If you've never seen the "Great British sewing bee", where have you been It's Season 10 and with the new (ish) host Kiell Smith-Bynoe it's fast becoming synonymous with comfortable television for these troubled times Here's how to use a VPN to watch from anywhere, and potentially for free

Similar to "Bake Off", contestants face three challenges based on a general theme In this real-life form, the aim is to earn a week's clothing, or at the very least, to impress the judges and avoid leaving the show (inevitably if you show it's a potentially life-changing TV hazard with needles and threads, as opposed to a whisk)

Three challenges are the Pattern challenge – Competitors must follow the same pattern as accurately as possible; the Transformation challenge – reimagining existing clothing to create certain different types of clothing; and the made-to-measure challenge - Sewers design their own clothing while adjusting the pattern to fit the human model To create

Prospective candidates for 2024 will include Comfort, a trained architect, DJ Georgie of the Festival and Club, and Neil, a woodworking teacher 

Read on to reveal how to watch "The Great British Sewing Bee" online from anywhere Thanks to the wonders of a VPN (Virtual Private Network), "The Great British Sewing Bee" should be available to Britons wherever they are With this software, it will make your device look like it's back in your home country, no matter where you are in the world Our favorite is NordVPN

Using a VPN is very easy

1 Install the VPN of your choice As we said, NordVPN is our favorite

2 Select the location you want to connect to in the VPN app For example, if you are in the US and want to see regular UK services, select UK from the list

3 Sit back and enjoy the show Head to the BBC iPlayer and watch "The Great British Sewing Bee"

There are currently no plans to broadcast "The Great British Sewing Bee" in the United States 

If you are a BRITISH citizen in a state where you are working or on vacation, you can watch the show by using a VPN such as NORDVPN, selecting the UK from the list and heading to BBC iPlayer

If you live in the UK then "The Great British Sewing Bee" Season 10 will premiere on BBC One on Tuesday 5/21 at 9pm (ET 4pm/PT 1pm) with the next 9 episodes broadcast simultaneously every week 

All episodes will be available on BBC iPlayer weekly on the broadcast date 

Even if you're not in the UK, you can watch the show using one of the best VPN services, such as NordVPN 1

There are currently no plans to broadcast "The Great British Sewing Bee" in Canada, as in the US, but if you're a Great White North Briton at work or on vacation, you can catch the show using a VPN such as nordvpn

"The Great British Sewing Bee" is streaming to Binge, Australia, so Season 10 will be a future show I expect it to appear at some point Now you can catch up with seasons 1-9 with a binge

IF YOU ARE A BRITISH PERSON UNDER WORK OR VACATION, YOU CAN CATCH THE SHOW USING A VPN SUCH AS NORDVPN "The Great British Sewing Bee" is usually broadcast on TVNZ in New Zealand Season 9 is currently streaming on TVNZ+ There's no word on when Season 10 will land

If you are a BRITISH person who is currently there at work or on vacation, you can watch the show by unblocking BBC iPlayer using a VPN such as NORDVPN

Season 10 Episodes 1-5-21 Tuesday: Kiell Smith-Bynoe welcomes 12 sewers into the sewing room to begin the 10th series celebrating the 10th sewing In the first week, judges Patrick Grant and Esme Young are working on a new sewer with challenges inspired by the first set of the first series For their first pattern challenge, it's a denim a-line midiskirt For a 90-minute transformation challenge, rather than changing the neckline of a T-shirt, they have to transform it into a whole new garment Finally, in made to measure, sewers meet their models for the first time to make their interpretation of casual day dresses 

S10E02-Tuesday, May28: Judge Patrick and Esme have set three challenges inspired by the wider world of sport In the first challenge, the sewer is named the perfect sportswear staple for the winter, a pattern for a half zipper fleece In the makeover challenge, sewers face a sticky wicket as they are tasked with making a whole new outfit from cricket whites and protection Also in honor of 2024 being the year of the Olympic Games, the sewers nominate the country and make clothes for specific sports suitable for international sporting events

S10E03-Tuesday, June4

S10E04-Tuesday,June11

S10E05-Tuesday,June18

S10E06-Tuesday,June25

S10E07-Tuesday, July2

S10E08-Tuesday,July9

S10E09- Tuesday, 7/16

S10E10–7/23 Tuesday

Season 10 Contestants:

Ailsa – Grew up in the highlands of Scotland and now lives in Glasgow 

Alex lives in Derbyshire and works as a copywriter and editor 

Comfort - Trained as an architect and now works as a self-employed designer and business manager

Don - taught to sew by his mom more than 70 years ago and learned on hand sewing machines 

Georgie - Festival and Club DJ

Janet lives and retires in Yorkshire 

Lauren - A financial manager and talented singer who lives in Manchester

Luke - Diversity, Equality and Inclusion Director

Marcus Lives in London and works as a teaching assistant and Art Assistant Coordinator 

Neil Lester is a woodworker 

Pascha - Student of Psychology and innovation at the University 

Susie lives in Liverpool and recently left a corporate marketing job to return to hospitality