MAY 2027 Great UK Textile Tour :: DEPOSIT

SOLD OUT. To be on the Wait List, email Victoria +here. Include in your message: UK Wait List. PLEASE NOTE: Okan Arts will lead two UK Textile Tours in Spring 2028. Please contact Victoria to be added to the Interested List for upcoming tours +here. Include in your message: Interested List. 13-day Tour:: Great UK Textile Tour FRI May 7 to WED May 19, 2027 Tour Deposit: $2,500 Total Tour Cost: $13,575 Single Occupancy Tour limited to 14 participants Tour Leaders: Victoria Stone & Patricia Belyea, co-owners of Okan Arts Join Okan Arts on an extraordinary textile journey through Scotland and northern England. With just a small group of fellow textile enthusiasts, you experience Britain in a way that feels personal, exclusive, and wonderfully unrushed. From tartan and lace to quilting, spinning, weaving, mending, and leatherwork, you discover Britain’s textile traditions through the people who keep them alive. Meet renowned makers and artists, explore private collections and working studios, and learn new skills in intimate hands-on sessions. Along the way, wander medieval streets, visit castles and cathedrals, tour a renowned garden, explore a living-history village, and enjoy the grand tradition of High Tea. The journey unfolds through some of Britain’s most evocative places, from Edinburgh’s Old Town and the Scottish Borders to the Northumberland coast, County Durham, Beverley, and York. Stay seven nights in a five-star hotel near the Royal Mile in Edinburgh, one night in a restored 13th-century country manor, and four nights in a five-star hotel in York’s famed Shambles district — all single occupancy. Enjoy the excitement of each day’s adventures and the luxury of time to yourself each night. ITINERARY B=Breakfast L=Lunch T=High Tea D=Dinner DAY 1 Arrive at EDI | Transfer to downtown Edinburgh DAY 2 Edinburgh: Tapestry Workshop | Royal Mile Walkabout BD DAY 3 Galashiels: Visible Mending Workshop | Great Tapestry of Scotland BL DAY 4 Earlston: Drop Spindle Spinning Workshop | Private Manor Garden Tour BL DAY 5 Glasgow/Fintry: Lacemaking Lesson | Paper Weaving Workshop BL DAY 6 Stirling: Tartan Weaving Workshop | Stirling Castle B DAY 7 Edinburgh: Leather Bag Workshop | High Tea | Free Afternoon BT DAY 8 Northumberland Coast: Berwick-upon-Tweed Walkabout | Willow Weaving Workshop B D DAY 9 County Durham: North Country Quilting Masters | Beamish Historic Village B DAY 10 Beverley: Exclusive Visit with Philippa Naylor | Beverley Walkabout BL DAY 11 York: Curator Tour of The Quilters’ Guild Collection | Dorset Button Workshop BD DAY 12 York: York Minster Ecclesiastical Sewing Tour | Free Afternoon B DAY 13 York: Transfer to York Station (YRK), Leeds Airport (LBA), or Manchester Airport (MAN) B NOTE: This itinerary is subject to change. ACCOMMODATIONS Edinburgh: 7 nights in a 5-star hotel in Edinburgh Old Town Durham: 1 night in a restored 13th-century country manor house York: 4 nights in a 5-star hotel in York’s historic Shambles area All bookings are single occupancy. INCLUDED TRANSFERS DAY 1: Private car transfer from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to hotel Day 13: Private car transfer from hotel to York Train Station, Leeds Airport (LBA), or Manchester Airport (MAN) to continue on your travels Daily adventures are by private Sprinter van. Traveling from Edinburgh to York, we relax in an executive midi-coach. To read a blog post about elite quilter Philippa Naylor +click here To read a blog post about weaver Katherine Cowtan +click here To read a blog post about quilting expert Jean Leader +click here To read a blog post about Beamish and North Country quilts +click here To read a blog post about invisible mender Flora Collingwood-Norris +click here To read a blog post The Quilter’s Guild Collection +click here