THE Great British Sewing Bee is returning for its eighth season of the competition.
With seven winners of the show to date – find out here what prize they get.
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What does the winner of The Great British Sewing Bee get?
Just like The Great British Bake Off, there is no grand cash prize for the winner of The Great British Sewing Bee.
Instead, the winner will get bragging rights and a trophy.
In order to win the competition, contestants must make it through 10 weeks of increasingly difficult sewing challenges.
Judges Patrick Grant and Esme Young will decide the top sewer of the week and which of the contestants will be sent home.
Who has won the Sewing Bee?
Ann Rowley – series one
Ann Rowley won the first series of Sewing Bee back in 2013 at the age of 81.
As a keen seamstress for 75 years, she entered the competition to defend home sewing and has since continued to enjoy her passion away from the spotlight.
Heather Jacks – series two
Season two winner, Heather Jacks, continues to sew and has designed her own fabric ranges for The Craft Cotton Company.
She is also a brand ambassador for Simplicity sewing patterns and also teaches workshops.
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Matt Chapple – series three
Series three winner, Matt Chapple, has gone on to publish a sewing book called Make It, Own It, Love It.
He also launched a craft kit called the Sew-a-saurus to make a dinosaur tail for kids.
Charlotte Newland – series four
Series four winner, Charlotte, continues to sew regularly as you will be able to see from her Instagram @charlottesews
She is also an ambassador for Create & Craft TV appearing on their YouTube shows and contributing to their blog.
Juliet Uzor – series five
Juliet entered the competition as a primary school teacher and London-based enthusiastic sewist.
After leaving the show as the series five winner, she started her website Sew So Natural and hopes to inspire others to take charge and sew their own fashion pieces.
Clare Bradley – series six
Clare won series six of the Sewing Bee during the Spring of 2020, as the Covid pandemic took over.
She is a respiratory consultant in Portsmouth, where she continues to work and sew in her spare time.
Serena Baker – series seven
Serena was completing her fourth year of a medicine degree when she took part in the competition.
At just 21-years-old when the programme was filmed, she is also its youngest ever winner.
She has written a book about creating a sustainable wardrobe called Serena Sews, which is set to be out on June 23, 2022.
When does Sewing Bee 2022 start?
The brand new series of The Great British Sewing Bee kicks off on Wednesday, April 27 at 9pm on BBC One.
There are 10 episodes in total of the competition.
Once each episode airs, they will become available to watch on BBC iPlayer.
