Here’s the details of all 10 sewers taking part in the new 2014 series of The Great British Sewing Bee on BBC Two.
Starting in February, this years lineup of contestants will be put through their needlework paces over the course of 8 weeks.
Cerina – 50-year-old cookery teacher and artist from Hampshire
Sewing Favorites: Ballgowns and movie-inspired dresses
Chinelo – 26-year-old media graduate from Essex
Sewing Favorites: Figure hugging dresses
Cliff – 71-year-old retired prison chaplain from Bognor Regis
Sewing Favorites: Shirts and tango dancing dresses
David – 39-year-old police officer from Surrey
Sewing Favorites: Dresses for his wife and daughter
Heather – 56-year-old dressage rider and trainer from Leicestershire
Sewing Favorites: Elegant silk blouses and tailored jackets
Jenni – 31-year-old resource manager and singer from Walsall
Sewing Favorites: Performance outfits for herself and ‘crazy’ shirts for her husband
Julie – 51-year-old housing estate officer from West Yorkshire
Sewing Favorites: Country clothes with a twist, tweeds and gifts for friends
Lynda – 57-year-old learning support assistant from Wales
Sewing Favorites: Children’s clothing
Simon – 25-year-old museum assistant from Bradford
Sewing Favorites: Men’s trousers, waistcoats and jackets from woven British fabric
Tamara – 40-year-old yoga instructor and children’s entertainer from Surrey
Sewing Favorites: Vivienne Westwood meets Helena Bonham-Carter style quirky items