Esme Young and fellow judge Patrick Grant are back for a ninth series of The Great British Sewing Bee. Once again, comedian Sara Pascoe hosts as 12 amateur sewers enter the sewing room hoping to impress the judges and stitch their way to glory. Here, Esme reveals what to expect in the coming weeks…
Tell us about this year’s batch of sewers…
They were great. The thing I really like is how they learn from each other and they get better and better. It’s great to see how people develop over the series. They surprise themselves.
What are the most testing challenges they faced during the new series?
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