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It’s time to whack out the pincushions, cut out the patterns and make sure your bobbins are threaded correctly in the machine as The Great British Sewing Bee is back! The BBC show returned for its eighth series on April 27th and 12 contestants are battling it out for top spot in 2022.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hosted by Sara Pascoe and judged by Esme Young and Patrick Grant, The Great British Sewing Bee sees contestants create all kinds of items each week. From making mini skirts from scratch to conjuring capsule wardrobes, episode 1 alone was full of challenging tasks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Meet Gill from The Great British Sewing Bee<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Gill is one of the Great British Sewing Bee series 8 contestants. She joins Debra, Marni, Mitch and co in the 2022 competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Three years ago, Gill’s husband bought her a sewing machine and she gave the craft a go for the first time and immediately fell in love. Since then, Gill taught herself to sew.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She’s 44 years old, hails from Doncaster in South Yorkshire and works as a public health intelligence analyst. Gill says her love for numbers helps her in sewing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n