If you have never seen "The Great British Sewing Bee" where have you been? It is now season 10 and with new(ish) host Kiell Smith-Bynoe it's fast becoming the byword in comfort TV for these troubled times. Here's how to watch it from anywhere with a VPN — and potentially for free. "The Great British Sewing Bee" season 10 premieres on Tuesday, May 21.

Episodes are available on BBC iPlayer weekly. • FREE — BBC iPlayer (U.K.

) • Watch anywhere — try NordVPN 100% risk free As with " Bake Off ", contestants face three challenges based around a general theme. In this reality format the aim is to win Garment of the Week or, at the very least, impress the judges and avoiding leaving the show (before inevitably saying how much you have enjoyed your time on the show). It's potentially life-changing televised jeopardy with a needle and thread as opposed to a whisk.

The three challenges are: The Pattern Challenge – contestants must follow the same pattern as accurately as possible; the Transformation Challenge – reimagine an existing garment to to create a specified different type of garment; and, the Made-to-measure Challenge – sewers design and create their own garments, while adjusting their patterns to fit human models. The 2024 hopefuls include trained architect Comfort, festival and club DJ Georgie and woodworking teacher Neil. Read on and we'll reveal how to watch "The Great British Sewing Bee" online and from anywhere.

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