{"id":2432,"date":"2015-12-21T06:59:42","date_gmt":"2015-12-21T06:59:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/kirsties-handmade-britain\/"},"modified":"2018-10-05T14:34:37","modified_gmt":"2018-10-05T14:34:37","slug":"kirsties-handmade-britain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/kirsties-handmade-britain\/","title":{"rendered":"Kirstie\u2019s Handmade Britain"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- SEO Ultimate Plus (https:\/\/seoultimateplus.com) - Code Inserter module -->\n<script async>(function(s,u,m,o,j,v){j=u.createElement(m);v=u.getElementsByTagName(m)[0];j.async=1;j.src=o;j.dataset.sumoSiteId='b68b392479b5981b8acf46565e9fe32a0734fc21a1f7c1e60121eaa6ca1a1c64';v.parentNode.insertBefore(j,v)})(window,document,'script','\/\/load.sumo.com\/');<\/script>\n<!-- \/SEO Ultimate Plus -->\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Kirstie Allsop TV show Handmade Britain<br \/>\n<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">When not presenting popular property shows such as <i>Location, Location, Location<\/i> and <i>The Property Chain<\/i>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/what-you-didnt-know-about-kirstie-allsopp\/7309\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kirstie Allsopp <\/a>can be seen as the host of Channel 4 series <i>Kirstie\u2019s Handmade Britain<\/i>. In this show, the 41 year old attempts to reignite the UK\u2019s love of arts and crafts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Series 1 episode guide<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Episode 1 \u2013 Baking &#8211; Kirstie enters some of her finest baked goods in the Afternoon Tea competition at the Devon County Show<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Episode 2 \u2013 Paper craft &#8211; Kirstie tackles the art of paper crafts and takes part in a competition at The Royal Welsh Show<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Episode 3 \u2013 Needlecraft \u2013 Kirstie enters a cushion of her own design into the needlecraft competition at the Great Yorkshire Show<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Episode 4 \u2013 Flowers &#8211; Kirstie attempts to perfect the art of flower arranging for the floral art competitions at the Royal Cornwall Show<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Episode 5 \u2013 Women\u2019s Institute \u2013 Kirstie joins one of Hampshire\u2019s newest WI groups and enters the New Forest and Hampshire County Show in group crafts<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Episode 6 \u2013 Gardens \u2013 Kirstie enters her elderflower cordial, rosemary shortbread, willow weaving and a scarecrow into the Chagford Show in Devon<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Episode 7 \u2013 Meat &#8211; Kirstie tries her hand at making a Yorkshire pork pie, her own sausages and brawn before entering them in the Nidderdale Show in Yorkshire<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Episode 8 \u2013 Kirstie\u2019s Handmade Christmas &#8211; Kirstie presents her ultimate guide to making festive treats including wreaths, garlands, snow globes and gingerbread<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Episode 9 \u2013 Kirstie\u2019s Home for Christmas &#8211; Kirstie competes in a Yule log competition at an annual Christmas fair<\/p>\n<p>More at Channel 4 Kirsties Handmade Britain<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the episodes, we see Kirstie seeing if she can really cut it in the artisan world. The Hampstead born presenter travels the UK visiting some of the finest county fairs, and submits entries to some of the toughest craft competitions around.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">From cake baking and cushion making, to paper crafting and flower arranging, Kirstie attempts to hone her skills in various disciplines to see if she can compete with some of the most dedicated, passionate crafts people in the country.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">During the episodes which each focus on a particular craft, you also learn tricks of the trade from experts in each area.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Kirstie Allsop a Nationwide of Renters<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Kirstie debates on BBC TV about how the UK is shifting towards a nation of renters.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>More about Kirstie Allsopp<\/b><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/i1.mirror.co.uk\/incoming\/article409772.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615\/kirstie-allsopp-pic-rex-68250549.jpg\" alt=\"Kirstie Allsop\" width=\"552\" height=\"350\" align=\"none\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Kirstie was born on 31 August 1971 in Hampstead, <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/london\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/london;http:\/\/sws.geonames.org\/2643743\/;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.04jpl;http:\/\/yago-knowledge.org\/resource\/London;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/London\" >London<\/a>. Since leaving school, Kirstie has had a number of jobs including working for <i>Country Living<\/i> and <i>Food &amp; Homes Magazine<\/i> and her mother&#8217;s business, Hindlip &amp; Prentice Interiors. She also studied at Christie&#8217;s.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Kirstie set up her own Home Search company, Kirmir, in 1996, focusing on top end purchases in Central and West London.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Her TV credits include <i>Location, Location, Location<\/i>, <i>The Property Chain<\/i>, <i>Kirstie\u2019s Handmade Britain<\/i> and <i>Relocation, Relocation<\/i>. She can often be seen on property shows alongside Phil Spencer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Her partner is property developer Ben Andersen, and they have two children: Bay Atlas (born July 2006), and Oscar Hercules (born August 2008). They live in London.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">You can visit Kirsties official website at <a title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/kirstieallsopp.co.uk\/\" target=\"\">http:\/\/kirstieallsopp.co.uk\/<\/a><\/p>\n[vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator][vc_column_text]\n<h2>Find Property for Sale in London and the Surrounding Area:<\/h2>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/barnet\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Barnet<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/bexley\"><span style=\"color: #1e3b5d;\">Property for Sale<\/span> <span style=\"color: #f58350;\"><strong>Bexley<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-for-sale\/greater-london\/brent\"><span 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In this show,<span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/kirsties-handmade-britain\/\">Read more &#8250;<\/a><\/div>\n<p><!-- end of .read-more --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":41,"featured_media":9785,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wl_entities_gutenberg":"","_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","spay_email":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"wl_entity_type":[602],"modified_by":null,"_wl_alt_label":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Kirstie-Allsopp-Handmade-Christmas.jpg","wl:entity_url":"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/post\/kirsties_handmade_britain","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2432"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/41"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2432"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2432\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18370,"href":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2432\/revisions\/18370"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9785"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2432"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2432"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2432"},{"taxonomy":"wl_entity_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wl_entity_type?post=2432"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}