05x02 - Episode 2

[bunniefuu]

This week it's Children's Week,
so the clothes get smaller

but the challenges are even more
difficult.

This is my wardrobe assistant.

I asked for an outfit that's
sophisticated and dignified.

Are we sure about this?

Welcome
to The Great British Sewing Bee.

Last time...

We can all have a wiggle,
can't we?

..the competition began with cotton.

You're making a dress
for the singer Rihanna? Yeah.

Juliet won the judges' approval
not once...

Very, very nicely finished dress.
Thank you.

..but twice...
I was really impressed.

..claiming garment of the week.

Ta-daa!

Mercedes clung on...

I've gone conceptual.

..as Tom's passion for patterns...

It's nowhere near what I wanted it
to look like.

..proved to be his undoing...

But you've made this challenge
so much more difficult for yourself.

..and he became the first sewer
to leave the sewing bee.

This week...

It's OK to iron children, right?

..the sewers attempt a
miniature classic...

Riccardo's ready, everyone.

..monstrous transformations...

This is called boning, isn't it?

Excessively boning.
Excessively boning.

..and a made-to-measure that keeps
everyone on their toes.

I'd love a dance. Twirl! Twirl!

It's a nightmare.

# Chee oo-chee, chee oo-chee... #

I'm back!

Isn't that the Terminator?

# Once on a tree top tall,
a little bird... #

I'm very excited that I've got
as far as Children's Week.

I've got two small granddaughters,
so I sew for them.

I know nothing about children.

That's great!

They're just tiny adult clothes.

How hard can it be?

Oh, look at the kids' mannequins!

That's slightly disturbing.

It's going to be fiddly, isn't it?

It's going to be small.

Hmm!

Come and join us, sewers.

Good morning, everybody.

Morning. Morning. Morning.

So this week is Children's Week,

which is all about small garments

which will test your dexterity
in the details.

First challenge is the pattern
challenge.

To tell you more, Patrick.

Well, this garment has become
completely ubiquitous -

Esme has one, even I have one.

What's it going to be?

Let's hand them around.

A hoodie!

Hand them around. Yes.

It's a hoodie, and it might look

simple, but it has a lot
of features.

You've got three stretch fabrics -

a sweat, you've got whatever
you line your hood with

and you've got the rib for the cuff
and the waistband.

So I want you to dash
to the haberdashery.

You have two-and-a-half hours,
and your time starts now.

Oh, God! Oh, God! Oh, God!

The sewers need to find a stretch
cotton jersey fabric

for the main body of the hoodie...
Quite like these.

I don't know if that one's a bit
too thick, though.

..a lighter stretch
for the hood lining...

I don't want to weigh it down
or to misshape it.

And I need to just try
and find some ribbing to match.

..and they'll need a ribbing fabric.

They're not ribbings though,
are they?

..for the waistband and cuffs.

Picking the right fabrics
can be quite important.

I'm really suddenly second-guessing
everything I know about hoodies.

Right, then, hoodies.
What are the challenges here?

We're asking them to work
with different types of jersey

fabrics, which stretch and move
in a very different way.

Around the bottom of the waistband
and around the cuffs,

they have what's called
a ribbed fabric.

What you want is the gather
to be even. Not all the gather

here and no gather somewhere else.

If we look inside, so it's all
overlocked together.

An overlocker
is a four-thread machine.

It has a blade on it so, if
they're not really careful,

they could chop a whole
chunk out of a piece. Right.

Then they're top stitching,

so they have to be accurate
with the sewing.

Well, I like a hoodie.
I hope they do one for me.

Just the sort of thing I could wear

when I go to the shopping centre
with the rough boys.

I've got a sweatshirt with
a fleecy bit at the back,

and, for the lining,
I've got llamas.

It reminded me of my daughter.

Anything that reminds me
of my kids is wonderful.

Serving in the Territorial Army
meant Mercedes rarely sewed

for her children when they
were young,

but she's making up for it now.

I would say the favourite
thing she's ever made for me

is a festival outfit.

I kind of had an idea in my head
and she made it even better

than I could have imagined
it being.

Whoo! Yeah, not that!
All right, then!

Now I'm going to sit and have a
look at my pattern.

Oh, dear, it looks ever so thick!

Two and a half hours,
that is no time.

I've never made a hoodie
in the past. Never, ever.

There's a first time
for everything, you know.

Ready? Juliet's only been sewing for
six years and learned the basics

making childrenswear for her
daughter, Olivia.

It's been amazing to watch Julia go
from not knowing one end of a needle

to another, to being able
to create some of these clothes.

I wish there was a way that she
could make some for me as well!

Oh, my God! I don't know
what to look out for.

I'm just going to follow the
instructions.

The pattern requires
12 pieces of fabric.

The pocket needs to be attached
to the front, the front and back

pieces are joined at the shoulder
and side seams...

the sleeves are inserted,

the hood is lined and attached
to the neck hole, before the cuffs

and waistband are finished
with ribbing.

Have you ever made
clothes for your kids?

When my daughter was about
one-and-a-half or two,

my sister-in-law got married

in a beautiful silk dress.
She looked like a wee button.

I thought, "Oh I'll keep this
wee dress forever

"and it'll remind me of
this happy day."

But the silk dress Jen made

for her daughter Kirsty
didn't last long.

One of her favourites I actually
cut up for one of my teddy bears,

which she wasn't too pleased about!

She's made my bears clothes,
my dolls clothes,

and now she's making
everything I want to wear now,

so it's quite nice!

She'd taken some scissors and just
basically hacked it to pieces

to try and make it fit her teddy!

It's like a transformation
challenge.

It was a transformation challenge,
yes,

at the age of five!
Just with your hard work!

That's it!

I need the picture. I know I'm
going to need the picture.

This is going to be a bit of
a challenge for me.

My daughter is 24 so I've not
actually made anything for a child

in quite a while, actually.

She may no longer be making
children's clothes, but Sheila

still sews for family.

Here's a cup of tea for you.
Thank you very much.

I'm so glad that

I taught her to sew
because Sheila make dresses for me

and it makes me feel joyful,
especially when somebody says

"Gertrude, who made your dress?"

I says, "It's Sheila."
"Sheila made it?"

I says, "Yes."

Hoodies. Have you made one before?

Never made one before.

Jersey isn't my favourite fabric.
All right.

So this is quite stretchy.
Yeah, it is.

I mean, what could go wrong?

There might be a trick to cutting
out stretch fabric,

but if there is, I don't know it.

Stretch fabric moves as it's cut.

You've got to make sure your
fabric isn't stretched

when you're cutting it.
Otherwise that will distort

the shape of the
pieces you're cutting out.

And with a child-size garment,
the margin for error

is so small that even slightly
misshapen patterned pieces

will result in an unwearable hoodie.

With cotton, you just pick it up,
turn it around and, like,

smooth it all out,
but with stretch fabric

you can just lose the precision
in your cutting.

This is a really good tool
for stretch fabrics -

a rotary wheel. I've sewn
with stretch a little bit,

just none of this boy's hoodie
business.

Leah began to make stretch garments
when she rediscovered

her childhood passion for ballet.

If she wants to do something,
she'll go at it 100%.

She decided to make clothing
for herself but Leah's confidence

is not particularly great.

She makes beautiful clothes
and I'm really jealous.

My sister said, "Don't worry,
you'll be fine this week.

"You've just got to make clothes
one size smaller than you

and you've made a child's outfit.

I'm actually not sure
if she was joking.

Just keep smiling!
Don't let them see your fear.

But a child's hoodie isn't
a mystery for everyone.

If you check my board...

Yes! There we are!
That's fantastic!

Had I the time, I would
add horns to this as well.

Although Alexei often makes costumes
for his nephew, Seb, his sewing

journey began with something
far more ambitious.

The first garment that Lex ever made
was a dress for me,

which he did for my birthday,
and did it in total secret

with his mum's help.

I remember that morning,
we were all in the kitchen

and suddenly he brought
in this mannequin with the dress

on it. It was just amazing.

I couldn't believe
that he'd been able to do that

and been able to hide it from me.

It was quite tricky making
that Gruffalo one

because it was so tiny and
he's only two years old.

It made my head hurt a little bit.

Right, what am I doing?
"Pin pocket to front of hoodie."

OK.

I'm trying to make sure
when I put this pocket on

that my pattern matches up.

So I'm going
to have to stitch that there.

I don't think they'd invented
stretch materials and stretch

sewing machines when I made
for my own children.

Stand on the chair.

Janet's now sewn for two
generations of her family -

a tradition she's made sure
will continue.

She bought me a sewing machine.
I had a hand-driven Singer

from when I was about six years
old. It was my Christmas present

and I used to sit beside her
in the sewing room. I'd sit

next to her and I've got my little
Singer sewing machine

and I'm winding it on, and I'm
making sleeping bags for my Barbie!

This is the moment of truth when I
turn it over, and lo and behold,

I've got a matching bunny.

I'm a happy bunny!

So now it says to put the front
and the back together.

I've never made a hoodie before.
I've made a sweatshirt,

which is pretty much the same
things, but without the hood.

Riccardo began making his own
sweatshirts and sportswear

for the second love of his life.

Beach volleyball.

So I've done the front and the back,
and now I'm stitching

the sleeves. Ooh!
That looks good, that does.

What do you think
of my new catchphrase?

"THAT'S good sewing!" Yeah!
That's good? Yeah.

Right, OK.
To make a durable hoodie,

all the seams, including the sleeves
and waist, should be sewn

with an overlocker.

I have one that I use at home
that I use quite a lot.

Unlike a standard sewing machine,

it feeds four threads to two needles
above the fabric

and two loopers at the side.

These create loops of thread
over the edge of the seam,

locking the fabric together.

Meanwhile, a blade trims away any
excess, leaving a perfectly neat

seam, which can move
with the stretch fabric.

The overlocker is a fantastic
piece of technology

and an engineering marvel.

But it comes at a price.

There's no second chance.
Once that fabric is sliced,

it will remain sliced. Unpicking
does not put the fabric back.

A false move could result in
one of your pattern

pieces being sliced up.

The overlocker looks very
complicated to me, and quite scary.

It chops up bits of your fabric
so I like to attach it on the sewing

machine because the overlocker

is not the machine
I'm most comfortable using.

Ben isn't quite so risk-averse
when it comes to his other passion.

Next to sewing, the only
thing that really comes close

is trapeze. Sewing plays
a massive part in that, though.

As a man, it's very hard
to find interesting leggings

so I'm constantly making
myself leggings.

You don't want to be doing circus
in really boring leggings.

Well, this looks good.

When you're a kid, you get away
with stuff like this. I'd wear that.

I mean, so would I, but... I mean,
you're wearing glitter camo, so...

I'm wearing a glitter camo, so...
Of course you'd wear this.

You're halfway through.

Let's make that hoodie a goodie!
Ha-ha!

Bet that kept you up all night!

Esme and Patrick's pattern now gets
even more intricate,

with a fully lined hood.

Pressing a hood is very important.

It helps make it right
when you sew it.

The whole thing goes together
more easily.

It doesn't seem to be staying
in place.

It seems to just be rolling back.

It's not making a crease.

"With right side together, put
hood lining and hood together."

To avoid any raw seams,

the sewers need to fold the edge
of the hood over the lining

and overlock in place.

Oh, good gracious.

I think the fabric is a bit
too thick.

It seems to be getting stuck.

When I spoke to Patrick and Esme,

I said, "What could possibly
go wrong?"

Well, I'm finding out now
what can possibly go wrong!

Once I overlock it,
I'll turn it inside out.

And, if I've done everything
correctly...

Here we go. Does it look OK?

Attaching the hood to the body
is even harder.

This is the bit that they're going
to need to be absolutely precise.

If we get this wrong, Patrick
and Esme will have a field day.

The sewers need to accurately pin
the centre of the hood to the centre

of the neckline, and then distribute
the fabric evenly around the neck,

pinning as they go.

We've got to ease the hood around,
so you stretch it just enough

that it fits snugly on the
main body of the garment.

But fail to control three layers
of mobile stretch fabric...

So I've got to seam the neck edge.

..and the hood won't meet
in the middle of the garment.

Do you manage to close the two bits?

Oh, wow.

Oh. Well, this didn't meet in the
middle like I was hoping it would.

That's worked nicely.

That's a wee hood on a wee hoodie!

The humble hoodie can be found
in wardrobes across Britain

and all over the world.

But one of fashion's biggest success
stories was actually born a failure,

and a sportsman's refusal
to accept it.

Before the 1920s, athletic
clothing was typically made

of fine knitted wool.

If you were working up a sweat,

you could start to get really
uncomfortable.

It was itchy, it could cause chafing
and it would smell really bad.

In 1926, a footballer
at the University of Alabama

called Benny Russell Jr
got really fed up

with how uncomfortable
his woollen uniform was

and he called on his dad for help.

Benjamin Russell Sr
ran a factory

making cotton jersey
for women and children's underwear.

And with the help of his son,

set about modifying a women's
long-sleeved T-shirt.

They adapted this using the heavier,
thicker cotton

that they made at the factory

to create a loose, collar-less
sweatshirt.

It was easy to put on,
was cool to wear

and, crucially, absorbed sweat,
hence the name sweatshirt.

The sweatshirt was a big hit amongst
the sporting fraternity.

But there was still room
for improvement.

In the 1930s, a pair of brothers

from the Knickerbocker
Knitting Company,

now known as Champion,
took the ball and ran with it.

The Feinbloom brothers looked
at the original crew-neck sweatshirt

which was open-hemmed.

They didn't really give the athlete
much protection,

because all the body heat
was escaping.

They introduced elasticated
waistbands and wristbands,

kept the body heat in, and the hood.

The addition of the hood to the
sweatshirt was such a simple idea,

but was really, really well
received,

because of its practicality

and its overall protection
for the athlete.

The hoodie was almost perfect,
except for one thing.

It shrank in the wash. Obviously,
these garments were boiled.

There was no warm temperatures
in the wash settings in those days,

so they came up with what we call
the reverse weave.

Reverse weave is when we move
the yarn of the cotton

instead of vertically,
it goes horizontally.

This prevented vertical shrinkage.

The addition of elasticated side
panels made the yarn be able to flex

and come back to its natural shape.

Shrink-resistant, stylish and cosy.

British kids can thank American
footballers for their hoodies

that keep them warm
while still looking cool.

You have half an hour left, sewers.
30 minutes.

SHE EXHALES
Breathe.

Has anybody got into the ribbing
yet? Yeah, I'm on the ribbing now.

You're doing the ribbing now?

To attach the ribbing,

the sewers must once again
brave the overlocker.

This is the tricky seam,
because it's really chunky.

This time, joining three pieces
of fabric...

It's a lot of layers
for it to work with.

Ah! It's so thick.
SHE GRUNTS

Come on. It's a nightmare.

But once again,
Ben's headed off pattern.

So with this, I'm going to sew it
with a twin needle.

A twin needle gives you
a really nice stretch.

The sewing machine
is just my friend.

Because if you mess up with
the overlocker and something goes

through a blade it could literally
take you from being first place

to last place...

15 minutes - one, five.
Oh, that's not good.

Are you serious?
I wouldn't lie to you guys.

Oh, what an absolute nightmare.

These tiny little sleeves.

Janet, are these sleeves
fiddly enough for you?

It's so small.

I'm just going to top-stitch
around the edge.

We've got to have an even border,
because it's very much one

of the first things you see when you
look at the finished garment.

Don't think I'm doing myself
any favours

by using a contrasting colour,

because they'll be able to see
any stitch

that comes out of place.

Right, the moment of truth.
Yep, that should be OK.

I need to press it.

Janet, you're storming ahead
with this today. I've finished.

Oh, goodness, you!
JANET GIGGLES

Well done! Two-and-a-half minutes.

Get your hoodies
on your mannequins, guys.

Oh, not my best work.

I have about 20 seconds' worth
of top-stitching.

How do you get these things on
with their arms?

Do you want the arms up?

I don't know, just give me one wee
minute.

You know, when you put on a jumper,
like that. I think...

Oh. OK. How'd you...? OK,
put the arm in it.

Oh, yeah. You sure that's
the right arm?

SHE LAUGHS
Never done this before.

THEY LAUGH
Is that some kind of knack?

Hang on, I'll get the other arm.
That's fine.

I don't know how to do it!
SHE LAUGHS

Riccardo's ready, Riccardo's ready,
everyone.

How do you do it?

I'll take this away, then.

It's on. Pins out.

Don't you fall... If you fall over,
I'm having you.

15 seconds, guys, 15 seconds..
Can't get its arm back in.

I really want to press that.
It's OK to iron children, right?

You're ironing your children too.

Sorry, child. And that is it,
that is your time.

Well done, everyone.

Bring your mannequins forward
for judging.

Come on. I feel like I've watched
you all give birth.

Stressful but delightful.

# 20 tiny fingers... #

I feel like I'm dancing
with my child.

# Two angel faces... #

Nine kids' hoodies made from scratch
in just 2.5 hours.

# With a cute little curl on top

# And the other one's got a big
bald spot

# Exactly like his pop
Pop, pop... #

You've never made
one of these before, have you? No.

I like the colour choices.
Yeah, me too.

I think that the red with this
is good.

Top stitching here,
and it's really neat.

Let's have a look at that. OK.

I mean, that's neatly on.

I think given that you've not done
much childrenswear,

it's not a bad effort.

Thanks.

Overall, it looks good.

It's actually...it's neat and crisp,
the rib is sitting pretty nicely.

Let's have a look at the hood.

It's not quite meeting up there.
But I believe you tried it on.

Yeah, I stretched it, actually.
Did it suit you?

Well, kind of, until here.
LAUGHTER

I think this is a tale of two halves
a little bit,

the top-stitching around the pocket
is really tidy... Yeah.

..and your waist seam
is also well done.

The hood, not quite so much.

It doesn't meet here.

In the olden days, it was a sign
of high status

to have white collars and cuffs...

Indeed, yeah. On a child's hoodie,

you might spend your life
in the laundry room.

Something strange has happened here.

Yeah, it hasn't got caught in. Yeah.

Where you've got that extra layer,

you haven't caught the pocket front
in the overlocker.

First impressions are it looks
pretty neat and fairly crisp.

the rib's sitting quite nicely.

Yeah, let's have a look at the
inside. Um... What the hell's...

Not overlocked?

No, I just used the machine
to attach it. OK.

The issue is we've now got
raw edges.

So when that gets washed,
that's going to unravel

It's really neat. The hood.

It's pretty even all the way round.

It doesn't quite meet at the front.

No, it doesn't. Cuffs neatly
attached.

Yeah, overlocked. It's pretty good.

Your top stitching is tidy.
It's meeting here.

Let's look at the inside. Yeah.
Overlocked.

Yeah. Very, very well put together.
Thank you.

It's bouncing out a lot

and I think you've got quite
a springy jersey.

You know, it's making it look
a little bit lumpy.

You've done a contrast top-stitch
here and it's a little bit wobbly.

Nice idea to use a contrast colour,

but if you do, it's going to stick
out like a sore thumb

and it needs to be absolutely
impeccable, and it's not.

I like the fabrics you've chosen.
I think they look cute.

And I love that
you've pattern-matched that.

And you've done it
very nicely indeed.

The rib looks pretty good

and you've overlocked it
and top-stitched it.

The top-stitching everywhere
is really very accurate.

I think you should be really
pleased. I think it's a cracking
little hoodie.

Thank you very much.

Have you got someone
who can wear it?

I have, yes.

Is that person Riccardo?
LAUGHTER

No, slightly smaller than Riccardo.

Just a smidgen.

Esme and Patrick will now rank
the hoodies

from the worst to the best.

I'm not sure Alexei's mannequin
can bear the misery of this,

so can we know the verdict? OK.

In ninth position is Ben.

On the outside, it looks great,
but you didn't overlock it.

Eighth place, it's Sheila. You made
life very difficult for yourself

with that really bouncy jersey.

And it just looks unfinished.

In seventh place is Alexei.

Riccardo is sixth,

Juliet is fifth,

Leah fourth

and Mercedes third.

In second place...

..it's Jen.

Fantastically neat, nice choice
of colours.

Overall, just a crisp and
well-put-together piece of clothing.

Well, who's left? In first place,
Janet.

I love that you've matched the
little bunny,

the choice of fabric's great.

You did really, really well.
Thank you very much.

Well done, Janet. Well done, g*ng.
Go off, have a cup of tea.

Scone soaked in gin,
whatever you want.

And we'll be back for
the transformation challenge.

# Isn't life wonderful? #

I am right chuffed.

And I might well make hoodies for
all my grandchildren

for Christmas now.

I'm kicking myself now for not
having overlocked those seams.

I'm feeling rotten after that.

When the judges were going through
each person,

I was kind of ranking myself
and, yeah, I was...I got it right.

OK, so solid crew. It is time for
the transformation challenge.

Just like the transformation I once
made from a boy into a man.

It's a work in progress.

Underneath that cloth, Patrick
and Esme have a garment

they want you to transform
using your skills and creativity.

This fabric can make even
the calmest sewer FUR-ious.

It's fake fur.

What we'd like you to do
is transform this

into an article of fancy dress
for a child.

What we want is animals,
mythical beasts, think monsters.

Your mannequins have got a T-shirt
and leggings on,

and over here you've got all sorts
of haberdashery.

Felt, wadding, eyes... OK.

Patrick and Esme are going
to leave now,

because they don't want to see
who's making what.

Good luck, guys.

OK, on this rail are a load
of faux-fur coats.

You can pick one each.

You have 90 minutes
and your time starts now.

# What's that coming over the hill

# Is it a monster?
Is it a monster? #

Oh, it's going to have to be
yellow... Pink...

Please leave one that I can fit in.

I've never used faux fur before,
so I have no idea how does it work.

I'm pleased that I managed
to get hold of something

that looks vaguely animal.

I started off my sewing career
making costumes,

so it doesn't feel too far
out of the ballpark.

I've just been given a load of fur
coats and a random child

with weird hands and said,
"Make something."

I haven't got a plan
in the slightest.

Oh, yes, here we go.

Mercedes, I know you're busy,

but can you help me get out of this?

SHE LAUGHS

Pull. Pull.

Thank you,
I won't put that on again.

Fake fur has been a really big trend
all over the high street

in the last couple of years.

And, of course,
it's made from plastic.

So we want to find a really good way
of recycling it.

I think what we're going to really
be looking at is their creativity

and their imagination
on how they've used the fur.

Some of them have obviously got
a very directional pile,

so they need to think about
that if they want it all running

in the same direction or they don't.

Of course, they can create
sculptural attachments to it.

And they can use other fabrics.

So I'm going to be really intrigued

to see what creature they come up
with.

Oh, look. Oh, feathers.

Work it, Joe, work it.

This thing makes some
really cute little ears.

I was thinking something along
the lines of like prehistoric child.

I'm trying to make a dragon
or a lizard.

So this will be the spine.
What's this creation?

It's called the bee-ast.

Top half is a bee and then
the bottom half is a beast.

Oh. The bee-ast. The bee-ast.

I'm going to enjoy saying that
to the judges later.

The bee-ast.
SHE LAUGHS

As a vet, I'm not sure
this really relates,

but I'm going to make
an ant costume.

I actually just saw the photo

and I felt it had that
sort of bug body look.

So I'm going to use boning
to create a sort of bum bit.

I don't know what they're called.
Vets rarely deal with ants.

I think I'm allowed
to not know about ants.

I'm going to do some slashes...
JOE GASPS

..revealing the fur.

And the idea is that the animal
is bursting out of the child.

And there'll be... A little tail.
JOE CHUCKLES

I'm going to make a pussycat
of the imagination.

I'm going to insert
some of this in here.

Goodness knows what it's going
to be like at the end of the day,

but it's going to be an animal,
because it's going to have a tail.

I'm going to make a mad bird.

So what I'm doing just now
is I'm making a cape

as my kind of undergarment

and then I'm going to have lots of
red feathers,

I'm going to chop up
lots of different shapes.

And I want to do some kind of hat.

I'm envisaging a big, orange beak.

You can hear what's going on

and they're all making
these mystical animals.

And I'm making Princess Sunshine.

What I've done - it's going to be
a dress and then I'm going to try

and embellish the fur cape.

And Mercedes isn't the only sewer

to ignore the judges' demand
for mystical beasts.

What are you making here?

Making a pair of shorts
for my happiness superhero

and comes and saves the day
when anyone's really sad.

With happiness?
Yeah. With happiness.

Aw, that's a lovely superhero.

What are these for,
are these to go on the head?

These are for the cape. There's
a cape? You're doing so much!

Every superhero... You know you've
only got 90 minutes.

You haven't got three days. I know.

One hour to go, guys.
One hour to go.

My sewing machine
is full of blue fur.

At the moment I'm just trying
to cut out loads of feathers.

SHE LAUGHS
It looks like you k*lled a bird.

Most of the sewers
are relying on the fur alone

to sculpt their costumes.

So I'm just doing a bit
of hand-stitching.

But Janet and Ben
are going a stage further

to bring the shape
of their mystical beast to life.

I'm making a tail. I've stuffed it
with little ba*ls

and I'm going to put some stitches
in it to make my tail curl.

This is called boning, isn't it?
It's boning, yes.

So this basically becomes the
butt of the ant.

Excessively boney.
Excessively boney.

And is that a good idea at this
stage in the competition?

I saw the gold leatherette

that's kind of linked to the whole
faux thing

and Supercat was born.

I'm just going to put
her cape on her.

Try and get this looking
characterful.

This is going to be a cape
for Princess Sunshine.

She's going to bring sunshine
and joy to whoever she encounters.

Though possibly not the judges.

You have 30 minutes remaining,
30 minutes.

I can't think of what a bee
looks like.

A bee? Black and yellow.

Wings, stripes... Stripes!
Yes. Yes. Yeah.

See, I can't think.
Panic mode switched on.

Whoo! That's so cool.

And I'm just going to keep on adding
lots of colours to the body.

The hat's important,
so I wanted to do this.

So I'm just quickly hemming this.

For the body,
I've got a couple of legs.

They're going to get attached

to the back of this,
so it's got six legs.

You have 15 minutes remaining.
15 minutes.

This is the back of Supercat's cape.

I hope that doesn't take long
to dry,

because I've really got to crack on.

The stripes have been glued on.

90 minutes to create a costume,
I can't stitch them all on.

My idea is to stick a pin
on the other side.

Looks a cute little dragon.

Look at that.
JOE GASPS

She's turned into a bit
of a carnival person.

She just started changing.

I'm sewing the crown shape
onto this felt.

She needs a crown, she's a princess.
One minute, one minute!

Get your mannequins ready!

This might be one of the many
reasons I don't do childcare.

Is this how you normally dress
a child?

Good, very nearly done.

Just need to stitch this
to the leggings.

Pin, pin, pins.
And that is your time! Oh, dear.

Bring your creations
to the front of the room.

Well done, everyone.
Oh, this thing's freaky.

Oh, I don't like her.

Look at this ant dude. Great fun.

# You're just an animal
in the zoo... #

Nine faux-fur jackets transformed
into fancy-dress costumes

in just 90 minutes.

Oh, wow.

And Patrick and Esme have no idea...
Look at those. ..whose is whose.

I am blown away.
I love this challenge, normally.

But I think I've never seen it
done so well.

We have a full spine.

So it's a dragon, would you say?
In some form.

So they've made the quilted belly
and we've got this hood.

Oh, look! This is put in with pins.
Poor child.

Ooh! I mean, that is something else,
isn't it?

I mean, there is all sorts
of work going on here.

And they made a cape and they've put
all these furry feathers.

It's a very exotic bird of paradise.
Well, it is.

You put it on your head.
LAUGHTER

Rather fetching, no?

It's like a punk cheetah creature.

They're cut and they've inserted
these bits of fur and a tail.

I think there's a lot of thought
gone into it.

I actually really like it.

You've got a tail on a bee.

Well, it's a half bee,
half wolf creature.

Is that glue?

Yeah. It looks like a touch of glue.
What have we got sewing-wise?

A pair of actually
quite well-fitting trousers.

They've made a hood
and a pair of ears. And little ears.

And they've put little cuffs
on the sleeves of the T-shirt.

I think the cape works really
nicely.

I like the little tail on the S,

but what do you think the S
stands for?

Well, that's just
what I was wondering.

Sean. Sean?!
ESME LAUGHS

Yeah, Sean. Super Sean.
There he is.

This is a princess.

Proper little dress.

And then this cape
made out of fake fur.

But we did ask for animals,
mythical creatures.

Not quite sure who they are.

A little bit sort of techno rave,
Game Of Thrones.

There's so much going on.

I think the colours are kind of
weird, but it's a lot of work.

Mr Ant. I think this is super
effective.

This has got boning at the bottom
to give it this 3D feel to it.

I really love the way that they've
created the extra legs/arms.

It's really coherent.
You know exactly what it is.

It's really well-ex*cuted.

So the original fur has been turned
into a long waistcoat

with these inserted cape
front and back.

It's clever. Spin it round.
There you go.

Have a little play on his tail.

We love that. Overall effect
is actually quite stunning.

Esme and Patrick must now rank
the faux fur transformations.

In ninth place,
it's our medieval rave child

That is Carnival Queen
made by Sheila.

It's a really effort, but what
we did ask for

were animals, mythical creatures.
Thank you.

In eighth place
is our yellow princess.

It's Princess Sunshine
and she was made by Mercedes.

It was really nicely made,

but we did ask for mythical
creatures and monsters.

No problem. I just got carried away
when I saw this.

I just went for it.

Juliet is seventh,
Riccardo is sixth.

Leah is fifth and Alexei is fourth.

In third place...it's Techno Kitty.

That was Janet's.

It was really fun,
Esme would like to wear it.

There's no greater recommendation
than that.

I'll be in touch.

Right, in second place is...

..the red bird.

And that was by Jen.

You did very well there.

And it suited monsieur, didn't it?

Well done, Jen.

Which means our winner is Mr Ant.

APPLAUSE

Congratulations, Ben.
Congratulations.

It's a brilliant costume.

So anatomically clever,

so nicely conceived and
put together, we loved it.

It was our clear winner. Yeah.

Well done, sewers.

Two challenges down.

Go and have a nice relaxing night

or a hot and steamy one if you like,
we won't judge you on that.

And we will see you in the morning
for the made-to-measure challenge.

Oh, I am so delighted,

but it doesn't take the pressure
off entirely.

The one here doesn't delete
the nine this morning.

I'm definitely enjoying
Children's Week

way more than I thought
I was going to.

I don't even know why I enjoyed it,
it was just nuts.

I've actually pared back
my expectations now.

Next week if I'm still here,
it'll be,

"Listen to what you're told to do!"

Just one more item of
childrenswear to make

before one sewer is awarded
garment of the week

and another must leave
the sewing room.

So Children's Week,
who's impressed you the most?

Janet's hoodie was... Yeah, it was
great.

..perfection. And Jen's bird
headpiece could almost

be a commercial pattern, I mean,
it's really cleverly done.

OK, let's talk about
who's in danger.

Ben had an interesting day.

His hoodie, on the face of it,
looked terrific.

But when you looked inside,
it had raw edges,

he hadn't overlocked it.

Sheila had a difficult day
altogether.

Her hoodie was lumpy and bumpy.

And then she came bottom
in the transformation.

Now Mercedes.
I loved that outfit.

But it wasn't a mythical creature
or an animal.

And her hoodie at the front
wasn't great.

OK, well, be nice to them.

Try to resist your urge
to destroy them.

We'll see how they get on.

For this challenge, there will be
no mannequins,

the sewers must custom-fit their
garments to real-life mini models.

Are you excited? I'm nervous.

Welcome, sewers,
and a big hello to our models.

I rounded them up from my estate.

They were taking the wheels
off a car.

This week's made-to-measure
challenge is a dance challenge.

The judges want you to make
a dance outfit that fits

your model perfectly.

You have 4.5 hours
and your time starts now.

So off we go.

Right, come round here and we'll do
some measuring.

The sewers have practised making
their dance outfits at home,

but now need to carefully adjust
their patterns.

OK. I just want to measure the
length of your back.

Can you just stand up for me
for one second?

And as their models will be dancing
for the judges... Fantastic.

..a perfect fit will be more
important than ever.

Or do you want it tighter than that?
Tighter, please. Are you sure?

Like that? That's it, I think. OK.

So what are you looking for
in a really well-made dance garment?

It's got to be able to move.

They've got to be able
to throw a leg and an arm.

It's also got to be really robust.

Yes, I think probably a lot
of them will use stretch fabrics.

Yes, but it doesn't have to be.

You can cut non-stretch fabric
so that they have movement.

I mean, what we'd really like to see

is flavour and flair
in all of these garments.

And to be surprised. Yeah.
Have you ever danced?

Oh, I'd love a dance.
Can you floss? Floss? What's...?

Oh, I didn't even know there was
such a thing,

other than what you clean
your teeth with.

With slightly more traditional
styles of dance in mind...

Don't want that one.
..most of the sewers

are using leotards in their designs.

I've got four-way stretch Lycra,

which all leotards are made of,
pretty much.

And Janet's inspiration
comes from a family passion.

I'm making a sailor's hornpipe
outfit.

My son has a boat and my
granddaughter loves to sail.

Janet plans to make
a blue Lycra leotard,

a red circle skirt with waves

of rick rack and a sailor's collar
with a decorative trim.

I mean, I know the hornpipe.

Well, it looks a little bit like
that sort of Russian...

Yes. ..Russian dance.
They kind of go like this.

Yeah, OK. Very good. Right, OK.

It's a shame you haven't got an
outfit as well

and the pair of you could
dance together.

While Janet's at home on
the open waves,

Alexei's happier being centre stage.

My dance outfit is a fairy costume.

I have always really liked
Midsummer Night's Dream.

I've sung in the opera version.

And my cat's name is Moth.

And Moth is one of the fairies
in Midsummer Night's Dream.

Alexei's Moth will wear a sleeveless
leaf-print leotard,

a layered tattered skirt

and fly with chiffon wings.

Do you believe in fairies?

Er... I don't want to k*ll any
by saying no, you know?

Yeah, of course, yeah.

Yeah, I believe in fairies as well.

A basic leotard is made with two
pieces of Lycra,

attached down the sides,
neck and gusset.

The trickiness comes because
it's made of stretchy material.

Stretch fabric has a mind
of its own.

To get it neat does take practice.

The edges tend to roll up,
so getting it to sit flat

when you're sewing it on the machine
is a bit tricky.

But despite an inconsistent day
yesterday,

Ben has decided to make constructing
a stretched leotard

twice as complicated.

I am making a contemporary
dance costume.

I'm using two layers of Lycra
to make my own textile.

As this stretches, you'll start
to see the black coming through.

Ben will create all the stretch
fabric for a monochrome leotard,

which will be worn

with a white tulle skirt,

neck ruff and cuffs.

So the whole of this body is going
to be created using your own...

This technique, yeah. I mean, this
is really ambitious.

Yes, doing this fabrication... Yeah.
Have you timed it?

I have. Hopefully I'm going to get
it done.

I'm doing a take on Swan Lake

and the child gets to be
the Good Swan and the Bad Swan.

So half of the costume is black
and half of the costume is white.

Leah's two-tone leotard will be
fitted with a matching tutu of

multiple layers of gathered tulle
and her swan

will be finished with feathers.

I started ballet when I was about
three.

I really did fall for it very, very
quickly and I do it regularly now.

But I'm slightly nervous
because I feel like I'm representing

ballet and I don't want to let
ballet down.

I was actually asked at the age
of five to leave the ballet class

at school because... More elephant
than ballet dancer.

So I've gone for a street dance
outfit.

Mercedes is attempting

to make a full outfit from orange
Aertex, and a sparkling

'80s print leotard.

If I did any form of dancing,
I think it would have to be street

dance. Throw a move, strut your
stuff.

Oh, I do love a boogie.

Oh, it's gotta be done, isn't it?

Mercedes isn't the only
one hitting the streets.

I'm calling it a child-friendly
street dance outfit.

But Sheila's going one step further.

What I'm going to do is make
the jacket reversible.

The whole jacket reversible?
Yeah.

Wow, that's ambitious.
A little, isn't it?

Sheila's reversible
jacket will complete a sparkling

stretch lame tracksuit finished
in navy ribbing.

I want you to make this for
me, please.

I will. I will. Now, please.

Well, I don't know about now.

I'm kind of frantic right now.

I'm behind now.

So I'm more nervous about
this than I thought I would be.

I'm still doing
the twin stitching to create

the channels that I will then cut.
I've basically got the whole leotard

to do, so I kind of need to get
on it.

While most of the sewers
are giving their dancers room

for movement by using stretch
fabrics,

three sewers are taking
a less flexible approach.

At the moment it feels a bit baggy
at the back.

Which means their fit
must be flawless.

If it had some darts,
it will follow better.

Mine has got no stretch in it
whatsoever.

Highland dance outfits are really
stiff.

My challenge is getting it sharp.

Jen's structured Highland dance
outfit

features a peplum bodice
embellished with buttons, lacing

and built-in sleeves, and a gathered
tartan skirt.

Do you like a man in a kilt?

Oh, do you not?

Well, depends what man.

And then what's that thing
that they put over the...?

The sporran. A sporran.

Yeah. Yeah, yeah.

That's a sexy thing, isn't it?
A sporran.

Sporran. You said that quite nicely.
Sporran.

Did you hear that?

I did. It's very good.

Riccardo has also headed home
for inspiration.

I'm making an outfit for the
tarantella. It takes its name

from the tarantula, the spider.

A typical dance
from the south of Italy.

Riccardo will make a frilled shirt,
lightweight circle skirt and apron,

and a decorative velvet
bodice for a dance

that has alarming origins.

Tarantella? Yes. And it comes from
the tarantula bite.

If I had just been bitten
by a tarantula and I was trying to
get the poison

out, I don't think it would look
graceful.

I'm not sure you could call that
a dance.

Like, "Agh!" Yeah.
Maybe if you have the right outfit.

If I was wearing that,
it would look a lot better. Yes.

Riccardo won't be alone
on his travels.

I just love this fabric.

I am making an Igbo cultural
dance costume.

I went to school in Nigeria.

This is a dance that I have done

right from when I was a little
child.

Juliet's traditional Nigerian dance
outfit

will see a tube top paired
with a ruffle skirt made

with sequined African wax fabric
and layered with netting.

I'm sewing on my tulle to the skirt.
When I planned it,

I thought let's add things to it
to show more sewing skills, but now
I've got

so many steps,

I don't know if I'm going to make
this in the time that we've been
given.

You are halfway through, sewers.

We'll put this right over you now.

I think that would fit me.

Twirl, twirl. There you go. I'll
tell the model to go home.

That's pretty good. To ensure
their outfits have the freedom

of movement a dancer requires...

Does that feel OK?

..it's crucial
the sewers continually check the fit

against their models.

I think that these seams
should be a little bit closer

to your middle.

Did it go on OK? Yes.

That's absolutely fine.

Frantically sewing right
now. It takes a long time

to create the channels.

It's not the end of the world

if it's... It is the end of the
world if I don't get it done.

Now you're going
to get a skirt.

My skirt is pretty simple. It's a
tube, seam down the back,
cover stitch top,

cover stitch bottom, elastic,
and that's it.

While Jen's skirt may be relatively
straightforward...

I really hope I caught all the
edges. Rrrrm!

Cool. I did it.

..for some of the sewers

it's their most challenging element.

This type of skirt is called
a tatter skirt

cos there are 12 panels
and 2 layers.

The tutu is 56 metres, so I'm what
we call motorway sewing.

It's basically long strips of
exactly the same straight line
sewing.

Oh, sequin. I am a bit stressed.
I've spent all my time creating

a skirt. That's not good timing.

And get those fingers dancing.
One hour remaining.

Everything's going to plan
at the moment.

My only concern is that everybody
else's are so sophisticated and

mine is really simple. Making a
reversible jacket is twice the work.

So maybe I'm taking on too much,
like the judges said.

How are you? Not great. Are you
still on your leotard? Yeah.

Ben has finally, it seems,
finished his fabric.

I think what's interesting
is that I don't know what to expect.

But it's very adventurous.
It's taking a real risk.

It looks like I might have cut
it wrong. That should go all the
way

up to the top there.

So I need to cut another piece.
Like there's much fabric left!

So, Sheila? I'm concerned that she's
given herself far more to do

than she can comfortably cope with.

I mean, she said she had never made
a reversible jacket before.

I have to say
I'm pretty worried about it.

I need the right front.
Which is...

I've cut the left front, so

there are two left fronts.

There is no fabric left.

Are you going to put
something on it?

I should do a pocket or something.
Yes.

I've got some rickrack. You know...?

Yeah. Yeah. Yeah, that'd be good.
OK.

Make it a design feature.

Yes, exactly!

I think I'll give up the reversible.

Half an hour left, sewers.

Juliet, seriously that is so
insanely cool. Thank you.

That's like a mini skirt for you.

I've not made the top, though.

She can't wear it like this.

Can you turn around?
I have a leotard.

I think we'll try and get all the
other bits done now.

Sewing machines are not
really designed for feather quills.

I'm so worried I've bitten off
more than I can chew. Agh!

15 minutes. 15 minutes, friends.

Saying "friends" doesn't make it any
better. No? No.

Oh, dear. I'm getting in a right
fankle here.

Hand-sewing an Elizabethan ruff

and two arm puffs

at this stage is not the best idea.
I need to put elastic in the

casing for the sleeves.

Come on. Almost there.

Making a right royal mess of
this waistband. The elastic's got

silicone and silicone elastic sticks
to your foot. Just pulled everything

right out of shape.

I'm very, very concerned

that I have totally messed this up.

I'm just going to put
the ankle cuff onto the trouser.

I don't know whether I'll have all
the top stitching that I would

have liked to have put on it.

I'm putting in dots and trying not
to panic.

There's a bit there that's come
unstitched.

No! I've just ripped into my straps.

It's all a bit stressful, this,
isn't it? Can you tell?

Five minutes to go.

Don't stop. Just keep going.

Don't rush. Don't rush. I have to
get these arm bits done.

Still got another one to do.

Right, poppet. Let's get this on.

Come on, Sheila. Yeah, I know... Did
you manage to finish

the inside-out thing?

No. You didn't do that.

No. I didn't do it in the end.

The judges will... That's what the
judges wanted, isn't it?

Yeah. And they're right,
aren't they?

THEY LAUGH

Panic press.

Come on! One minute to go.
Get your outfits on your models.

Can you get changed really quickly?

My model hasn't tried her outfit
yet.

Here you go. Stand up. Right.

Are you sewing
this while it's on a child.

That's... For safest...

I mean, I'll create a barrier.

I can see threads.
I thought I'd just cut them up.

You've got 21 seconds to sew.

21 seconds t-t-t...!

All right. We can do it.
Where's the back?

Fluff it up a bit. Fluff it up.

You look so good.

That is your time.

Step away from your models and get
ready for the dance-off.

Thanks for being so helpful.

It's really nice to work with you.
Rock it, yeah?

You're going to rock it.

I know. That's it. That's it.

Perfect. Oh, the elastic's gone
on this one.

Didn't quite manage to get
the other sleeve cuff done,

which is disappointing.

I think I'm going.

I honestly do.

Nine children's dance outfits
made-to-measure

in just four-and-a-half hours.

First impressions.

I think it's a pretty good job.

It definitely has a woodland fairy
feel.

It actually fits really nicely,
the leotard.

The colours work really well. And it
feels comfy, doesn't? it. Yeah.

Careful. Though she be but little,
she is fierce!

THEY LAUGH

HORNPIPE PLAYS

I think it looks great.

I mean, it is quite a simple outfit
so it needed to be precise.

But I think it's really effective.
It's fun.

The skirt moves beautifully. It's
got a great swish. To me it looks

a little bit tight under the arm.

Isn't that a little bit
uncomfortable?

It feels OK.

Good answer.
Very diplomatic.

Let's hornpipe back, shall we?

THEY LAUGH

WHISPERS: Thanks for not saying
it was tight.

BAGPIPES PLAY

I think this fits very, very well.

Cheers.

The way that you've done
this waistcoat is really clever.

This piping, the fact
that it balances perfectly

with that braid is perfection.

I think this was a great idea,

just doing the cap on the sleeve
rather than doing the full blouse.

Hang on a minute. Yeah.

My elastic pinged on that. Yeah. Oh.

TRADITIONAL MUSIC PLAYS

Whoo! Yeah!

I think the overall
impression is terrific.

You know that it's the tarantella.
The circle skirt looks

nice and full.

I would have liked to have seen
just a little bit of braid

around the bottom but I think
it's a great dance outfit.

Thank you.

It's an absolute feast for the eyes.

The skirt is an unmitigated success.

I'd like very much that you've done
the layers of net so it's sticking

this out. For me, the top,
you've just got a little bit

too much of it.

The fit is not fabulous.

MUSIC FROM SWAN LAKE

I love the contrast of the black
and the white. And the shape,

it's very ballerina-like. This line
down the centre

is so crisp and precise.

And of course it's carried
all the way through the skirt.

If it had been me, I'd have
gone white feathers, black feathers,

the grey just seems mildly
incongruous, but that's

a stylistic choice.
I love this.

I think it works
really, really well.

Breathe, Ben, breathe.

I'm breathing. I'm breathing.

Well, I think the fabrication
on your leotard

has worked really well.

It's very visual.

All of that lovely accordion
in and out of the fabric was worth

all of that effort.

I do like the ruffle.

But why didn't you do that
on the skirt?

I think you should have made
that way, way bigger. Yeah.

Cos I just feel that the skirt
is a little underwhelming.

I think it's VERY underwhelming,
actually.

HIP-HOP MUSIC PLAYS

Ha-ha-ha! A floss.

That's something new I've learned.

I mean, we had a conversation
about whether this jacket was...

..going to be reversible. ..going to
be reversible. In the end,

I didn't have the time.

Well, I think from afar it looks
really eye-catching.

It moves really nicely. It looks fun
to wear. Getting in closer,

why do we have a...?

Is that a seam? Yes.

A seam with a bit of braid
on this side and not on that side.

That was a slight mistake
that I made.

This makes it really noticeable that
something has happened here. OK.

If you put that here, we'd have
thought it was part of the design.

OK.

And I love the sparkle of the pink.
And I like that you've made it short

and you've made the sleeves
short as well.

The waistband on the trousers
and the waistband on the jacket

mirror one another.
Even the depth of this collar feels

very well balanced.

I think, apart from this mistake,
I think it's really effective.

I like that you've used
this very technical fabric

with this very graphic
and sparkly '80s print.

You've really thought about
how you finished joining the hood

to the body and you've put
this binding on here.

Turn round.
Let's have a look at the back.

The seam is a little bit...
It's a little bit out.

I do think it would be nice

if we had a seam down the
back. Does it feel cool to wear?

Well done.
And for that whole time

you're listening to Radio 4!
Well done, guys.

Well done, everyone.

It's now time for a little
break. Go off,

have a cup of tea, fill in your tax
return, whatever you want to do,

and we'll come back and find out
who has got garment of the week

and who is going home.

I managed to get the brief right
this time,

as opposed to yesterday.

I think there's always a risk
of going home and I don't think

I will feel safe
until the name has been announced.

I could see little areas
that could be improved.

I do try to maintain a positive
attitude.

I'd be devastated if
I went home today.

I feel I've got more to show.

I'm massively concerned.

It's a worrying place to be.

OK, you cool cats. I've loved this
week. Yeah.

This week's just been a whole
lot of fun, I think.

Absolutely. Look at all this.

Yeah. It's amazing.

Who are we thinking
for garment of the week?

Well, Leah, when it came out
I just went,

"Wow. That looks
so strong and great."

We also really liked Jen's
Scottish Highland dance outfit.

The fit was good.

It moved really nicely.

Who's looking vulnerable, then?

Sheila had a bad day yesterday
and today she gave us this

in the made-to-measure.
It was a good outfit.

Unfortunately the finishing
has let it down.

Who else?

Well, Mercedes and Ben
had an up-and-down day yesterday

and this was his made-to-measure.

He spent an enormous amount of time
creating this very unique

and interesting fabric effect,

and not enough time spent creating
the outfit.

To decide you could maybe wrestle?
We'll each pick a costume

and we'll go three rounds
in the car park.

How about that? That is a spin-off
show that I want to watch.

Well done, everyone, this week.
You've all been fantastic.

The judges have deliberated.

Patrick. Our garment of the week
this week is...

Ta-da!

APPLAUSE

This was so impactful.

It was really well made
and it really had the wow factor.

It was visually graphic, stunning.
Well done.

Oh. So touched. Thanks.

Well done. Thanks.
I'm really thrilled.

OK. Now time for the not-so-nice
thing.

Somebody has got to go home.

You've done brilliantly
and I can reveal that the person

going home is...

..Sheila.

Well done, Sheila.

I'm proud of myself. Yeah.

When I turned 50, I said
I'm not going say no to anything.

Everything I have to say yes. My mum
will give me a big hug and say,

"Well done and I'm proud of you."

And, yes, she's going to be happy.

Well done. Sheila we know is a good
sewer because of the first week.

Well done. But this week she was
definitely out of her comfort zone.

When you sew, you learn
from your mistakes, actually.

So she will have learned
a hell of a lot today.

Such a horrible thing to see
someone go. I'm glad I'm still here.

But I need to really make
sure that I get on top

of my time management.

Did I think I was going to make
it this far? I don't know.

I think I was so excited
to actually be in the sewing room

that I never even gave
that any thought whatsoever.

I didn't think I'd win garment of
the week at all, being here,

but in Children's Week
it is kind of ironic.

I've loved it
and I thought I'd kind of hate it.

So it just goes to show you've got
to go in with fresh eyes, fresh

approach every time.

On the next Sewing Bee...

Let's go for it!

..the sewers go back to the 1970s...

It looks like it's going to take
off.

..taking on a pattern with real
FLARE...

That's going to flap.

..a transformation that brings
anarchy to the Bee...

Are you an anarchist?

No.

..and a maxi dress made-to-measure.

I don't know if bishops wear them
like that.

But who will get their groove on?

Draw a circle like that.

And who will be the next to leave?

Don't panic now.
The vultures are circling.