Kirstie's Handmade Christmas

Switzerland

Kirstie goes to Switzerland for some festive ideas, including a boozy fondu.

Austria

Christmas is coming and Kirstie Allsopp offers a triple helping of festive inspiration.

Slovakia

Kirstie shows how last-minute touches can have a huge impact at Christmas.

Highlands, Decorations & Festive Food

Kirstie heads to Scotland to visit Blair Castle's Christmas Fair and explores the world of festive Scottish crafts from

Luxury Christmas Fair

Kirstie visits the Waddesdon Manor Christmas Fair in Buckinghamshire, visiting the countless Christmas stalls stocking t

Columbia Road Market

Kirstie samples the wares on offer at Columbia Road Christmas night market in Hoxton, East London and invites handcrafti

Kirstie's Handmade Christmas 2017

Kirstie Allsopp returns with a brand new guide to the perfect Christmas, from handmade decorations and gifts, to food, d

Episode 1 - Cake

In the first episode, the festive HQ hosts Kirstie's Christmas cake-decorating competition. Four talented sugar crafters

Episode 2 - Tree

In this episode, the magical festive HQ hosts the tree decorating competition. There's also a traditional Japanese potte

Episode 3 - Advent Calendar

This time, Kirstie Allsopp's Christmas HQ hosts an advent calendar competition. Four talented crafters race against the

Episode 4 - Jumper

This time, Kirstie Allsopp's Christmas HQ hosts the best knitted jumper competition - with an extra speed knitting chall

Episode 5 - Gingerbread

This time, Kirstie Allsopp's Christmas HQ hosts a competition to build the best gingerbread house. Also, there are tips

Episode 6 - Christmas Hamper

This time, the festive HQ hosts Kirstie's best Christmas hamper competition. Four amateur cooks, armed with handmade goo

Episode 7 - Wreath

In this episode, the magical festive HQ plays host to Kirstie's wreath competition. Four talented crafters race to creat

Episode 8 - Stocking

This time, the magical festive HQ hosts Kirstie's handmade stocking competition. Four talented needle crafters race agai

Episode 9 - Wrapping

The festive HQ hosts Kirstie's best Christmas wrapping competition. Four talented crafters race to create show-stopping

Episode 10 - Handmade Gift

In the final episode, the magical festive HQ plays host to Kirstie's handmade gift competition. Four talented crafters r

Episode 1 - Cake

The competition this time is for cake decorating. There's also a Yule log, some beautiful embroidery, and two mini makes

Episode 2 - Gifts

Four talented crafters race against the clock to create a unique seasonal present. There are also perfect place cards ma

Episode 3 - Trees

Crafters do battle in the best decorated tree competition. There's also an artisan with the Midas touch and two mini mak

Episode 4 - Stockings

There's a festive stocking challenge this time, some glamorous slippers, and a sweet crafter who sculpts with sugar

Episode 5 - Decorations

Crafters compete to make the best decorations. There's also some big knits for Christmas and two sweet mini makes.

Episode 6 - Gingerbread

Not only a gingerbread house this time, but a 3D gingerbread tea-light. There's also a talented jeweller who captures na

Episode 7 - Toys

It's the Toy competition. There's also a cute crocheted rocking Robin. And a talented fruit carver sculpts fruit into sp

Episode 8 - Table Dressing

The Christmas table dressing competition includes handmade features and adornments. And a talented woodcarver makes some

Episode 9 - Gifts for Pets

Crafters battle to make the best Christmas pet gift. There's also some creative work with marble and ceramic baubles.

Episode 10 - Advent Calendar

There's an advent calendar competition, a crochet alternative to tinsel, and a craft maker turns forgotten textiles into

Tree

Skilled crafters battle it out in the best decorated tree competition. There are also mini makes perfect for doing at ho

Hamper

The magical Christmas HQ is filled with festive crafters battling it out in the best festive hamper competition. There's

Cake

Not only the best cake decorating competition but a how-to guide to making festive, feastable baubles, and some stunning

Wreath

There's a handmade Christmas wreath competition, novel denim place settings, and two mini makes to help find some crafti

Toy

It's Kirstie's toy competition. A talented leather worker puts a modern twist on classic Christmas decorations. And ther

Table Dressing

It's Kirstie's table dressing competition. There's also a fabulous festive centrepiece; a gastro guru who can bottle the

Gift

The competition judge shows how to create something to brighten up the house at Christmas. A clever crafter transforms w

Stitchcraft

It's Kirstie's best needlecraft competition. There's also a master of the potter's wheel, whose hand-thrown porcelain ba

Advent

The crafters create an advent countdown filled with fun. There's a piñata garland; a chocolatier who adores making Chri

Jumper

It's Kirstie's best jumper competition. There's also tips on how to save and update tired knitwear; some terrific terraz

Gingerbread

The magical Christmas HQ is filled with festive crafters battling it out in Kirstie's best gingerbread house competition

Papercraft

It's Kirstie's best papercraft competition. There's also a guide on how to cut and fold a fabulous festive scene and a b

Stocking

Four talented makers race against the clock to create a seasonal stocking. There are also tips on ways to improve your f

Pet Gift

Four talented makers race against the clock to create a fabulous present for a pet. And there's an ingenious maker who u

Decorations

The battle's on for the best seasonal decorations, and there are cute and colourful mini makes that look good and taste

Episode 1 - Tree

Kirstie's crafters compete to make the best-decorated tree. Our competition judge transforms leftover fabric into someth

Episode 2 - Wreaths

Kirstie makes a simple but stylish personalised tree decoration and presents a handmade wreath competition. Plus, a look

Episode 3 - Cake

Four talented cake decorators race against the clock to create their festive masterpieces, and later Phil Spencer pops b

Episode 4 - Stocking

The Christmas HQ hosts a carnival of festive crafters each racing against the clock to create a seasonal stocking, but o

Episode 5 - Paper craft

The merry Christmas HQ is filled with festive crafters each competing in Kirstie Allsopp's best paper craft competition.

Episode 6 - Jumper

Four knitters race against the clock as they try to win the best jumper competition, and Kirstie Allsopp also uncovers t

Episode 7 - Festive Food

Phil Spencer pays a visit as festive crafters compete in a food challenge, trying to impress the judge with their tasty

Episode 8 - Decorations

Four talented makers race against the clock to create unique seasonal decorations, and Kirstie works on a perfect paper

Episode 9 - Toys

Four makers race against the clock to create a toy that will spark festive joy, but only one can be crowned the winner.

Episode 10 - Gingerbread

Four talented makers race against the clock to construct and decorate their gingerbread structures. However, only one ca

Episode 1: Cake

Kirstie's crafters compete to make the best decorated cake. There's incredible sugarcraft flowers and Kirstie creates a

Episode 2: Wreath

Kirstie's crafters compete to make the best handmade wreath, our competition judge conjures up a magical dried flower wr

Episode 3: Jumper

Christmas HQ gets cosied up as our crafters create this season's 'must-haves' in Kirstie's best jumper competition. Plus

Episode 4: Decorations

Kirstie's crafters deck the Christmas HQ halls in her best decoration competition. Plus: how to create a jaw-dropping st

Episode 5: Gingerbread

Kirstie's crafters compete to make the best gingerbread house. Plus: how to use tempered chocolate to create stunning ef

Episode 6: Toy

Kirstie's crafters compete to create the best handmade toy to bring joy and laughter to its recipient and our competitio

Episode 7 - Tree

Kirstie provides a flurry of jovial festive fun - with enough competitions, makes, decorations, gifts, food and drink to

Episode 8 - Stocking

Festive crafters compete to create the best seasonal stocking, Kirstie Allsopp reveals the secrets of quilted placemats

Episode 9 - Gift

The crafters compete to create the best hand-made gift, and Kirstie Allsopp shows how to make a care hamper and a ginger

Episode 10 - Paper

Four paper crafters compete against the clock. Plus, how to create an automaton from paper and make needle felt decorati

Episode 1: Cake

After Friday evening's primetime special, Kirstie Allsopp offers two more weeks of festive tips on how to have a stylish

Episode 2: Gift

Kirstie Allsopp holds a handmade gift competition, the expert judge demonstrates how to make a screen-printed shopping b

Episode 3: Decoration

Kirstie Allsopp holds a Christmas decoration competition and the expert judge demonstrates how to make napkins that'll b

Episode 4: Jumper

Four of the country's top knitters prepare to unveil their handmade knits. First, however, they need to compete against

Episode 5: Hamper

The magical Christmas HQ is filled with the sweet smell of festive flavours, as Kirstie Allsopp's best Christmas hamper

Episode 6: Toy

It's all to play for as four making maestros compete in Kirsty's best homemade toy competition. They are up against the

Episode 7: Wreath

Our Christmas crafters go up against the clock and each other in Kirstie's handmade wreath competition. From milinery wo

Episode 8: Trees

It's lights, tinsel, action, as four creative crafters compete in Kirstie's best decorate tree competition. Our fabulous

Episode 9: Gingerbread

Festive HQ is full of Christmas magic and the scent of gingerbread, as we welcome three brilliant bakers ready to compet

Episode 10: Paper Craft

Four talented crafters cut and fold their way to glory in Kirstie's paper craft competition. From interactive garlands a

Episode 1

From stained-glass snowflakes to tree-topping horses, Kirstie makes more joyful creations and gives Festive HQ a glow-up

Tree

Gifts

Hampers

Wreaths

Table Decorating

Kirstie's Handmade Christmas 2025

Kirstie and her crafting experts get stuck into paper crafting and handmade decorations. Kirstie also visits one of her