A Textile Tour with Tutor Gillian Travis.

Textile Adventures – India Edition.

CAS is teaming up with intrepid traveller and well-known textiles teacher Gillian Travis. Gillian is well known for her back-packing and has a great eye for an interesting place and turning her photos into art quilts back home.

Art Quilts underway from Gillian's travels
Art Quilts underway from Gillian’s travels
Gillian in the blockprint studio
Gillian in the blockprint studio
A block designed by Gillian
Blocks designed by Gillian

We are following Gillian’s love of travel and using it to inspire creative work, but ditching back-packing for an air-conditioned bus and comfortable hotels to make a journey to gather inspiration and skills.

This tour is based around is Gillian’s Course – how to transfer your travel photos to cloth [NO drawing skills necessary]

AND

Visiting The Stitching Project – a workshop we can call home. Design an wooden printing block, learn how to use it to print cloth, have that cloth made into a top for you. Gillian will also explain how to print it back home using a gelli plate.

A Palace to call home.
A Palace to call home.
A mighty Fort to visit.
A mighty Fort to visit.
The Taj Mahal
The Taj Mahal

Exotic locations to visit along the way.

Pre-trip there will be an email briefing and preparations tutorial, ideas on designing your own wooden block, along the road we will have tutorials, take artisan workshops and gather lots of inspiration. 

Dates 1 to 11 February 2025

Textile Adventures – India Edition with Tutor Gillian Travis.

Itinerary & CostsClick here
Bookings Openuse this link
Information to help you prepareTravel Notes
Inspiration and stories to get you in the moodIndia Inspiration
Poke back through my Blog- there are lots of
stories from Rajasthan travels.		Blog– Of Daydreams & Memories
Gillian's blocks
Gillian’s blocks
The look of pleasure watching Gillian's son print fabric and then have a shirt made is what spurred us on to making this trip.
The look of pleasure watching Gillian’s son print fabric and then have a shirt made is what spurred us on to making this trip.
an't beat a good dot print- we have about 8 different dot blocks for you to use
Can’t beat a good dot print- we have about 8 different dot blocks for you to use
On the cutting table.
On the cutting table.
The top she printed and a quilt from raiding the scrap heap and printing fabric.
The top she printed and a quilt from raiding the scrap heap and printing fabric.
Some of Gillian's Indian Ladies
Some of Gillian’s Indian Ladies

Creative Arts Safaris offers craft, textile and travel sketching tours to exotic locations.

We offer fully escorted small group tours and travelling workshops with respected tutors.

On tour we like to get our hands dirty taking workshops, exploring locations and culture. We include lots of local experiences as well as visiting iconic sites.

Crafts, travel sketching and textiles are our passion.

Our friendly groups are inclusive. They are companionable and well organized allowing a relaxed adventure, great for solo travellers.

They include pickup & drop to airport, accommodation, group travel, sightseeing, workshops, and most meals. Almost everything is included EXCEPT the shopping – that is your job. Help the local economy.