8 craft TV shows you need to watch this weekend
It's Friday night. You've got your snacks and your flower embroidery pattern ready to stitch. All you need now is some TV to accompany you on your relaxing night in. That's where we come in!
As a craft website made up of talented makers from all backgrounds, we watch our fair share of craft TV shows (not to mention we all listen to podcasts, too). It's one of our favourite things to do after work and we've been really lucky in 2025 because so many amazing craft TV shows are set to release or have been renewed for another season.
8 of the best craft TV shows for 2025
1. The Great British Sewing Bee
If you haven't heard of The Great British Sewing Bee, where have you been! What started as a Great British Bake Off spin-off, the Sewing Bee is now a staple of British TV featuring talented seamstresses and tailors from up and down the country who compete to be crowned Britain's best home sewer.
Hosted by the funny Sara Pascoe and judged by the ever-so-talented Esme Young and Patrick Grant, the show just gets better and better every year, and it even teaches you sewing techniques and tips!
Check out our The Great British Sewing Bee guide to meet this year's contestants and read all our opinions on the show.
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2. Game of Wool
A new TV show coming this autumn/winter is Game of Wool! The long-awaited show will feature Tom Daley alongside two expert knitter judges – Di Gilpin and Sheila Greenwell. Each week, the contestants will be tasked with knitting or crocheting a new challenge and will work in groups to achieve larger projects.
We can't wait for Game of Wool to hit our screens and know our fellow yarn-lovers have been waiting a long time for a show which features yarn!
Read all about the new Game of Wool series here on Gathered.
3. The Repair Shop
Upcyclers, upholsterers, or just those of you who love a bit of emotional TV, The Repair Shop is the show you need. Each week, members of the public bring their sentimental treasures to The Repair Shop Crew to fix and bring back to their former glory.
Everything from WW2 coding machines to precious 50-year-old dollies has been featured on the show, mended, and handed back to their owners in tip-top condition. Just be warned, the reunion between owner and object gets emotional, and this show has made us well up multiple times!
Meet the show's cast and crew over in our 2025 The Repair Shop guide.
4. The Great Pottery Throw Down
One of the best craft shows on TV has to be The Great Pottery Throwdown. Sweetheart judges Keith Brymer Jones and Rich Miller set two tasks every week for the potters and judge their creations. The 12 potters battle it out to be crowned Britain's best potter and it gets very emotional!
We have a complete guide to The Great Pottery Throwdown right here on Gathered, so you can get all the behind-the-scenes gossip, and our beginners guide to pottery will teach you all the basic techniques they use on the show.
5. Sky's Portrait Artist of the Year
Sky Portrait Artist of the Year takes talented artists from around the country and sets them painting challenges every week in a range of different mediums. They create everything from delicate watercolour paintings to abstract acrylic paintings and are judged on their work by artist Tai Shan Schierenberg and independent curator Kathleen Soriano. If you love all things drawing and still life art then this is the craft show for you.
For more information about Sky Portrait Artist of the Year, head to our TV guide, which tells you all about the past seasons of the show.
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6. Sky Landscape Artist of the Year
If you loved Sky Portrait Artist of the Year, you'll probably enjoy its sister show Sky Landscape Artist of the Year! It follows a similar format to Sky Portrait Artist of the Year, with skilled artists taking on the challenge of painting and drawing an array of different landscapes, from rural scenes to urban views.
It's an inspiring show, and we love watching how the contestants react to the changing subject matter. It's very relaxing to watch and always leaves us feeling inspired.
7. Interior Design Masters
We can't get enough of Interior Design Masters! It's got the perfect blend of crafting and creativity to inspire you, with contestants taking on exciting interior design challenges in each episode. One week they'll be decorating beach huts and the next redesigning a hotel suite. The show is presented by the witty Alan Carr and hosted by industry expert Michelle Ogundehin.
8. Dress the Nation
Dress the Nation first aired in 2024 and has been confirmed for a new series in 2025. Featuring pattern-making, styling, designing and more, this craft TV show tests the contestants' creativity, technical sewing ability and eye for fashion.
Airing on ITV, Dress the Nation offers contestants the chance to win an exclusive design contract with M&S! We guarantee Sewing Bee fans will love this show as much as we do.
Read all about Dress the Nation series 2 here on Gathered.
Find your new favourite craft TV show
We hope our round-up of craft TV shows has helped you find a brand-new show to craft along with. All these shows will help your creativity fly and inspire you to pick up a new hobby.
If there are any craft TV shows we've missed, let us know over on social media as we're always on the hunt for more!
Pick a project to make while you watch!
If these shows have helped you feel creative, make sure you check out our free craft patterns and these five minutes crafts.
