2023 will be our sixth year of offering sewing retreats.

In 2018 we held our first ever retreat, where attendees completed a number of small projects over the course of the weekend, in lovely surroundings and with good company.

In 2020, with impeccable timing, we scheduled our first “Spring Thing”, a more pared back version of the retreat, where delegates brought their own projects to work on. Due to circumstances, this was postponed until 2021, but last year and this year we have held retreats twice a year.

We are nothing if not ambitious, and in 2023 we are planning to hold FIVE retreats across the year.

Our May and October retreats will be done very much on the same basis as previously, but the three new retreats will all involve working on a specific project. We are currently working on the samples for these, so the photos below will be replaced by better ones once we have them, but it should be possible to get a pretty good idea of what we will be making.

The three new retreats will be offered on the same basis as the existing retreats. We have a number of options available, to allow flexibility. All retreats take place all day on the Saturday and Sunday, with the weekend rate including dinner, bed and breakfast on Saturday night / Sunday morning. You can also book the Friday night as an optional extra.

The Retreats take place at Wentworth Castle, which is a beautiful venue. They have recently refurbished their conference and event centre, and it really is lovely.

All materials are included in the price of retreats and you will be contacted nearer the time to choose your fabrics for July, September and December.

N.B. if you would like to attend in July, September or December, but do not want to participate in the planned project, you are welcome to bring your own projects to work on. If you would like to book on that basis, please let us know. Your attendance will be charged at the same rate as the "Spring Thing".