The new series of the Sewing Bee is in full swing! Did you enjoy Episode 4 last week? The sewists created three makes inspired by the rich textile History of Mexico. You can catch up with our recap post, or watch again on BBC iPlayer. Don’t read on if you haven’t watched Episode 4 yet! […]
The new series of the Sewing Bee is in full swing! Did you enjoy Episode 3 last week? The sewists created three makes using second hand materials, as part of ‘Reduce, Reuse and Recycle week’. You can catch up with our recap post, or watch again on BBC iPlayer. Don’t read on if you haven’t […]
The new series of the Sewing Bee is in full swing! Did you enjoy Episode 2 last week? The sewists created three makes inspired by patterns and colour – catch up with our recap post, or watch again on BBC iPlayer. Don’t read on if you haven’t watched Episode 3 yet! We love to follow […]
The new series of the Sewing Bee has arrived! Did you enjoy Episode 1 last week? The sewists created three makes inspired by British summertime – catch up with our recap post, or watch again on BBC iPlayer. For Episode 2, Patrick and Esme gave the sewists three challenges which celebrated patterns and colour. They […]
The new series of the Sewing Bee has arrived! Episode 1 aired this Tuesday, and brought Esme Young and Patrick Grant back to our screens, along with lovely new host Sophie Willan and twelve new contestants. Don’t read on if you haven’t watched Episode 1 yet! We love to follow along the episodes with weekly […]
What a joyful time it is when the Great British Sewing Bee comes back around. Beginning at the height of summer this year, and carrying us through into autumn, the Bee reignites a passion for sewing throughout the UK and beyond. We love following along with the Bee, and will be recapping each episode of […]
It’s December, it’s starting to feel festive, and the Great British Sewing Bee have announced the line up for this year’s Christmas special! Judges Esme Young and Patrick Grant are setting the challenges for this year’s celebrities, as they sew a variety of festive projects. This year they’ll be joined by Sophie Willan, after Sara […]
It was the final week of this year’s Great British Sewing Bee last week, which meant we were down to the last three sewists. Caz, Orla and Yazmin competed over three sewing challenges to win the Series 11 title. The final always features dramatic and seriously creative designs, and this year was no different. The […]
It was the semi-final on the Great British Sewing Bee this week, and it’s come around quickly! Caz, Kit, Orla and Yasmin competed for a spot in the final, over three 1920s inspired challenges. Don’t read on if you haven’t watched Episode 9 yet I love to follow along the episodes with weekly recaps and […]
Episode 8 of the Great British Sewing Bee was Movies Week! Perhaps to get us in the mood for the upcoming spooky season, many of the challenges were inspired by horror films. There was a Hitchcock themed pattern challenge, a cinema curtain transformation, and a horrifying made to measure.. Don’t read on if you haven’t […]
It was Arts Week on the Great British Sewing Bee last week, which was all about combining creativity with solid sewing skills. The sewists created a baby-doll dress inspired by Grayson Perry, transformed a pair of used painter’s overalls and made a garment embracing the bold designs of pop art. Seven episodes have flown by, […]
It was Kids’ Week on the Great British Sewing Bee this week, where the judges set three challenges inspired by childrenswear. It’s always a really creative week, often featuring fancy dress costumes and playful transformations. Don’t read on if you haven’t watched Episode 6 yet I love to follow along the episodes with weekly recaps […]
Last week’s theme on Sewing Bee was ‘Reduce, Reuse and Recycle’ week, where the sewists worked on no-waste patterns and championed reusing discarded materials. It’s important to bear these principles in mind all year around, although it’s always good to see the Bee highlighting fun ways to achieve this in the themed episode. In this […]
The new episode of the Great British Sewing Bee is on tonight. Have you see last week’s? I’ve put together a little recap of what happened in case you missed it. Last week’s sewing on the Bee celebrated the rich fashion history of Korea, with guest judge Eudon Choi joining Patrick and Esme as the […]
This week on the Sewing Bee was all about design icons. There were designer wrap dresses, punk-themed transformations and a made to measure inspired by avant-garde Versace runways. There were some seriously cool makes this week – read on for our little summary! The pattern challenge This week’s pattern inspiration was the iconic Diane Von […]
The new series of the Sewing Bee has arrived! Episode 1 aired on Tuesday night, and brought Esme Young, Patrick Grant and Sara Pascoe back to our screens, along with twelve new contestants. Have a look at our previous post for more details about the Bee and this year’s contestants. Don’t read on if you […]
All I want for Christmas is the The Great British Sewing Bee special! Luckily, we can look forward to another episode this December. It’s such a fun, festive watch – I can’t wait to see what they all get up to this year. Judges Esme Young and Patrick Grant are setting three challenges for this […]
Have you seen the latest Sewing Bee? I was a little late watching it this week, but it was a good one. Episode 4 was reduce, reuse and recycle week – where the sewists focused on using second hand materials and fabric scraps in each of the challenges. They sewed a quilted bag, transformed discarded […]
The Great British Sewing Bee is back for a Christmas special, airing in just a few days time! We loved this year’s series of GBSB, so it’s lovely news that it’s back on our screens for a festive special. Get your mulled wine and mince pies ready and enjoy a crafty, cosy episode from our […]
This week was the final of the 2023 Great British Sewing Bee! It seems to have come around very quickly. We’ve seen some beautiful and interesting makes this series, and it feels like we have a nicely varied bunch for the final three. I’m going to recap the Series 9 final in this post, so […]
This latest week is the Great British Sewing Bee’s semi-final, and the sewists are making all things workwear. Quarter-final week saw Lauren leave the show after a mishap sewing the sleeve of her smoking jacket in fashion icons week, while Asmaa won garment of the week again. She’s on fire! Back to Utilitarian Week! It […]
First off, sorry we missed Children’s Week! We’re back with a longer post for 90s week, including a recap and some 90s pattern ideas. The previous episode saw Fauve leaving, with only six contestants remaining. 90s week recap This episode comes complete with a fabulous 90s playlist, dial-up tones (did anyone else use to sing […]
This week the Sewing Bee took its inspiration from the world of art. It challenged the sewists to be extra creative as they tackle modernist skirts, painted canvasses and surrealist made-to-measure dresses. Check out our recap for Episode 4 if you missed Reduce, Reuse and Recycle week. Pattern challenge This week’s pattern challenge came in […]
It was reduce, reuse and recycle week at the Sewing Bee! I was really pleased to see this theme for the Sewing Bee last week. It’s easy to generate a lot of waste when creating things, but there are things we can do to make sure we create consciously. Have a look at our article […]
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