Watch 'Great British Sewing Bee' how-to-sew videos

If watching 'The Great British Sewing Bee' has inspired you to start sewing - or to brush up your rusty sewing skills, these videos, presented by Tessa Evelegh, author of 'The Great British Sewing Bee' (Quadrille, £20) will help you master some basic sewing techniques - as seen on screen. And if you've missed 'GBSB' you can catch up on BBC iPlayer here.

Now watch the videos...

How to sew on a button

How to sew a straight seam

How to sew curved seams

How to sew an invisible zip

How to make and apply bias binding

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