Meet the sewers competing in The Great British Sewing Bee 2014

Simon, The Great British Sewing Bee - Image Credit: BBC/Love Productions/Des Willie

Simon, The Great British Sewing Bee – Image Credit: BBC/Love Productions/Des Willie

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

Series 2 contestant, Tamara - Image Credit: BBC/Love Productions/Des Willie

Series 2 contestant, Tamara – Image Credit:
BBC/Love Productions/Des Willie