I’ve written to your group in the past about a textile tour we ran in the Lesser Sunda Islands of Indonesia for a company called SeaTrek. We are now running a revised version of that tour with a different company and a more luxurious boat – but at a significantly lower price point. The tour is 14 nights long, with 7 spent on the boat and 7 in hotels (4 nights before the cruise and 3 nights afterwards).
Days will be spent visiting weaving communities, enjoying exclusive demonstrations of their spinning, binding, dyeing and weaving techniques – including the marine dyes used on Ternate and the fascinating supplementary and complementary warp techniques used on Sumba, as well answering the question ‘when is a warp not a warp?’. We will discover the role played by textiles in their societies, visit local markets, schools, and museums, and of course snorkel over coral reefs. This trip is great not only for textile lovers, but also for anyone with an interest in photography or learning about other cultures.
The islands we will visit are Flores, Adonara, Lembata, Ternate, Alor, Savu and of course one of the highlights is our three days spent on Sumba. The trip starts at Ende on the island of Flores on 5th May 2025 and ends on Sumba on 20th May. Both of these islands are reached from Bali by short domestic flights. Full details of the tour, including a video of the boat, can be found on our website https://www.asiantextilestudies.com/tour.html
There are only six cabins remaining so if this is of interest to you, please don’t hesitate to get in touch.
I am attaching a leaflet (Leaflet_2025_Compresssed) which you may wish to share with your members.
Best wishes,
Sue Richardson
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