Immerse yourself in textile tours in India and discover the warp and weft of the country’s craftsmanship.

At Breakaway, we pride ourselves on offering an unmatched range of experiences and interactions via our Textile Trails. Our tapestry of experiences covers the country and lets you discover the warp and weft of India’s proud textile and handicraft traditions. And while our Indian textile heritage tours ensure you meet the creators of these handmade rarities and hear their stories, it also gives you the chance to take one of them home. For that, you only need to break away.

Shilpa has led perhaps India’s flagship traditional clothing brand to renown across the country and also co-founded one of India’s most respected arts and crafts e-commerce brands. She uses the relationships woven in her career to embroider a tapestry of textile tours in India that weave their way across India’s most famous and best loved fabrics and places.

Our textile and craft trails range from short trips across one or two cities to long explorations spanning entire states but they all have one thing in common – they serve rare, hand-spun gems. Chats and interactive visits with textile design experts and scholars and local artisans enhance your understanding of the various weaving and printing techniques and historical context as they shape India’s contemporary textile culture. Reflected in the art, framed in old forts, and sold in the local markets, these experiences let you wrap yourself in India’s hand-spun heritage.

From visits with master craftsmen to shopping sprees at exclusive collections via viewings of some of the country’s best private collections, our Indian craft tours are studded with experiences that can only be savoured one way. By breaking away, of course.

We offer textile breakaways in:

Peerless facilitators

Access to private collections

Audiences with master artisans & designers

Experiences of dying craft & textile traditions

Hands-on workshops

Deep immersions for the scholarly

Jaipur—All excellent Bindu. Thank you from my heart! Jodhpur—Just arrived at Daspan House in Jodhpur. You need to change your tag from “letsbreakaway” to “be blown away”! 😊 Yes indeed. All excellent! This place is amazing! (Kaner) For Delhi—-The day was magnificent! Absolutely amazing….and then the textiles at Kamayani…wonderful. the Kamayani “shop” wasn’t a shop but a treasure trove of the most spectacular textiles, and great light in which to photograph them.
Sheila Chakravarti (German) Jaipur, Jodhpur, Delhi – Nov 2024
You made it special for each one of us, Manish! I couldn’t have thought, imagined this one without the finesse, detail, perfection you ingrain into every level with so much ease! Thanks Let’s Breakaway…. 🥂here’s to many more… soonest! Bindu, thanks for being the eye & ear 24 x 7, easier when it’s not remote but you did it with aplomb. So grateful for all the friendships I have made this trip Cherish each one of you
Molshri (India) Varanasi Textile – Nov 2024
I absolutely love Lucknow. It’s like nothing else I’ve seen in India. I had a great day. Noor is lovely and I loved exploring the Bazaar, except unfortunately many of the artisan workshops were closed because it is a special day in Ramadan I believe. She was very knowledgeable and told me so much. By the way, the shopping is fantastic here. I love all the embroidery. I spent a lot of time with Mita as you know. We had so much in common and talked all about her projects. Then all the garments came out. Everything beautiful. I could have spent the whole day there.
Andrea Morris (USA) Lucknow Trip – April 2024
Went on a textile trail to Kolkata with Breakaway, and had one of the best cultural inmersions. It was completely curated to my needs. And Bindu ma’am is a sweetheart, hands down the best facilitator!
Stuti Singhania (India) Kolkata Trip – March 2024
Amazing experience exploring the textile industry of Jaipur and beautiful monuments. It was a 1st class experience. The communication was professional and warm and I particularly appreciated all the tips and suggestions outside of our itinerary. I would definitely plan future trips with Bindu and her team. Nothing was too much trouble. It was the trip of a lifetime.
Andrea Morris (USA) Jaipur Trip – Dec 2023
My friend and I did a craft and textile trail of Kutch via Breakaway, and it was a mind-blowing experience. Breakaway had arranged everything thoughtfully. Our stay was comfortable, and the itinerary was as per our needs. Bindu of Breakaway was always available on call to help us out whenever we needed guidance/assitance. Special thanks to Shabri, our facilitator, for explaining everything in detail, including the processes involved in the art and craft, and sharing wonderful anecdotes and stories from the region. I highly recommend Breakaway for curated trips that take into account specific requirements and interests.
Swetha Kannan (USA) Kutch Trip – Dec 2023
Thank you so much for the wonderful textile and craft trail Break-away organized. We had a wonderful time meeting the artists and weavers and they were incredibly welcoming and enthusiastic. Sonal was an amazing facilitator, she was so open about sharing her experiences at the grassroots and was a store house of information. She gave us a context before we visited the artisans and it helped us understand the craft and helped us situate it in a social context.
Sushmita & Friends – Feb 2020

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FAQ's

Will we get to visit artisans from whom we can also buy things?

Yes, during our textile tours, most of the artisans you visit will also have some stock of their work. It encourages them when they see an appreciation of their work, first hand. 

Is it possible to do a hands-on workshop with any of the artisans we meet?

We usually set up one hands-on workshop during some of our craft & textile tours, depending on the time available.  Its easier for artisans to do a small demo of their work, as our itinerary is rather packed

and there isn’t a lot of time to keep for textile workshops which can easily take between 2-3 hours. 

 

It’s easy to set up textile workshops on a customised tour, since it’s easier to manage time.

I have recommendations from friends on the artisans I must certainly meet on this trip.Will you be able to set this up for me?

Please do share their names with us. Our own database includes the finest craftsmen, so chances are you won’t need to meet any others. That said, if we are customising a textile tour for you, we can certainly consider setting up these. 

Will artisan homes or workshops have usable toilet facilities for us ?

Artisan homes have facilities which are clean though rudimentary, and most often ‘Indian style’ – they are not necessarily up to our standards. It’s best to let the facilitator of your textile experience know in advance, so he/she can figure this out for you. 

Can I pay by card when Im shopping at an artisan’s ?

These days, its possible to use Gpay ( for Indian guests only) during our crafts and textile tours in India. If you’re not carrying cash, some do have a facility to accept credit card payments.

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