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The last Christmas Sewing workshop this year!

Yesterday I ran my last Christmas Sewing workshop… They’ve proved very popular – and great fun! – if a little busy at times! On all of…

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Another Christmas Sewing workshop…

I ran my second “Christmas Sewing” workshop today and the cushions and stockings made were just fabulous! Here are some of the photos… …

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Still just almost ready!

I’ve finally put together 10 projects for the “Learn to Sew” kits I’m going to launch soon… I’ve just ordered some photo labels, and I think…

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Fun in the workshop!

This afternoon’s workshop involved both sheer fabrics and quilting, but not combined – two projects… The sheer fabrics were turned into beautiful scented pillow squares and…

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More progress with my sewing kits…

I’ve made 3 more items to add to the “Learn to Sew” kits range, and taken 100s of photos for my online step-by-step instructions! Hopefully, I’ll…

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The first Christmas Sewing workshop…

What a fabulous day! The first Christmas workshop took place today and some wonderful products were made… The fabrics were absolutely gorgeous and the way they…

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Sewing kits almost… almost… ready…

It’s taken much longer to organise the sewing kits I want to start selling! That’s mainly because I’ve not had a block of time to spend…

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A batch of Sashiko scarves…

This week, I finally had time to perfect the manufacturing method for the Sashiko scarves I intend to start selling, and I made a batch of…

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Garden maze…

I’m sure there’s a patchwork block called “Garden Maze”… Certainly, I doubt I’ve invented a new block! However, this week I’ve been experimenting with using jelly…

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Dressmaking and pattern adapting…

This week I’ve had a lady here learning about dressmaking and pattern adapting… She first of all made up a calico toile, to check the fit…

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Discover a new hobby while on holiday in Italy...

Hello... I'm Bronwen Shepherd and I run sewing holidays and workshops in my lovely studio in the beautiful countryside of Umbria, close to Lake Trasimeno. The front of the house looks out into Tuscany - Monte Cetona and Lake Chiusi, and the back of the house - beyond the olive grove - looks out over the rolling countryside of Umbria. I've got a Textiles degree and a PGCE (post graduate teaching qualification) in Textiles, for teaching age 11 to 18 years - I've got 13 years teaching experience in UK schools, as a teacher and latterly as Head of Department, teaching mainly A level Textiles. I've also got 4 years experience of running textile classes and residential holidays/retreats in France. I gave up my teaching career especially to do that - we moved to France, renovated the house, built a textile studio, and started the business there. In 2020, we moved to Umbria, to the Trasimeno area, where I had bought a holiday home in 2007, and I'm re-establishing my creative business here. Apart from teaching, I have 12 years experience as a designer/maker of Christening wear, something which I intend to start doing again, but I also have a few other creative ideas...