We were so excited last night to read that the Sewing Bee will be back on our screens on Wednesday 24 May.

Now we have the official release date we’re counting down the days until we can see who the next sewists are, and what they’ll be making in the challenges.

Check out our recent article on the Sewing Bee for an overview of the programme, and what sort of projects they get up to on the show.

When and where to watch

The new series of The Great British Sewing Bee starts on Wednesday 24 May at 9PM on BBC 1. You can can also catch up on BBC iPlayer when it suits you.

Everything we know about the first episode

SOURCE: BBC’s The Great British Sewing Bee website

Sara Pascoe is returning as the show host, welcoming 12 sewists to the Sewing Bee location in Leeds.

The BBC’s site says “Judges Patrick Grant and Esme Young want to see how the newbies... [read more]