Great British Sewing Bee 2023: Season 9 News & Free Patterns

by caitlinrimmer

The Great British Sewing Bee 2023 is on its way! Welcome to CraftWorld’s home for everything Sewing Bee in the run up to season 9. We will keep updating this page when the Sewing Bee is on TV, so keep checking back and you won’t miss a thing for Sewing Bee 2023. Starting in May, The Great British Sewing Bee is back with beloved judges and brand-new contestants.

What you’re all wondering is when will Sewing Bee 2023 start?

The first episode of The Great British Sewing Bee Season 9 will be on our screens at 9pm on Wednesday 24th May!

Your Ultimate Sewing Bee 2023 Companion

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Sewing Bee 2023 Hosts

We’ve got a good hunch when it will start, but what do we know about Sewing Bee 2023?
While nothing else has been officially announced for this year’s Sewing Bee, we have a few secure guesses and a few bits of snooping we’ve done online. If you’re worried about who are the hosts this year, rest easy: we can all get our fix of Sewing Bee’s Esme and Patrick! There has been no surprise announcement for a change in the beloved Sewing Bee judges. Love Sewing had a wonderful interview with the Sewing Bee judges, alongside host Sarah Pascoe, that you can read in the run up to the show. We also found out all the Sewing Bee secrets from Patrick Grant after the Celebrity Sewing Bee Christmas special and, of course, we got the inside scoop from judge Esme Young too.

Our Sewing Bee presenter of last year, Sarah Pascoe, is also returning! While not officially confirmed, Sarah has gone back to work after the birth of her lovely son last year and has been touring all winter, right through Spring 2023. Last October on her Instagram she shared snaps from Sunny Bank Mills, the new filming location of The Great British Sewing Bee. Her posts featured her adorable dog Mouse alongside some very wonderful outfits. She shared chic professional silhouettes and billowing astrological designs that are truly fitting the flamboyance we have come to love in a Sewing Bee presenter.

Season 8's Sewing Bees

Sewing Bee 2023 Contestants

So, who are the talented amateur sewists who are taking part in Series 9 of the Great British Sewing Bee?

We're so excited to introduce you to this year's class of Bees! CLICK HERE to find out everything we know so far and follow your favourites on instagram.

WATCH ALONG: Sewing Bee 2023 Episodes

What home of Sewing Bee would be complete without episode guides? Check back after each episode for recaps on the themes, patterns and of course, who left Sewing Bee last night.

Sewing Bee will air at 9pm every Wednesday night on BBC ONE so will be showing live on the channel, and available for catch up on iPlayer afterwards.

Here's the airing dates for each episode of the Bee this year:

  • Episode 1: Wednesday 24th May, 9pm BBC ONE
  • Episode 2: Wednesday 31st May, 9pm BBC ONE
  • Episode 3: Wednesday 7th June, 9pm BBC ONE
  • Episode 4: Wednesday 14th June, 9pm BBC ONE
  • Episode 5: Wednesday 21st June, 9pm BBC ONE
  • Episode 6: Wednesday 28th June, 9pm BBC ONE
  • Episode 7: Wednesday 5th July, 9pm BBC ONE
  • Episode 8: Wednesday 12th July, 9pm BBC ONE
  • Episode 9: Wednesday 19th July, 9pm BBC ONE
  • Episode 10: Wednesday 26th July, 9pm BBC ONE
Not long left to wait!

Before this season starts, you can of course watch Sewing Bee on iPlayer. All episodes of previous seasons and the Sewing Bee Christmas special are available to watch online. If you can’t remember who won Sewing Bee 2022, I don’t want to spoil it for you – but you can click through this link to read our interview with them. For a sewist's take on Sewing Bee 2022 read up on all the news and patterns from last year, complete with recap videos on our YouTube.

Until we hear any news on the episodes, we’d love to hear any Sewing Bee predictions you might have… a reduce reuse recycle themed challenge is a safe bet in my eyes.

Watch this space!

Episode Summaries

EPISODE 1
EPISODE 2
EPISODE 3
EPISODE 4
EPISODE 5
EPISODE 6
EPISODE 7
EPISODE 8
EPISODE 9

Great British Sewing Bee BOOKS

The first clue for each new season is the book! The Sewing Bee books are simple, easy to follow and full of top tips from Sewing Bee judges. Each of the books has included easy to follow instructions with clear, detailed and beautiful illustrations throughout. The patterns have been tried and tested each year with beginner sewists, so you can share a pattern with anyone who gets jealous of your gorgeous homemade clothes.

NEW SEWING BEE BOOK ANNOUNCED

The Sewing Bee team have announced their new book: The Great British Sewing Bee: The Skills: Beyond Basics: Advanced Tips and Tricks to Take Your Sewing Technique to the Next Level. Sewing Bee are building on their wonderful library of previous releases to help round out your sewing know-how. I wonder if we’ll be seeing the sewists stumble or succeed with these techniques in this year’s pattern challenges? I’ll be excited to watch along and spot any crossovers!

CraftWorld EXCLUSIVE!

The 2023 edition of our ever-popular Great British Sewing Bee digital book is live now! Feeling inspired by the return of The Great British Sewing Bee? We’ve got you covered
with 21 fabulous dressmaking patterns you can start sewing tonight!

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How Many Sewing Bee Books Are There?

Sewing Bee have already made a treasure trove of companion books to the show. Many of our readers took advantage of our subscription offer last year to grab a copy of The Modern Wardrobe. The Sewing Bee books build on each other to develop your skills and let you specialise in areas that match with your interests.

The Great British Sewing Bee Patterns: FREE Downloads

The Love Sewing archives have a feast of Sewing Bee patterns from previous years.
Browse through some of our free patterns inspired by the show here.