Kirstie's Handmade Britain
Season 12011
Queen of the homemade home and all things made, Kirstie Allsopp returns with a brand new series that really tests her mettle as a craftswoman.
Queen of the homemade home and all things made, Kirstie Allsopp returns with a brand new series that really tests her mettle as a craftswoman.
9 Episodes
In this first programme Kirstie heads to the Devon County Show where she will be entering some of her finest baked goods in the Afternoon Tea cake competition. As amateur bakers up and down the country compete to see who has the best cakes, baking competitions are often the fiercest fought of all. Kirstie needs to perfect her scones and homemade jam, and her chosen afternoon tea patisserie - kumquat Γ©clairs.
October 19, 2011In this second programme Kirstie tackles the art of paper crafts, endeavouring to create amazing pieces hard to believe are just made from paper, to compete at The Royal Welsh Show.
October 26, 2011In this next programme Kirstie is tackling needlecraft. She will have to master some complex needlework skills as she prepares to enter a cushion of her own design into the needlecraft competition at the Great Yorkshire Show. With over 12,000 competition entrants across the weekend, and a massive 130,000 visitors expected to attend, it's where seriously keen lovers of crafting seek serious prizes.
November 2, 2011Kirstie visits an agricultural show and enters a "produce" competition that involves butchery skills. She learns to make Yorkshire pork pie, her own sausages, and brawn.
November 30, 2011