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Welcome to our recap for Episode 10 of this year’s Sewing Bee. The 2026 final! I hope you enjoy our favourite bits of the episode. Did you see Episode 9 last week? It was Wardrobe Heroes Week, where the remaining five sewists competed for a spot in the semi-final. You can catch up with our […]
Welcome to our recap for Episode 9 of this year’s Sewing Bee. It was Wardrobe Heroes Week, and otherwise known as this year’s semi-final! I hope you enjoy our favourite bits of the episode. Did you see Episode 8 last week? It was Literary Icons Week, and we saw the remaining five sewists compete for […]
Welcome to our recap for Episode 8 of this year’s Sewing Bee! It was Literary Icons Week, and we saw the remaining five sewists compete for a spot in next week’s semi-final. I hope you enjoy our favourite bits of the episode. Did you see Episode 7 last week? The sewists created three makes inspired […]
Welcome to our recap for Episode 7 of this year’s Sewing Bee – Music Week! It was a fun week, I’d definitely catch up if you haven’t seen it yet. In the meantime, I hope you enjoy our favourite bits of the episode. Did you enjoy Episode 6 last week? The sewists created three sports […]
We’re halfway through this year’s sewing Bee already! Did you enjoy Episode 5 last week? The sewists created three sports related makes. You can catch up with our recap post, or watch again on BBC iPlayer. Anna’s appliqué bowling shirt was just incredible! Don’t read on if you haven’t watched Episode 6 yet! We love […]
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 […]
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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 […]
I love autumn, and I want to savour every last moment of it before moving fully into the winter season. November flies by quickly, though, so I do like to start a little bit of festive making. Some of these ideas make great gifts, but are also lovely things you can make for yourself to […]
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 […]
Like many other sewists, I’ve been patiently waiting for news of this year’s Great British Sewing Bee. Once the official Bee book was released in May, fans of the much-loved sewing series thought Episode One might be just around the corner. Excitingly, we now have a release date to look forward to! The new series […]
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