12x01 - Episode 1

[bunniefuu]

Welcome to The Great...

oh! We've got the most amazing idea
for the pre-title sketches.

Right. We're going to dress you
as a giant bobbin

and roll you in.
Ok.

It's going to be great.
Ok.

I didn't know we were still doing...
Ok, Sophie, standby!

It'll be great.
Right, Ok.

Don't forget. Once you've
introduced the challenge,

head straight to the haberdashery
to talk applique.

H-Have a...?
Ok, camera set!

Wing it.

I've been winging it for years.

Yeah? She really has.

And action!

Welcome to The Great British
Sewing Bee.

I'm Sophie Willan, your new host.

Seamless. Yeah?

Mm. Woo!

Yeah! I'm on Sewing Bee.
I can't believe it.

I've spoken to my daughter.

I said, "I'm just going
to be myself."

And she said, "Oh, no, Mum -
don't do that!"


to take their first steps

into the sewing room.

Wowser! Oh, my God! Wow!

This is so exciting.

It's a lifelong dream.

It's something me and my mum
watch together.

Over the next ten weeks,

they'll be faced with challenges
to test their precision...

Oh, God.
..creativity...

This is my Superman look.

My needle broke.
..and ability to fit to a model.

Chaos, isn't it?

I didn't think I was competitive
until I turned up here.

Fantastic.
Do I hope I win?

Of course I hope I win!

My main techniques are panic
and winging it.

All will be scrutinised by judges
Esme Young and Patrick Grant.

If you want to go far
in the Sewing Bee,

you have to show the bravery.

You have to create something
that we haven't seen before.

I'm going for a pimped up
traffic warden.

That is a sentence I didn't expect
to hear on Sewing Bee.

I might send mine to
Benedict Cumberbatch.

He's really dishy.

It's really important they learn
from their mistakes -

not go, "Ah!"

Ah! Ah!

Who will strut their way to winning
Garment of the Week?

I really hope Patrick and Esme
get my style.

I think they will.

Surely?

Who will unravel?

I'm so sorry! Did I attack you?
And who...

Come on!
I've made a right meal of this!

..is hanging by a thread?

Sometimes you do the most
idiotic things.

I don't.

♪ When I met you in the summer... ♪

Sewers, please come forward.

Big hello, you brave bunch of
bobbin wranglers.

How are we feeling?

Excited? Nervous?
Yeah.

Planning an escape route?

First up, we've got the pattern
challenge.

And this week's theme is
British summertime.

So think flowers, garden parties.

And as I'm pregnant, I'll probably
just be sat sweating

in my underwear like a rotisserie
chicken.

So, Esme, what have we got?

Here you go. Pass them around.

Thank you. So we've given you
a pair of summer shorts.

It's got elastic at the back.

It's got two pockets and a fake fly.

Also, there is a lot of
topstitching -

and you need to do that
in a contrast thread.

Of course, we want to see you
choose a fabric

that shows us something
about your style,

but which also works well with
the features in our short.

Ok, you've got two hours
and 45 minutes.

Your time starts...now.

Yo! Oh, my Gosh! Esme, you look
fabulous in real life -

now I can see you!

I couldn't see you from back there.

Which one are you going for?
The crabs.

Lovely. I'm going for the lobster.
Yay!

We can co-ordinate!

The sewers' fabric choice
could impact

how challenging these shorts
are to sew.

Oh, my gosh! Oh, my gosh!
Oh, my gosh!

Right, what are we going for?

Too floaty and it will be harder
to get a crisp, neat finish.

It's too drapey.

Too heavy and the sewers could
end up with bulky bits.

Oh, sorry, madam!

The haberdashery,
it's so much bigger

than I thought it was going to be.

Really, really cool.

Oh, I'm so excited!

Probably too excited.

So, what are all the elements

that they have to do
with these shorts?

Well, we've asked them to make
two patch pockets.

Those are topstitched on.

And there is quite a lot of
topstitching.

There's topstitching
around the pocket,

we've got topstitching
around the false fly

and we've got topstitching
around the hem.

Now, they all ought to be
the same spacing.

And the topstitching is going
to really shout out. Yes.

We've asked them to put an
elasticated section

right through the back of
the shorts. Yes.

Inserting the elastic can be
quite tricky.

It needs to be equal.

Because we've asked them to sew it
through the back.

But also making sure the fabric
isn't so thick

that it doesn't gather properly.

Yeah, because it looks nice
with a ruche.

You need the ruche.
It does, doesn't it?

You need a good ruche. Also, there's
facing here

that needs to be understitched.
Right.

That's to keep it in place.

Well, let's see how they do.

We are good to go.

I'm really liking this fabric.

It's thick enough that it'll keep
its shape.

My hands are shaking.
I just need a moment.

Of all the things that
I'm not good at,

it's going to be topstitching,
isn't it?

So that's going to be
a right old mess.

To start the shorts,
two patch pockets

are created and topstitched onto
the front pieces,

which are sewn together
at the centre seam.

To create the fake fly,

the fly extension is pressed
to the right

and topstitched in place.

Next, the front facing is attached
at the waist and understitched,

before the back and front pieces
are sewn together.

The elastic is attached
at the side seams,

then the facing is folded down
and stitched in place.

Finally, the inside leg is sewn
and the hems are topstitched.

So, first step is with the pockets,
which are here.

"Turn the seam allowance
above the notch

"to the wrong side and press."

Fiddly. Very fiddly.

"Use a contrast color thread

"to topstitch eight millimetres
from the fold."

What on earth? I can't really
unpick.

It's not my superpower.

Finance boss Dawn has been sewing
since childhood.

And despite losing the sight
in her left eye in 2022,

leaving her visually impaired,

it hasn't dented her passion.

I found that there are gadgets
out there

that help people with sight loss,

but I've come from not being able
to do very much at all

to being on the show today.

Good morning.
Oh, hello!

How are you getting along?
Er...

Well, I won't tell you about
the unfortunate bit.

Well, you can't tell us there's
an unfortunate thing

and then us not ask about
the unfortunate thing.

So what's the unfortunate thing?

Well, the topstitching I done,
the machine... Oops.

The bobbin was a bit wonky.
Yeah.

But that's inside a pocket.

You're barely going to notice that.
Well, er...

I mean, we've noticed it now.

Yes. If you hadn't told us, we might
not have noticed.

Pretend I didn't.

I've gone for this really
lovely fabric

with cute little red bows on.

I'm going to be doing a
contrast pocket in red.

A bit of a sailor vibe.

I feel like it's a bit of me.

Anna lives on a narrow boat in York
with her boyfriend.

A barista by day, her voyage
into sewing

started six years ago.

And the rest is history.

I'm obsessed with vintage fashion.

I definitely love to make
theatrical,

weird and wonderful creations.

I call it folk grunge.

I'm loving the outfit.
Thank you.

And I've noticed in here you like
the vintage looks.

I do, yeah. The romantic,
Bohemian couple here.

Yeah.
He's called Sebastian, isn't he?

He is.
And your dad is a vicar?

He is, yeah. Yeah, yeah.
I know everything about you, Anna.

You do, yeah!
I'm like MI5.

I'm being really boring.

It doesn't exactly scream
Ibiza holidays.

But to me, this is like the color
of the South Downs,

where I live.

East Sussex lad Lewis

is a rugby-playing school teacher -

and has been a secret sewer
for years.

I didn't used to tell a lot
of people

that I enjoyed sewing.

I grew up with my hobbies
being rugby.

I don't think I was going to be
in the changing rooms

talking to the lads about, you know,
seam allowances.

But it's something I'm
really proud of.

Hello. Hello. I hear you played
rugby? Morning.

I did used to, yeah.

She likes a rugby man.

Well, my dad was the captain of
the Wasps.

Oh, amazing. THE Wasps.
Wow. The Wasps, yeah.

Do you make shorts? Is this
something you'd normally do?

Yeah, I really like patch pockets.
And are wearing them today.

Yeah, I'd say I can't take credit
for these, though.

Yeah, well, it's a nice reference
point, isn't it?

Yeah, exactly. Yeah.
Here's how they should look.

I'm a bit nervous.

I don't know. It's a bit Kat Slater,
isn't it?

But half my wardrobe's
in leopard print,

so it's making me feel comfortable.
Go like this...!

Primary teacher Adele has been
making clothes

for five years

and has given pattern matching
a whole new meaning.

My little girl shares the
leopard print love.

I also like to make my husband
and my son matching shirts.

My poor husband doesn't really get
a say in it.

Do you do topstitching?

Yeah, I do. And I thought, "Go with
the white contrast thread."

It's quite bright, isn't it,
that white? Mm.

I know. I'm just wondering
whether something

that was like a slight ecru -

rather than, like, graphic, graphic
white might not be a bit...?

I might just go for it.
Yeah? Yeah.

I'm topstitching the pockets.

Patrick and Esme will be looking
for perfectly straight,

evenly spaced parallel lines.

The tongue of concentration
is coming out.

I'm really happy with the contrast,

and I think the topstitching
is working.

Shaky, that is.

Oh, I'm panicking about this white.

And my topstitching's gone
all weird here.

I love a topstitch.

Who doesn't love a topstitch?

I wear shorts all the time.

I live on a smallholding.

Hello, boys.


care farm.

Used to operating heavy machinery,

he bought his first sewing machine
two years ago

and hasn't looked back.

I just think sewing
is a magical thing.

I would really advocate

if anybody thinks they're too old
to do anything, just do it.

We've gone bananas.

We have gone bananas.

I thought it was a really
summery print.

How do you feel to be here?
Er, it's just fantastic.

With all these talented people,
it's just wonderful!

Well, you'll find out whether
they're talented or not.

Halfway through, sewers!

Wow!

Exhausting work for me, this.

I'm sewing together the front
two pieces

at the crotch seam and fly.

I now need to fold this fake fly

so that you get a fold
on the inside

and it looks like there's a fly -

even though you haven't done
a zip or anything.

Ok, scary topstitching! Let's go!

My topstitching's not as perfect
as I'd like it to be.

It's going a bit narrower
at the bottom,

but I can live with it.

These are ladies' shorts,

so the sewers need to remember the
fly goes right over left.

It's wrong. We should be
on the other side.

We're not unpicking.
We're just carrying on.

Sam's used to pressure.

He's a heating engineer
in Huddersfield,

where he lives with his partner,
Liv, a criminal barrister.

My partner is absolutely over
the moon with me sewing.

If we go shopping,

instead of buying the garment,

she's like, "Well, you can
make that."

You live in Yorkshire?

Yeah, I moved from Birmingham.

Were you on the run or...?
No, no, not yet.

Because, I mean, this could
all be a ruse, couldn't it?

You could be setting up a new life
as a "sewer".

I've got a good legal team
behind me

if it does go a bit south.
Right, Ok.

I have just attached
the front facing.

And I need to now press this under,
and then understitch,

which is where you run a line
of stitching

just on the inside of the facing.

And it means, when I fold it over,
you'll get a really crisp edge.

Let's see if we can do this.

I like to freestyle, and I know
that's not what this is about.

So I need to make sure
that I actually do

what they tell me to do.

Sewers, you've got one hour!

Right? Yeah, crack on.

It's starting to feel pretty toasty.

So, er, I'm putting the back
and the front together.

"The top of the pocket opening
should meet the side seam."

Exactly.

I'm trying to line it up
as best I can.

I can feel where the edge of
the pocket is,

and I just need to make sure that
I sew right along that line.

Millimetre precision is needed here.

Stray too close to the pocket edge
and there's a risk they might

sew their pocket closed.

I need to be slow here, because I
can feel the pocket opening.

One millimetre the other way

and their pockets won't line up
with the side seams.

They may be a mil or two out.

Yay! My pockets worked!

Emma hits all the high notes.

She's a professional soprano

and recently started sewing again
after a 30-year gap.

I would say that my style is
dopamine dressing.

My brother once said that
I looked like

I'd been in an expl*si*n
in a paint factory,

so I suppose that's kind of
what I'm going for.

When did you start all this
malarkey, then?

The sewing? I started when I was
a teenager.

My mum used to sew a lot,

and then she took ill at one point.

So I was able to use her
sewing machine.

That was weirdly opportunistic
of you. I know, it was.

I thought it was going to be
a sad story.

No, no.
You were like, "Sod her! Woo!"

Somebody got the roll of elastic?

I am folding the front facing at
the back of the shorts down.

So basically I'm creating a channel.

You put elastic in the back.

"Pin one end in place,
pin the other end

"on the opposite side and stitch."

To create the perfect ruche,

the sewers must stitch the bottom
of the back channel closed

with pinpoint accuracy...

This is tricky.

...making sure they don't catch
any of the elastic.

Is anyone doing the elastic?

It's really hard to pull it
and sew it.

Oh, man.

Don't need to see that yet, Esme.

I'm loving the pink.
Thank you.

You're engaged, aren't you?
I am engaged, yes.

To a woman who describes your style
as like an executive hobbit?

Yes. Well, she's six foot -
and I'm not.

I just think it's a fabulous turn
of phrase.

Yeah! Who says a hobbit can't
be efficient?

Yeah.
We just like elevenses.

Yeah.

Rebecca is an actuary

and lives in London with her fiance,
Sam.

She's been sewing for a decade,

but her current make is her most
ambitious yet.

I am making my own wedding dress.

There's a lot of pressure
to get it right.

"Further secure the elastic
by stitching

"through the back seam."

I just need to do the centre
back seam,

so I'm trying to pull it
so the elastic

is equally spread either side.

Otherwise you'll get a right
bum cheek

that's tighter than the left
bum cheek.

I'm getting a bit of bunching.

My waistband's a little bit
imbalanced,

but I don't think I'm going
to unpick that.

Sewers! Ten minutes left!

Oh, Lordy!
You'll be fine.

You'll be fine. Everything is fine.

I'm just pressing the hems.

Some of it is not great.

We've got to topstitch
two parallel lines.

But I'm really getting them nice
and straight, hopefully.

I'm hopeful that I've done enough.

And them to go, "Yep, that's what
we asked you to do."

Oh, man!
One minute left!

I'm not going to finish.

My very, very stressed face.

Caught the pocket.

It's too late now.

Oh!

Sewers! Like the temperature
in here, your time is up!

Oh, man. That's annoying.

It could've... Could've gone worse.

I missed a row of topstitching.

Bring your mannequins forward.

Get the speed! Woohoo!


made in under three hours

are ready for Esme and Patrick's
sunshiny scrutiny.

I think they've made pretty
short work of this challenge!

Hey!

The topstitching is pretty good,
actually.

The consistency of your two lines
of topstitching is impeccable.

The waistband elastic
is pretty good.

I think it's just slightly
off alignment

at the top of the pocket here.

But I think you've done
a very good job.

Thank you.

You can see very clearly -
wider, narrower.

Also, the pocket, it's not lined up.

That edge should be sitting
on that seam.

I think this is a great debut.

Your topstitching -

you're ever so fractionally close
to the edge.

A bit wobbly here.

You can stop looking now, Esme.

Choice of topstitch works
very nicely

with the fabric.

A little tiny bit narrow.

It's not absolutely consistent.

Pockets line up really well
with the side seams.

Oh, it's a bit wobbly.

Elastic's good.

The top of the pocket is not aligned
with the side seam on this side,

and you've managed to somehow catch
the edge of the pocket.

I think it's a good choice
of fabric,

and your topstitching
is super neat.

Top of your pocket isn't quite
lined up.

When you've attached the elastic,

you've gone slightly off centre.

So you've got a bit more gather
this side

and a bit less gather that side.

Well, the topstitching actually
is really good.

The pocket doesn't line-up
with the side seam.

It's quite a heavy fabric,

so it's just making the top
a little bit bulky.

I think the topstitch color
is just too white.

In terms of the topstitching
itself,

this side is a little narrow.

Top of the pocket isn't quite
lined up.

Same this side.

I like the purple with the pink,

but it really shows up
the wobbles.

The fly's the wrong way around.

It's left over right instead of
right over left.

You've just slightly lost the edge
on the front of the pocket.

The hem - you have only got 80% of
the first row of stitching,

and you haven't got to the second.
Literally run out of time.

Yeah.

You're the only person to have
given us a contrast pocket.

The combination of fabrics -

it's really, really nice.

These are super nicely made.

The topstitching -

absolutely spot-on.
Is great.

Well done.

Your topstitching is really nice
and neat.

Very consistent.

The elastic's tighter here
than here,

which is a big shame because
it's really well sewn.

I think they are impeccable.

Yay!
So neat and tidy everywhere.

And the elastic's good.

Ah, it's not understitched.

It sits nice and flat across the
front, though, doesn't it?

It does. It does. But you have
missed the understitching.

Patrick and Esme will now rank
the shorts

from summer wash-out to
summer blockbuster.

In 12th place, it's Sam.

Didn't quite finish.

Just a couple of other
wibbly-wobblies.

Thanks.

Adele is 11th.

Heather, 10th.

Dawn, ninth.
Angie, eighth.

Tim, seventh.
Minnie, sixth.

Lewis, fifth.

Emma, fourth.

And in third place is Rebecca.

In second place...

...is Beth.

Perfection - with the exception of
forgetting that understitch.

In first place is Anna.

We loved the different
color pockets.

You did a really great job.

Thanks so much! Ah!

Yay!

Well done!

♪ Have a nice day... ♪

Oh, my gosh! I'm really,
really pleased!

I'm a bit in shock!

If Patrick says something,
he doesn't like something,

change it straight away.

Put my big girl pants on
and do better.



It was a fairly simple pattern.

It was just me executing it
really bad.

Just carry on and go for
the transformation next.

♪ Have a nice day... ♪

Welcome back, sewers.

So now for the transformation
challenge,

where you take something used
and knackered

and give it a bit of a
summertime spruce.

A bit like I do with my pre-holiday
bikini wax.

So, Patrick, what have we got
'em doing?

Ready for a grilling?

Ooh!

We're giving you a selection
of barbecue aprons,

and we would like you
to transform them

into a bag with a specific function.

You're allowed to take
two aprons each.

You can take fastenings and webbing.

But you cannot take any
decorative trim

or fabric from the haberdashery.

So the judges can't be here
for this.

So they're going to pop off
and sizzle some sausages.

He's sizzling my sausages.

I don't want to know what
that means, Esme.

You've got an hour and a half.

Your time starts...now.

♪ In the summertime, when the
weather is high... ♪

Pull it off! What have we got?

Oh! Wow!

Oh, I want the pink! Oh, gosh!
I'm dropping them!

Here we go.
I love making bags.

I don't make them very often, but
they're quite fun to make.

I can make something, I hope.

I mean, I don't eat meat -
so I'm not...

I'm not the best person to invite
to your barbecue.

I'm the one there saying,
"Can you cook this

"in some tinfoil for me, please?"

We've given them all our
favourite aprons,

and we're asking them to transform
them into a bag

with a very clear purpose.

Is it for sport? Is it for
some sort of hobby?

But it also needs to be functional.

So, if it's got straps and clips,
they need to be usable.

Yes, we'd said they can take two -

so I think they really need to play

with the colours and the patterns.

Well, Esme, let's hope these bags
are flipping good.

I'm going to make a hat bag

inspired by vintage hat boxes.

So it's going to be round.

I'm going to be making a tool bag.

It was a bit of a blow for you,
last challenge, wasn't it?

It was awful. We just keep going.

I am going to make a gym bag.

My boyfriend's big into the gym,

so I'm going to attempt to make him
some sort of duffle bag.

Project manager Heather

creates timeless garments for
her loved ones and herself.

For her, sewing is more
than a hobby.

It's a family affair.

My grandad was a tailor

and my nan worked in health care
and worked as a seamstress

in the evening for some extra money.

And my mum can also sew.

So it's very much in my blood.

So you're like the House of Versace,
but in Birmingham.

Something like that, yeah. You know,
like, the whole family's at it.

So what I'm thinking is,

because it had the waterproof feel
to it,

a bag for a wet summer walk -

carrying some picnic accoutrements.

Strawberries!

I'm making a knitting bag!

I can't wait to give it
to my daughter, really,

even though she doesn't knit.

I'm the knitter. She's four.

Beijing-born Minnie

lives in Bedfordshire with her
husband and three children.

Her love of sewing started
six years ago

with an unexpected gift.

I got a sewing machine
as a Christmas present

from my husband,

and I hated it.

I said, "That's such a housewifey
present."

But turns out it's the best present
I ever received.

I've decided to make a sewing bag.

I've got this apron, which is
a nasty terracotta one -

but I've got this one,

which is quite a saucy,
fun one.

So it's a travel sewing bag.

I use a lot of duvet covers.

But I've never recycled an apron
before, so this is nice.

Retired lecturer Angie has sewn
on and off for 30 years.

After losing her husband,

she rekindled her love for sewing
with frilly frocks.

I love the concept of matching bags
and shoes and hats.

And quite often, when I make
a dress,

I'll make a bag to match.

That one's pretty much how I feel
about sewing.

What is this going to be?
I've got a big orchard.

And this time of year, we spend
a lot of time

up ladders collecting fruit.

It's a fruit collecting bag.
Is that a new invention?

We've been using bags to collect
fruit for a long time.

Oh, right. Ok. So that's not new.

I think hydration is pretty
important, isn't it?

I want to make, like,
a water bottle bag.

So I'm just currently writing
the word "hydrate".

Hydration is essential for Beth when
she's power lifting at the gym.

Sewing, like sport,

is a stress relief as she studies
for a PhD in engineering.

I just love sewing.

With my engineering brain,

I love the construction.

So I did some circumference
measurements

to make sure that the base
of my circle

is actually the same as the kind of
circumference of the tube.

Current plan is a rucksack.

At the moment, I just want
to get something

that can hold an object.

I'm doing a music briefcase -

for young people to carry
their music in,

in a cool way.

I'm thinking a bag to take
to Glastonbury

to put some beer in.

Is it bacon?

Er, maybe it is.

I could just wrap it up and eat it.
Maybe it is.

Think of Lady Gaga when she went on
the red carpet dressed in meat.

Was that summer?
You know, it was edgy.

No, but it was edgy.
Oh.

I think you should own it.
You're going punk.

You're just taking a risk.

You're edgy. You're avant-garde.
Go for it, Dawn.

What can you do?

You've made a bag out of bits
of meat.

It's a sizzling summer!

Halfway, sewers!

They're looking for a bag
with a purpose.

Maybe my purpose is not quite clear.

I'm just adding everything I can
to give it more structure.

I want to stitch this somewhere
onto the bag.

I'm hoping to put a foam roller
in there or a yoga mat,

and then it's a functional gym bag.

It's going to have a zip.

And I've tried to make it a bit 3D
so that it holds more beer.

When it's judged, how are they going
to know it's a sewing bag?

I don't want to go further down
the leaderboard.

I would like to stay a bit longer.

Should just flap over like that.

It's a rucksack for pride!
There we go!

That's what it is!
It's a concept album of a bag.

Ok, 15 minutes, you cheeky
chipolatas!

I'm flapping and sweaty.

My main techniques that I'm using
are panic and winging it.

I have got a kind of lid -
like the lid of a hat box.

The key thing is that it's robust
enough to hold a lot of apples.

It's not an adjustable strap,
but it'll have to do.

I have put the word "music" on,
but it's tiny.

This bit comes out.

I've sort of made something
that has to be explained.

I've got a strap.

A rucksack!
This is intense, this is.

I think that's actually perfect.

And you just shut. Keep all your
project nice and safe

from kids and cats.

I think it looks like a legit bag.

Do you get a one-minute warning?

One minute left!
To the wire!

That's what we like to see
on Sewing Bee!

Oh, it worked! Ok!

Oh, absolutely sweating!

It's a nice way to end the day.

Needles up, sewers!

I've run so many marathons,
and that was harder.

Ok, sewers, bring your bags forward,
and muddle them up a bit

so we don't know whose is whose.

That looks so professional!
I know. Mine's so simple.

♪ Barbecue, barbecue... ♪


from barbecue aprons

in just 90 minutes.

Judges, you can come back in.

And Patrick and Esme have no idea
who's made what.

What do you think?
I think they're sizzlin' hot.

I am massively impressed.
♪ Barbecue, barbecue

♪ There ain't nothing I'd rather do

♪ Right here in the bed with you
and eat your barbecue. ♪

I think these straps here

are to attach your rolled up
yoga mat.

Because this is a classic sort of
gym bag shape.

I think it's really
well constructed.

I like the way that they've given us
the straps

in colours that I think work with
the print really well. I like it.

This is a sort of a take on what
ultramarathon runners use.

They've just free-hand embroidered
over the top

with "fuel" and "hydrate".

It's fun, isn't it?
It is super fun, yeah.

It's sort of half apron, half bib.

Half tote bag.

It's not much of a transformation,
is it?

It's useful, it's functional,

but it's still quite aprony.

Very entertainingly is a dinner suit
with a load of meat.

It's got Lady Gaga meat outfit
vibes.

And there's lots of pockets here.

What do you think it's for?

Shopping?
Well...

I'm not sure you're getting
a lot of shopping in there.

Do you think it's to keep
the beer in?

A beer-pack rather than a backpack?
Yes.

Yes.
It looks great. It's well made.

I like it a lot.

Well, it's a rucksack.

I like the colours of this -
and the decoration.

I think the straps aren't working
exactly as they ought to.

What do you think it's for?
It's a courier bag.

It could have done with a close.

So it's waterproof on the outside,

which is why I think it's a sort of
practical outdoor bag.

The positioning of the straps
is a bit uneven.

Yeah, not bad.

Well, that's a handbag.

Just cos you can hold it
in your hand

doesn't mean it's a handbag.

I think it's a really nice rendition
of a small, practical gardening bag.

Here we have a music bag.

What makes me think
it's a music bag?

Well, the word "music" on the front,
which is a helpful clue.

I love how they've used
these pockets.

It reminds me of a hat box.

I very much like the combination
of fabrics.

I think it's brilliant.
I love the shape of it.

I love the way that they've
constructed the lid.

The whole thing, I think,
is so nicely conceived.

It's really original
and I like it a lot.

There's a clue as to what goes
into this bag.

It's full of wool.

A couple of simple straps
on the top,

which are attached using
the D-rings.

The straps are a little bit dull
compared to everything else.

Patrick and Esme will now rank
the transformations

from bottom to top.

In 12th place, it's the one with

the tartan pocket.

So that's Tim.

So, it was too much like
the original apron.

Ok.

In 11th place is the

green waterproof gardening bag.

That's Lewis.

Is it a gardening bag?
I think let's go with that now.

Dawn is in tenth place.

Sam, ninth.
Minnie, eighth.

Emma, seventh.
Rebecca, sixth.

Adele, fifth.
Angie, fourth.

And in third place is Heather.

In second place...

...is the crossbody bag in denim.

That's Beth.

It's really imaginative.
Thank you.

Which means in first place is
our wonderful hat bag.

That's Anna.

I mean, it is a delight.

The shape of it is amazing.

The engineering is brilliant.

It couldn't be any better.
Well done.

♪ Reach up for the sunrise... ♪

I'm really pleased.

I do feel quite relieved.

Well done, Anna!

I feel like I can kind of
breathe a bit.

There we are.

Well, that was a roller-coaster,
wasn't it?

I mean, yeah, tomorrow's a new day -
anything could happen.

And hopefully it'll be better
than today.

Feeling nervous. I am towards
the bottom.

I'm hoping to climb up
the leaderboard.

We shall see what happens.

At the moment, I think I'm the one
in the most trouble.

And I don't think my made-to-measure
will save me.

So I've got to really enjoy it.

♪ Feel the new day enter
your life. ♪

♪ Walkin' back to happiness

♪ Woopah... ♪

It's a new day in Leeds

and there's one final challenge

and one last chance for the sewers
to shine.

But this week, Patrick and Esme
are shaking things up.

♪ Now I know what I must do... ♪

Welcome back, sewers.

It's the made-to-measure challenge.

The big one.

Now, normally, we ask you to make an
outfit to fit one of our models.

But today, the model is you.

So the judges want you to design
an outfit

for your perfect summer's day.

Now, if you're Esme, that would be
crowd surfing

at a drag brunch after
eight martinis.

I've seen it.

And we all know that Patrick -

well, he's very busy with his plums
in summertime.

You've got five hours.

Your time starts now.

Right.

As always, the sewers have been
allowed to practise

their made-to-measures at home.

But making for themselves is a first
in the sewing room.

I'm really excited. Because this
is why I sew.

It's to make something that fits me.

I'm very grateful to be making
something for myself.

Until I probably hit the catwalk,

and then maybe it's a different
story.

You're quite tall.

You're perfect to model,
aren't you?

No, because my proportions
are not very normal.

I actually got model scouted
when I was a teenager,

and I had to send my
measurements over.

And they were like,

"No, no - we're not interested
any more."

What is it you're looking for
in this outfit?

Well, I think, firstly,
we want to have

a clear story about the perfect
summer's day.

We want a beautifully made outfit.

It's got to fit them properly.

It's a totally open brief.

So, really, it's an opportunity
to just understand

a little bit more about them.
Yeah.

But also, we asked them to wear it.

Is that going to be
more challenging? Less challenging?

It could in some senses be easier -

because it means they can absolutely
practise on the real model at home

before they've got here.
Yeah.

But it is much harder fitting
something on yourself

than on somebody else.

Right. Let's see what they
come up with.

Intrigued.
Mm-hm.

Today's a new day.

And, you know, I love this pattern

and I love what the outfit
means to me.

So I'm looking forward to it.

I've had a bit of a shaky start
to the competition,

so I need to make sure
that I deliver.

Hi.
Hello. What are you making?

I am going to be making a wrap dress

out of this lovely farmer's market
fabric.

Because my perfect summer's day
is a day with my fiance

at the local farmer's market.
Very good.

Rebecca's wrap dress will feature

contrasting statement ruffles
and inseam pockets.

And she's leaving nothing to chance.

It took quite a few tries to get
the fit just right.

So how have you done the fitting
for this one?

So this is just a lot of mock-ups.

Er, so, if you see, it has been
cut up and taped.

Because originally there was a lot
of ease in the bust. Ok.

So it was really gaping,

and I knew that you wouldn't
like that.

No, we wouldn't.
And I didn't like that.

So I'm hoping that the fit
will work -

as long as I haven't changed shape
significantly since last weekend.

While Rebecca's neckline
could end up a bit saucy,

Adele's outfit will definitely
be fruity.

My perfect summer's day
is strawberry picking

with my children and just wearing
a really nice, pretty dress.

It's more fun.

Adele's strawberry print dress

will have a fitted lined bodice
with puff sleeves,

an invisible zip and a floaty
gathered skirt.

This is how I imagine
parenthood.

You know, me looking whimsical
and beautiful,

picking strawberries.

The reality of it is, like,
one of them

is probably going to be sick on it.

And they'll be shouting at me
and it'll be horrible.

But it's nice to have the vision.
Yeah.

Tim's looked to love for his outfit.

It's inspired by my wedding.

I'm making a waistcoat and a pair
of wrap pants.

I made us both a pair of waistcoats

in the same fabric that I'm using.

And obviously, it was the best day
of my life.

Staking his place in the competition
on an ambitious two-piece,

Tim's rap trousers will feature
contrast pockets

and a button fly -

topped by his boxy, lined waistcoat.

I need to really smash this out of
the park

to hoick myself out of
the relegation zone.

Also hoping to sew his way
to safety is Sam.

The perfect summer's day is,
like, on holiday,

being around a pool all day.

Then just walk down a coastal path
to, like, a restaurant.

Nice. So I'm making a linen shirt
and chino trousers.

Very ambitious.

I'm just seeing what I can do,
and hopefully you enjoy it.

Sam's chinos will have an
elasticated waistband

and pockets, while his
short sleeve shirt

comes with a classic collar,
button fastening and a patch pocket.

The shirt - so are we looking
at loose fit

or a relatively snug fit?

I'll probably wear it open,
to be honest with you -

just because that's how...
Open?

Yeah.

I'll have the T-shirt underneath,
though.

Cheeky!

Esme would prefer a topless catwalk,
but I'm not giving it her.

For the first time ever,

the sewers will be strutting
their stuff

and modelling their own creations.

Modelling - when I heard it,
I was a bit like...

"Do I have to?"

Let's try a little walk.

Let's get you prepared, Lewis.
Ok. Come on. Ok.

You'll be shocked to know
I've never catwalked. Ok.

But I just ooze sensuality.

It's exhausting, actually.
I know, yeah.

Less arms! Less arms!
Less arms?

Look how long my arms are!
Enjoy them!

I had to extend these about
ten inches.

Lewis will be squeezing
his long arms

into a fisherman's smock

with pleated patch pockets -

and flashing his knees in a pair
of elasticated shorts.

My dad's got a smock
a bit like this.

It's something that I remember
seeing him wearing

on holiday in France.

So they've kind of got a bit of
a summer thing for me.

So we've got two pockets.

They have a tiny bit of expansion
in them.

You could definitely get two beers
in there.

Whatever their usage, pockets are
a popular choice

in the sewing room.

Esme does like a pocket.

Actually, going to Glasto fest is
what's inspired my outfit today.

I'm making, like, a cargo-style
pant.

And the top is just quite
a small top.

Because, really, you shouldn't be
wearing too many clothes,

I feel like, at Glasto.

As well as pockets,

Beth's Glasto pants will be pleated
for volume -

with elasticated ankles
and an invisible zip.

While her stretched bandeau top
will have a halter neck tie

matching her trousers.

It's quite a thick strap,
so it has...

So it's got one-way stretch,
or two-way?

It goes both.
No, it's one-way stretch.

Is it not? Ok. Yeah, no,
you're right.

I'm going to be stretching it
this way.

Let's hope so!

Beth's not the only sewer
using stretch fabric.

Try not to stretch it out of shape.

I'm making quite a simple dress,

but it will fit me.

My perfect summer's day
is walking

on the beach with a little dog

and then going for supper
afterwards.

Gambling with simplicity,

Dawn's easy fit stretch dress will
have a cover-stitched neckline

and will be topped with a chiffon
jacket and a small doggy bag.

Because the dress is simple, it has
to be really well made.

So I wanted to show diversity of
using the cover stitch machine.

I hope it works out,

and I think it'll look
really pretty.

Emma's diving in at the deep end
with her outfit.

Swimwear can be quite a difficult
fabric to work with

because it stretches
in all directions,

so it can make it slightly
challenging.

I'm making a pair of high waisted
trousers with this fabric.

And with the same design,

but four-way stretch fabric,

I'm making a swimsuit.

Because my perfect summer's day
would always include a swim.

Emma's swimsuit will feature
cut-outs and gathered cups,

while her trousers come with pockets

and a self-drafted bow tie
fastening.

Wow, like a giant bow tie.
Like a giant bow tie.

Ok. So my dad taught me how to tie
a bow tie,

and I just thought it would be
a nice little memento to my dad.

Cute. Nice story. Yeah, very nice.
You're going to see me...

..in my swimsuit.
Are we?

I think you will.
How are your legs?

My legs are great! Sure,
look at them!

I'm knackered!

Sewers, you're halfway!

Oh, my God! Oh, my God!

The panic!

Bloody hell!

This is my Superman look!

Yay!

Oh, jeez. It's gone all gathered.

It's on the shoulders.

Happy with that.

I've put in the 12 pleats.

I'm just topstitching all of them.

This is an invisible zip.

They can sense fear.

So I'm making an outfit
for a picnic,

and it's all going to be made
out of vintage tablecloths.

It's very inspired by sort of
Victorian underwear.

Why would you have knickers

when you could have some
frilly bloomers?

Oh, my God, the waistline
doesn't quite match up.

Anna's picnic two-piece consists
of a milkmaid-style top

with buttons, elasticated shoulders
and red bows,

and bloomers with an
elasticated hem.

How are you getting on?

Good. Yeah, they're nearly finished.

So I'm going to put, like, elastic -
so it's going to gather into...

Ok.
..a bloomer.

You should try it on

before you put the elastic in
to see what it's like. Mm.

Ok. What, you think...?
Have a look.

Yeah, I'll try. I'll try. Thank you.

I need to just try on the shorts

and see whether I even bother
gathering it.

Anna's not the only sewer grappling
with gathers.

This material - so much
embroidery on it,

which makes it stiffer.

It doesn't gather very well.

Hello.
Hello!

Tell us about the outfit.

I am making a full-length dress,
and it is fully lined.

Wow.
It's a bit Regency shaped.

Ok. And my perfect summer's day
will be having a day out

in a National Trust.

Finish off at the tea room.

Have an afternoon tea.
Yeah, Ok.

Minnie's afternoon tea dress comes
with an empire line bodice,

puffed sleeves

and a full gathered skirt
with inseam pockets.

It's fancy enough to go to
a posh tea room.

Just me and my husband.

And no children.

Sorry, children.

My ideal day is me and my boyfriend
kind of just, like,

milling around Chelsea.

So, yeah, fun dress.

It's based on some of the favourite
shops that I go into

when we kind of do that walk.

Heather's Chelsea day dress
will feature straps,

inseam pockets,

an invisible zip and
decorative piping.

So I'm currently pinning the piping
to the bottom of the bodice.

A little bit fiddly, but it will
have, like,

a little red trim at the bottom.

Heather's not the only sewer
dealing with fiddly bits.

It's got tricky details.

There's no quick way around it.

For me, British summer time is
going on day trips to London.

I'm always in a dress.

I like the way dresses swish.

Angie's swishy dress will have
a lined, close-fitting bodice

set-in sleeves

and a skirt finished with a flounce.

I don't know what a flounce is,
but I love the name.

A flounce is...

I'll show you a flounce.
Oh, it's lovely.

Very, very swishy.
Yeah.

It's all for the twirl.
I'm going to flounce off now.

Flounce, flounce, flounce...
Flounce.

Do you know what? I think Esme
might be right.

They do look quite nice ungathered.

Have just sewn the zip.

The top of the zip lines up.

Really happy with that.

I'm on the home straight
for the trousers.

Quite chuffed with them.

Hem on the trousers.

Then it's all shirt.

It'll be down to the wire, like.

Yeah, hmm!

Patrick, put your plums away.

We've only got one hour.

We've got one hour!

Oh, my giddy kipper!

I need to concentrate now.

I'm popping the pocket on.

I've got to move on to the vest.
So this is only half the outfit.

Ah! The cover stitch machine
has chewed it all up.

It's a disaster, that is.

There isn't a plan B for this.

I've done my swimsuit.

So, now, trousers.

Tiny, tiny bit short.

And now we're onto shorts.

I think I'm going to have to make
some compromises.

Because I think under an hour
isn't going to finish it.

So I think I'll have to have
a little tuck

at the top of the sleeve -
rather than easing.

I've decided that I'm not going
to cover stitch the neck.

For whatever reason, it's not
quite working.

Happy with that.

So now it is ruffling time,
part two.

I've got a bit of gaping
in the back.

Turn around. Half an inch.
Each seam?

Yeah, it'll be fine.
Yeah. Thank you.

How are you getting on?
Oh, swimmingly.

Swimmingly? Yeah, not telling you
like I did yesterday.

So you're binding all of that neck?

Yeah, because I tried to
cover-stitch everything,

but it's chewed it all up.
Ok.

So I thought I'd do
a little binding.

I'm attaching the waistcoat lining.

It's going badly.

I've just been sewing for ages
with no thread in.

Tim, I think, still has a lot
of construction

to do on the waistcoat.
Oh, has he?

Yeah. It was still in bits.

Well, I think I'll leave the dress
to one side.

Just focus on this little jacket.

When I've finished the jacket,
I'll look at the dress again.

I can't look it in the eye
at the moment.

Dawn has decided to change the way
she's finishing the neckline.

The dress is very, very simple.

Just a lack of ambition.

Yes, that's true.

For me, what's really important
is creativity.

I just need to sit at this machine
and sew.

Sam's onto the shirt.

He's still got to make the collar,

put the collar on, hem the sleeves,
hem the shirt. Press it.

And we've still got buttons
and buttonholes.

How long left is it, though, now?

We've got 30 minutes!

Oh, God.

I've got to finish it. Otherwise
I will be going home.

On to the bow tie. Super fast.

I'm going to make sure that none of
the lining faces out the front.

I hated invisible zips.

I've practised this so much.

I can do this!

A little bit of finishing to do,
but I have a dress.

That is amazing!

It's not really Prada.

It's more Primarni.

Right, now, what am I going to do
about this? This shambles?

How long have we got left?

You've got ten minutes left.

Oh! I'm just putting on the flounce.

Just discovered a catastrophic
error.

I spent ages slip-stitching
the side seams,

but I was stitching them
to themselves.

What was I thinking?!

The neck won't be how I planned.

It'll finish it off.

It'll finish me off -
I know that.

I'm doing a buttonhole.

I'm really cutting it fine.

I've done my best invisible zip
of my life.

You've got five minutes.

So I'm now making a poo bag.

Ok, how many bows can we do
and where shall they go?

I'm butchering this hem, though.

I am very glad it's nearly over.

It's lovely. What's this?
It's a poo bag.

Right, Ok.

Do you want to explain?
For poo!

For whose poo?
Oh, the dog poo.

You've got one minute!

Oh, my goodness!

My future on this show is
by no means certain.

It's going to be crazy to the wire,
man!

Get yourself dressed!

Oh!

Go, go, go. Keep going.
You're a real sweetheart.

The trouble is, I haven't set in
the lining.

Needles up!

You've just finished your first
made-to-measure challenge!

Give yourselves a round of applause!

Woo!

That was so...

♪ I'm walking on sunshine... ♪


made to fit

and modelled by our very own sewers.

♪ I'm walking on sunshine

♪ Whoa

♪ And don't it feel good?

♪ Hey, all right now

♪ And don't it feel good?

♪ oh, yeah, oh, yeah, oh, yeah... ♪

You were really having fun
going down the catwalk.

Oh, thank you, Esme.

In terms of the fit,
it's an easy fit.

The shoulder looks a little bunched.

Just gathering a little bit here.

When I came to see you, you were
talking about changing

the way you were finishing
the neck opening.

And actually, you've managed that
very well.

But the dress is very simple.

♪ Lazing on a sunny afternoon

♪ In the summertime... ♪

I love this fabric.

Thank you very much.

It's got lining in, hasn't it?
Yeah.

And it fits really well here.

I think it's a really, really nice
choice of shape.

Obviously, the fabric has these
embroidered elements,

which are a little bit bulkier.

So it's not gathering
perfectly evenly.

I think it falls very nicely.

It's a triumph. Well done.
Thank you.

♪ Here comes the summer

♪ Here comes the summer... ♪

I think this looks terrific.
Thank you.

You've fitted the trousers
fantastically well.

The shirt looks just right.

Turn you round to the back.

Bottom hem, you've just got
a little tuck. Yeah.

Just at the back there.

Turn you back round to the front.

Pocket - crisp, neat.

The sharpest corners here.

I think these buttons are great -
that they go with the trousers.

I think there is so much that's good
about this. Thank you.

♪ They were sittin' on the
strawberry swing

♪ It's such a perfect day... ♪

Well, I really like this fabric.

Turn around.

Sits pretty good.

The fit is beautiful.

It just looks light and effortless.

Well done.
Thank you.

♪ Idle in the sunshine... ♪

Starting with the top -
the fit's great.

I love the accessorisation with just
these little points of red.

Can I turn you around?

Neat and tidy throughout.

All of the sewing is really,
really exemplary.

So, you haven't elasticated?

Yeah. Because the embroidery's
so lovely,

it's nice to see it.
Yes, I agree.

How did you get into it?

Have you got a zip?
It's a zipper at the back.

Oh, yes.
Mm-hm.

It's not quite lining up here,
but I'm being absolutely...

I was hoping you wouldn't
pick this up...picky.

♪ What a beautiful day

♪ Hey, hey

♪ I'm the king of all time... ♪

I like that you've mixed all these
different fabrics together.

This hole here? Yeah. Turn around.

I very much like the wrap trousers.

This is a bit lower than the front.

I think there's a lot going on.

We've got a square fly.

We've got curved panels.

It's quite busy.

Let's have a look at the waistcoat.

You haven't understitched this edge.

And as a result, we've just got
that yellow

rolling out to the front.

And again, the armhole -
it's just bouncing.

And that's accentuating the fact
that it's a little bit

loose across the front.

You gave yourself a lot to do.

I think some of it you just haven't
handled quite to perfection.

♪ So go downtown

♪ Things will be great when
you're downtown... ♪

I love this piping.

Piping is really even.

The fit looks absolutely
first-rate.

Turn you around.

You've got an invisible zip
at the back.

It's not absolutely perfect,
but it's not bad.

We've just got a slight
bit of visibility here.

Turn you back around to the front.

The whole thing is great.

♪ Seven days in sunny June

♪ But long enough to bloom... ♪

I like this fabric.
Thank you.

Got little pleats in the sleeves.

Oh.
I ran out of time to ease them.

So that's...
Making do.

...in a completely different place
to that.

You can just see a little bit
of lining

showing through at the top.

I mean, there are some
execution flaws.

But on the fit side, it's great -
so well done.

♪ And made a great noise

♪ Then I'd drink till I stank and
then drink plenty more

♪ And I won't go down to the sea
any more... ♪

I've seen you twice do this.

Yeah.

Which tells me that it's a bit short
in the front.

I really like this pocket shape.

I really like the pleat
on the front.

I feel like the pockets want to be
a bit deeper.

Yeah, a bit roomier. I mean,
the whole thing

is neat and tidy.

Really, it's just that balance
that's thrown me off.

But I like it. It's good.

♪ Let's dance to Joy Division
and celebrate the irony

♪ Everything is going wrong... ♪

I think first thing to say -
it looks fab.

It's nice how you've used the tie
from the trousers.

The trousers have got such
a beautiful shape to them.

You've got these lovely even pleats
across the front

that's throwing all this fullness
all the way around.

I mean, the zip is super invisible.

I think it's a fantastic outfit.
Thank you.

♪ Daydream

♪ I fell asleep amid the flowers

♪ For a couple of hours... ♪

I think the fit is great.

It's sitting really nicely
on the neck.

I think you've got a good, modest
wrap at the front.

I love the combination of
the fabrics.

Let's have a look.

That's very neat. Thank you.
That edge. It's good.

♪ When I met you in the summer... ♪

Both the colours and the print
are really, really bold.

And I really like it.

The fit of the top of the swimming
costume is first-rate.

I also think the fit of the trousers
is really nice.

They've got a lovely fall.

I love the bow tie,
which is a nod to your dad.

And you've got pockets?

Yes, everything should have pockets.

Let's see the trousers off.
Ok.

We're all friends here.

Er, I think it's really well made,
actually.

We've got these really
dramatic cut-outs.

Everything is absolutely spot-on.
It's brilliant.

Thank you.

I feel really pleased and quite
proud of myself, actually.

The catwalk was definitely
a new experience.

Actually walking and being able to
wear what you've made

down the runway was very cool.

I think I've gone for something
too simple.

Whether that will be enough,
we'll see.

It didn't all go according to plan.

Have I done enough to draw me up
out of the relegation zone?

Mm, I don't think so.

Well, you've got through
your first week.

Well done. You've been absolutely
amazing.

So, first up, Garment of the Week.

Patrick?

Our Garment of the Week
this week is...

Bravo. I mean, it was bold,
it was brilliant,

it was perfectly sewn,
beautifully fitted.

Couldn't have asked for
anything more. Thanks.

So, unfortunately, one of
you fabulous people

has to go home today.

It's not been an easy decision
at all

because you're all absolutely
brilliant.

But the person that we're
sending home today is...

...Dawn.

So sorry. You've been absolutely
fabulous.

Well, I feel sad about going home,

but I think they made
the right decision.

These wonderful bees are here,
and they're all so talented.

I've had a lovely time!
Good.

I've been lucky to have good and bad
experiences in my life,

but this will be definitely up there
with the best of them.

You've done brilliantly. Well done.

Dawn should feel extraordinarily
proud.

It's very difficult to decide
who went home this week.

On one hand, we had Tim.

Tonnes of ambition,

execution that let him down.

And on the other hand, Dawn.

Pretty good execution,

but just a lack of ambition.

And ultimately, the reason we chose
to keep Tim

was because we wanted to reward
his ambition.

I'm so happy. It's so gorgeous.

Congratulations! It's amazing!

To have won Garment of the Week

in the first week is just, like,
a dream come true.

I didn't expect it at all.

So I am feeling a little bit,
oh, proud of myself.

A lot of the sewers seem creative,

so I am excited to see what
they come up with next.

Next time...
Game on! Out the way!

...it's Colour and Prints Week.

I love color.

The sewers tackle tricky tops...

Made a right meal of this.

...we discover old hues...

What are we doing torturing
ourselves with this lot?

...and explore their shady side...

It's terrific.

...with one-color outfits.

This is mad!
Oh, sh**t!

I feel like I'm going to explode,
you know?

If there's a mistake now,
nowt I can do about it.

Oh, no!