I love sewing bee too, but I don't expect to learn how to sew. I love the jolly camaraderie and the witty comments. It's a competition for sure, but it doesn't take itself to seriously.
If you look back, so many programmes were USEFUL. You could watch cooking and learn to cook, DIY and put up shelves or change a tap, Top Gear and get a review of a reliable family car. G H was in that generation; he taught you about gardening. Now it's all games, laughs and fun, fun, fun. Nothing could be less informative than Bake-off, The Sewing Bee, Top Gear. I understand that these shows are hugely popular but they are of no use.
I love sewing bee, and I do pick up one or two things. It would be nice
if they gave a bit more how-to detail, but I appreciate the average
viewer doesn't want that. Eg this week some of the sewers (sewists?)
were using a walking foot, which was mentioned and some a teflon
non-stick foot, which wasn't, and I thought a quick word on the experts'
views on the pros and cons of each would have been interesting in much the same way as I found George's segments on Beechgrove some time back comparing different types of hoe, fork etc interesting. Maybe I'm a tool nerd
Now that we've got Google et al, it's so easy to look stuff up to find out how to use a new gadget ... we don't need to be shown how on tv ... but tv is very useful for letting us know that these things are available
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Yes indeed, I know how I use my gadgets (I have 2 different types of walking foot and a teflon foot ) but I'd find the experts' views interesting. I do appreciate that it'd be all so much nonsense to a lot of folks though, so I don't expect it.
Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
Yes, I enjoy many of these programmes but I miss the Delia Smith approach, too. I don't want to see cooks going out on fishing vessels or exploring Rome, I don't care if Fred sewed a better seam than George, so long as the error is explained and I HATE dangerous drivers . It's good to have a laugh, but I do miss the straightforward educational things we used to have!
I really enjoyed it as well but did question the wisdom of planting those very expensive large yews into what they knew was a clay pan, given the high rainfall in Manchester. O hope they survive and look forward to visiting it some day.
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I love the jolly camaraderie and the witty comments.
It's a competition for sure, but it doesn't take itself to seriously.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.