Featured Artisan Immersions in 2025:

  • June 11-22, 2025: Impressions of Oaxaca

    A 10-day guided artistic journey to explore Oaxaca’s diverse craft traditions, natural beauty, and rich culture. On this embroidery workshop experience, you will take a deep dive into Oaxacan embroidery by engaging in hands-on learning alongside traditional and contemporary artists. On this trip, you won’t be a spectator, but an active maker. Learn more.

  • Aug 12-20, 2025: Forage & Dye the Wild Colors of the Sierra Norte

    With Alissa Allen of Mycopigments, we are going deep into the mountains of Oaxaca to learn the art of foraging and dyeing with mushrooms and lichens. We'll explore and be hosted by several Sierra Norte mountain communities in serene nature and dye with the silk-producing artisans of San Pedro Cajonos. Learn more!

  • August 6-14, 2025: Woven Lives: Following the Thread

    An immersion in the culture and textile traditions of Oaxaca with Professor Carolyn Kallenborn and Ana Paula Fuentes. A 7-day textile journey where you will witness the art of weaving in Oaxaca and its transformation over the past fifteen years. We will visit artisans in their studios, study their work up close, and learn techniques in hands-on workshops. Learn more.

We connect textile lovers, fiber artisans, and cultural explorers with artisan communities in Mexico and Thailand through immersive, meaningful travel.

Our hands-on experiences provide the opportunity to learn directly from master weavers, dyers, and craftspeople who have preserved their traditions for generations. From backstrap weaving in remote villages to natural dye workshops using locally foraged plants, each journey is a deep dive into textile heritage.

We believe in ethical, sustainable engagement that fosters true connections—supporting artisans, celebrating their skills, and ensuring that their knowledge continues to thrive.

Join us for an unforgettable adventure where creativity, tradition, and cultural exchange come together, weaving stories across borders.

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Travel Accessories for Textile Lovers

Whether it’s a day in the park or weekend away, travel sustainably and in style with beautifully handwoven essentials that showcase indigenous textiles & support Hill Tribe artisans along the way.

Handwoven on a backstrap loom by Lahu Hill Tribe weavers in the mountains of Northern Thailand and handmade by Hill Tribe artisans in Chiang Mai, our essentials collection features a water bottle holder, utensil wrap, jewelry case, small pouch, and silky eye mask to help you travel beautifully.

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Hi, I'm Kim

After two decades in the fast-paced worlds of D.C. politics and Silicon Valley Tech, I followed my heart toward slow fashion, championing small-batch artisan production and showcasing the creative handiwork of individual artists. I believe that globally, we must elevate the wisdom of indigenous communities if we wish to heal our planet and each other. 

After an unexpected 18 months in Thailand in early 2020, I founded Traveling Traders to support indigenous Hill-tribe artisans impacted by COVID with the production of face masks. In 2022, we collaborated to make a collection of travel accessories with handwoven textiles by Lahu Hill Tribe artisans and handmade with my Fair Trade partners in Chiang Mai. 

You can now find me in Southern Mexico, with my husband Zachary, where we lead boutique foraging and artisan tours.

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