Jackie (October 2023)

Our holiday with TextilesHolidaysItaly was beyond our expectations. A friend and I had followed Bronwen for a while on Instagram and seen the beautiful creations that she and her guests had made. Once we had booked our trip the main problem was what to make. We are both experienced dressmakers but wanted to expand our skills further into tailored fitting, complex pattern matching and drafting a lining for a jacket.

Bronwen took all our changing requests in her stride and gave good advice in advance. The hospitality of Bronwen and John was amazing. We were met at the airport, given a home-cooked meal on our first evening and taken to the supermarkets to stock up. The apartments were luxurious and we had so much space to ourselves. During the week we managed to fit in lots of sight seeing around the Tuscan/Umbrian towns, very kindly driven by John and Bronwen, as well as time to tackle all our sewing projects. Bronwen is a skilled and experienced teacher, and offered just what we needed in the way of challenge, encouragement and support. I’d definitely recommend and I am looking forward to returning. Thank you Bronwen and John.