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10/4/20: Free – Chequerboard Tablemat Instructions

My Etsy shop: Etsy Shop Threadworkdesign Happy Easter! Here are some free instructions for a patchwork tablemat. It’s a great project for using left over pieces of…

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4/4/20: In my Etsy shop “Threadworkdesign”

Etsy shop As well as running Sewing holidays, retreats and day workshops here in South West France, I sell project instructions and patterns in my Etsy…

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28/3/20: FREE Boro-inspired Basket instructions

My Etsy shop: Etsy Shop Threadworkdesign These are difficult times for everyone and we all deal with stress and anxiety in different ways. Mindful sewing is a…

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25/3/20: Free – Bargello Infinity Scarf instructions

Since many of you are currently confined to home because of Coronavirus, I thought I’d publish some instructions for a sewing project. This “Bargello Infinity Scarf”…

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19/3/20: FREE – A Beginners’ Project

These are difficult times the world over. Many of us are confined to home, and/or have people to entertain. If you’ve always wanted to learn to…

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18/3/20: Be Creative article

My Boro inspired basket appears in April’s edition of “Be Creative” magazine. The good thing is, you can probably make it with fabrics you have around…

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8/3/20: More “Sewing” bags…

Here are the other gorgeous bags made on Thursday afternoon… I love the way that – as with anything made from fabric! – the finished result…

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6/3/20: Sewing Bags workshop

Yesterday afternoon I ran a Sewing Bag workshop. This project (available in my Etsy shop here: Sewing Bag, Etsy ) is great for people fairly new to sewing,…

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3/3/20: Birthday Sewing Day

Today I hosted a “Birthday Sewing Day” here at Textile Holidays France… Two lovely ladies came along with fabrics, patterns, food and wine, and spent the…

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29/2/20: March 2020 Newsletter

Since this time of year is always quiet here at Textile Holidays France, I’ve called next month’s newsletter – due to be sent out on 1st…

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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...