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Bronwen

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“Trapunto” guest room

This west facing bedroom – with king sized bed – is on the first floor off the guest sitting room/kitchen. It is accessed via a private…

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“Sashiko” guest room

This double en-suite bedroom (“Sashiko”) is on the ground floor leading off the studio. In summary, this room has the following features: On the ground floor,…

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10/05/21: Post lockdown cappuccino !

After lockdown, with so many things closed, it’s such a treat to simply go out for cappuccino and croissant in the morning. 10/05/21: Post lockdown cappuccino…

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Textile Holidays
How to book and booking terms

1) If you’re interested in booking a holiday, the best way to discuss it, or to book, is to contact me by email at: mailto: info@textileholiday.com…

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Day Workshops
Day Parties and Short Retreats

Sewing Retreats: If you live further afield I can arrange a residential sewing weekend or midweek break. This would include 2 days in the studio and…

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15/9/20: Pienza

Pienza… Pienza is in Tuscany – to be precise, it’s in the Val d’Orcia, which is a UNESCO World Heritage site. The landscape is stunningly beautiful,…

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14/9/20: Why Trasimeno?

I thought by now I’d be able to share with you some information about the new location of Textile Holidays…..Italy – about our new home. Unfortunately,…

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3/8/20: Moving to Italy…..

Textile Holidays France is moving to Italy! More information to come in the next few weeks… Textile holidays, sewing retreats, creative workshops… I plan to continue…

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1/6/20: Free Motion embroidery zipped pouches

I love batch production, but this batch of 20 was a little too big for me! I think batches of 5 or 6 items are less…

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31/5/20: My new Woodland Walk lap quilt…

…again unfinished because I can’t find the right backing fabric. How can it be so difficult to find the right type of navy cotton fabric?! Pattern…

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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...