stockholm, our weavers from USA, Japan and Austria wove samples of 4 traditional Scanian art weaves under Gunvor’s expert tuition at Glimåkra Vävstols Museum. Thanks also to Gunvor’s assistant, German weaver Anja for all her help!

“What a memorable trip! I’m so happy to have met all the weavers in our group. I'm relishing all the memories from our trip. I had so looked forward to studying with Gunvor, the experience was better than I could have imagined. What a privilege, really. Thank you for a wonderful experience! Tusen tack to Sarah, Gunvor, Anna, Anja, Simon & Christina!” - Toni, USA

“It was a great experience for me! Thank you everyone!” - Atsuko, Japan

“I really enjoyed my trip with The Tour Studio very much. We had a fun group, all with different personalities but all working well together. I also would like to thank you again for yours and Simon’s nice invitation to your home…it made the trip very special. Also all the very good bakery from Simon for our coffee breaks!!! Thank you so much!!! The Hotel in Broby was very comfortable and very nice service. In Stockholm I enjoyed the tour through the city very much, to places I would not have visited by myself!!! The Hotel in Stockholm was fabulous. The workshop with Gunvor was also very special, a lot of fun and very good to handle. I will come back for a trip for sure.” - Tatjana, Austria

“It was marvellous. Thank you. Seems like a dream now!” - Bettes, USA

K.A. Almgren Sidenväveri silk weaving museum Stockholm

‘Nordic Life’ exhibition at Nordic Museum Stockholm

Märta Måås-Fjetterström showroom Stockholm

Rag Rug Weaving Workshop ~ Glimåkra, Sweden 2022

August 15, 2022 Sarah Light

Thanks very much to Marie Rolander and VävstolsMuseet at Glimåkra, Sweden for hosting our Rag Rug Weaving Workshop for 7 weavers from USA, Australia and Latvia. We’re looking forward to more workshops at VävstolsMuseet in 2023.

Workshop instructor Marie Rolander and some of our weavers (Photo: Tommy Svensson)

“Thank you so much for this great experience in Sweden. It was so much fun to spend time with you both again. You both go to great effort to make the experiences for your guests exceptional and I really look forward to more fun with The Tour Studio in Italy next year. It was a privilege to be on this tour with you. Many thanks for a fabulous experience.”

— Gail, Australia

“I want to thank you so much for the lovely experience! I am really excited for the things we have experienced….everything has been so lovely and well organised/memorable. Thank you again for a wonderful experience!”

— Sarah, USA

“Thank you for all your efforts, you have done an amazing job. If you have another weaving tour in Sweden, you can put my name on the list now. I look forward to joining you on another weaving tour, take care and thank you for a lovely tour!”

— Linda, USA

“I’d like to say thank you for an incredible experience. The trip was a wonderful learning opportunity and I’m so grateful that I got to take part. Thank you for making a wonderful experience for us. We will remember it always - it’s been a dream come true for me.”

— Susan, USA

Patricia Kinsella Textile Weaving Workshop ~ Florence, Italy 2019

August 9, 2019 Sarah Light

Pat Kinsella’s Textile Weaving Workshop at Tessilarte in Florence was a huge success. We had a fantastic group of participants from USA, Canada, Australia and Ireland including absolute beginners and highly experienced weavers. Here are the scarves and samplers. Grazie mille Pat, we’re looking forward to next year’s workshop!

“I really loved it all, and the light touch you and Simon bring to a tour. To me it was essentially so much more wonderful than I dared to imagine! Thank you!”

— Mary, Australia

“I have been thinking a lot about Florence and the workshop, and I just loved every minute of it. The accommodation was perfect and in a great location, and the tours were great. Now to the workshop with Patricia: there is only one word: FANTASTIC! Everybody loved it. You and Simon were so caring and organised as well that you made every day just wonderful…. As much as I am trying to think about, there was nothing negative at all! Thank you again for a wonderful time”

— Michele, Australia

“After experiencing your wonderful tour in Florence I’m so impressed with the standard of your tours”

— Gail, Australia

Registrations are now open for Pat Kinsella’s 2020 Textile Weaving Workshop ~ Prato & Florence. Signup now.

Handwoven Textiles ~ Fondazione Lisio Workshop, Florence Italy 2019

July 28, 2019 Sarah Light

Thank you Eva and Cecilia at Fondazione Lisio for another wonderful textile weaving workshop. Our weavers found the workshop challenging and rewarding, producing some fabulous samplers on Lisio’s incredible antique jacquard looms. We’re looking forward to returning next May.

“This was the trip of a lifetime for me! I love Italy, weaving and history, so the tour was the perfect combination. Highlights for me were the class at Lisio, getting to design and weave a project on a Jacquard loom was a dream come true. I also loved the places that you arranged for us to visit, an amazing variety of experiences. Getting to meet and interact with the owners and family businesses was so exciting. I thank you for a wonderful tour and hope our paths cross sometime”

— Jennie, USA

“So happy to have been able to weave on these looms!!”

— Sharon, Canada

“An awesome experience”

— Gail, Canada

Only 2 places left in our 2020 Handwoven Textiles ~ Fondazione Lisio Workshop. Signup now.
Read more about this workshop and tour from our 2018 weavers HERE

Handwoven Textiles Italy 2018 weaving workshop & tour

July 8, 2018 Sarah Light

Antico Setificio Fiorentino workshop visit, Florence

We've just completed our Handwoven Textiles ~ Florence to Perugia 2018 tour and workshop with a wonderful group of weavers. Such a pleasure for us and so many great memories! Here are a few photos. Our 2019 workshops and tours are filling up fast, with only 1 or 2 spots left. Please contact us if you'd like to register.

Leather & parchment artisan Paolo Carandini, Florence

Antique jacquard looms for our workshop at Fondazione Lisio, Florence

Punching cards during the Introduction to Jacquard Weaving workshop at Fondazione Lisio, Florence

Weaving on antique looms during our Introduction to Jacquard Weaving workshop at Fondazione Lisio, Florence

Giuditta Brozzetti handwoven textiles atelier, Perugia

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