The Great British Sewing Bee returns to BBC this week (Wednesday 27 April 2022) with a new home here in Leeds.
Viewers watching the new season of the BBC One show might notice a few changes to this year’s season- including the swap of their usual London home to one right here in Leeds.
Located at Sunny Bank Mills, the new Leeds filming spot will share one of the city’s biggest creative hubs with TV screens across the UK and beyond.
Now in its sixth-generation of owners, Sunny Bank Mills in Farsley has been serving the local community since 1829. Having been regenerated to form an open, airy space that effortlessly fuses work, leisure and culture, the Mills operate with a tea room, gallery and beautiful creative and business spaces all year round.
It is hoped that the new filming location will pique interest in the historic Mills, as well as offering Sunny Bank Mills ample opportunity to show off its amenities.
Celebrated judges Patrick Grant and Esme Young will be making a comeback but this year Joe Lycett has given role of presenter to Sara Pascoe.
So who can we expect to see on our screens this evening?
Whilst we know very little about the contestants at present, we’re convinced there’s good reason they have beaten the applicants and landed a spot in the final twelve of this year’s show.
Sadly, there’s no contestants from Leeds to rally behind, but there’s plenty of talent to gasp in awe of over the coming weeks.
The show is also looking for new contestants for the ninth series of the show. All you need to is be over the age of 16 and be able to commit to 6-8 weeks of filming between August and November 2022.
As the show is looking for up-and-coming talent, they also ask that entrants have not completed any sewing NVQ or other equivalent sewing-related qualification and you cannot have worked full-time as a dressmaker, sample machinist, pattern cutter, tailor or seamstress at any time during the last 15 years to apply for the show.
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For more information, including how to enter the next season, visit the BBC website.
Feature Image- The Great British Sewing Bee / BBC One
