12x05 - Episode 5

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Last time... Arriba!

...it was Mexico week.

It's a party.

For her fiesta outfit...

I just think it's great.

...Heather finally got her flowers.

We absolutely loved it.
Well done.

Tim's ribbons...
That sadly does not look right.

...got him in a tangle.

I just think it's a big shame.

But it was Lewis...

I'm really throwing this together.

...with his dancer's outfit...

It's got one button.

...who took his final bow.

Firm handshakes all round,
firm handshakes.

You can do something completely
out of your comfort zone

and have a fun time.

Now...

That's incredible.

...it's sports week.

Oh, God.

The sewers dive right in
with swim shorts...

It looks like Superman.

...turn surf sails
into a two-piece...

This might be the wildest thing
I've ever sewn.

...and make embroidered
bowling shirts.

Wow!

Who's heading for a strike?

It has big drama.

And whose attempt...

No.

...will end up in the gutter?

Nightmare.

Can I give you a cuddle?

Sending lots of love.

Week five, it's sports week.

I used to love the egg
and spoon race.

I think actually that's maybe one
of the only sports at school

that I was quite good at,
the egg and spoon race.

In we go.

I'm not remotely sporty.

I love sewing because I can do it
at home sat down.

That's why it's my favourite hobby.

I like making funky tops, especially
if you're doing a marathon,

because then your family can spot
you in that pink leopard print

number that you're wearing.

This whole experience is a marathon.

We've got to keep that in mind
and enjoy the journey.

Welcome back, my heroic hem-turners.

Please come forward.

Are you in peak physical condition?

Are you ready to
beat your personal best?

I hope so, because this week is
sports week.

Now, Patrick is fit as fiddle.

He actually cycles to work
every day.

You should see him in his cycling
shorts in the morning.

It's quite a sight. Yeah, we have.
We have.

Have you? Yes.

I'm sorry you've been
through that too.

But Esme,
she's very sporty, aren't you?

Yeah. Oh, yeah. Very.

The way she can knock back
a tequila,

honestly, that's a sport in itself.

What have you got for us?

Here we go. Pass them round.

Wowee.

We're giving you a pair of men's
swimming shorts.

It's got elasticated waist,
pockets and a mesh lining.

You'll find swim short suitable
fabric in the haberdashery.

Mesh, cord,
elastics are on the cutting table.

You've got three hours
and 45 minutes.

Your time starts now.

To keep afloat in the competition...

Oh, these are fun.

...the sewers must promptly
choose their fabric...

Shall I just go for the dinosaurs?
I'll go for the dinos.

...mesh lining...

Oh, it's very bright.

...and cord.

Oh, I want that.

I want that, definitely.

I've got sharks.
I used to have a phobia of sharks.

And when I first saw it, I could
feel my heart rate like going up

a bit, but I'm like purposefully
moving past it.

So, what are you asking
the sewers to do?

Well, we've asked them to make
a pair of men's swimming shorts.

They've got to do a hem
and it has to be really neat.

Also, the pocket bags
are made from mesh.

It could be tricky to sew.

They've got elastic that's
folded into the waistband. Yeah.

And we've got a pair of pants,
so that elastic needs to be

neatly sewn in just to keep the
pants nice and snug on the inside.

Right. Imagine if it wasn't there.

Freedom.

Keeps it compact.

Yeah, nice little tidy pouch, yeah.
Lovely.

Yeah.

So, we're going green.

I feel like my boyfriend would
wear these swim shorts.

Funnily enough, we co-ordinate to
whatever bikini

I'm wearing that day.

I'm quite excited.
So, I do like in the wild swimming.

I do it all year round.

I might give these to one
of my friends who swims naked.

Maybe then he would wear something.

I'm always scared that the fish'll
have a little bite of his worm.

To make the swim shorts, first
the facings are attached to the

mesh pocket bags, which are then
stitched to the leg pieces.

Then the front and back legs
are joined at the side seams,

the crotch is sewn
and inside leg is stitched.

For the mesh lining,
the front pieces are sewn together

and stitched to the back.

A loop of elastic is attached
to each leg opening.

Two holes are made in the waistband.

Then it's stitched to the shorts
along with the mesh lining.

Elastic is threaded through
the waist before the shorts

are turned right side out
and hemmed.

Finally, the drawstring is added
to complete the swimming shorts.

Good morning. Good morning.

Have you ever made
shorts like this before?

No, being a l*sbian
never done menswear.

Also, I don't know much about men
so I went for dinosaurs

cos I feel like men
like dinosaurs.

We love dinosaurs.

Men of all ages love a dinosaur.
Yeah.

While prints are in vogue...

I've got some very funky fabric.

Let's hope I find a pot of gold
at the end of this rainbow, eh?

...Adele...

How are you, ginger nut?
I'm good, thanks.

...is relying on her experience
to win gold.

I've done a bit of swimwear before.

Rompers so that my ginger
children don't burn.

And are you a sporty being, Adele?

I am.
I'm a PE lady at primary school.

Blowing the whistle,
it's the best thing in the world,

and then everyone freezes.

I always had the whistle
blown at me.

"Sophie Willan!"

Anyway, sorry, Mr Barton.

We're going in on the mesh.

It's definitely a bit sink or swim.

As the sewers set to work
on the shorts...

Oh...

...the ultra-light mesh pockets
are proving problematic.

Mesh is slippery.

I think it's cos it's such a
lightweight fabric

that it just wants to move.

Oops. It's so shifty.

Things get pulled about quite a lot.

I'm unpicking the bits
where I made it wrong.

Anna, how have you found the mesh?

Um, well, so far, I think Ok.

Are you a sporty person?

I roller-skate. I like
roller-skating but...

Hmm, me too. I used to be a dab hand
down the roller disco.

Ah, did you do the... I had Grade
four figure skating

so I was good on the skates.
Oh, you've got some moves.

Are you a sporty person, Emma?

Yes. I am, actually.

We do a lot of hill walking
and things. Wow.

With your musical instruments
and the sport,

you're basically the Von Trapps.

We kind of are, yeah.

Yeah, yeah.

The shorts are looking good.

This can really be pressed.

Try not to make it too hot.

If it's too hot, you could just
singe the whole thing.

But... Oh, I don't think it's on.

I don't even think it's working.

Adele might not be turned on...

Hmm.

...but the others have their own
challenge.

I've moved on to the lining
which is a huge pair of pants

so I've got to put leg elastics in.

The pants require a tiny
piece of elastic to be sewn

around the leg openings.

Elastic keeps your bits in order.

Elastic can always be
a bit of a pain.

I just want to make sure
I haven't twist it.

Oh, it's not perfect, but hey-h*.
That's on the inside and no-one's

going to look at the inside
of someone's swim wear lining.

Actually, the judges could.

I wouldn't run that past them.

The inner workings of gentlemen's
swimwear have been of interest

for far longer than you'd think.

Swim shorts, they've made waves
in fashion for over a century.

In the 1900s, swimwear was heavily
influenced by Victorian modesty.

So, men could swim without worrying
about revealing too much when wet.

By the 1940s, stretch fabric meant
swim shorts became quick drying

and more fitted.

What started as practicality soon
carried an erotic charge,

spotlighting the male body in a way
both discreet and daring.

But it was the 1950s that saw swim
shorts' most definitive fashion fad.

Hawaii gave the world a new look,
the surf short.

Looser, longer
and patterned with tropical print.

Surf shorts became a symbol
of youthful rebellion and adventure.

We had to wait until the noughties
before 007 gave swim shorts

another iconic moment.

Daniel Craig's sharp blue trunks

in Casino Royale proved that

swim shorts aren't just beachwear.

They're cultural icons that keep
riding the tide of fashion.

Sewers, you're halfway through.

Nothing's gone heinously wrong,
but I haven't finished yet,

so I need to be careful.

So, the instructions say,
"Insert the eyelet."

Eyelets are metal rings that
reinforce holes for the cord.

I love how this machine
cuts it for you.

Ta-da!

I bet that's fun.

As an engineer...

Yeah, I'm enjoying it.

But there's nothing
fun about assembly.

Need to sandwich the waistband,
the actual swim shorts

and the mesh lining so it is a
little bit bulky under the machine.

There's lots of layers
so don't make mistakes.

How are you getting on?

All right, thank you, yeah.

I've done the waistband.

I'm just putting the elastic in.

It's just quite tricky to find
the hole in all of the layers.

Unfortunately, the elastic
is boosting itself around.

Is it Minnie-mania again?

Yeah, always. Yes.
Always stressed.

Elastic, it's just a bit
of a stressy bit cos it's fiddly.

Oh, bugger. Lost it.

Sewers, you've got 30 minutes.

Ah. Elastics are going
to take forever.

I don't know why I'm stuck here.

Those that have mastered the elastic
can crack on with the waist cord...

Got a little navy cord just to try
and add a little pop of something.

...and the leg hems.

The hems are just so delicate.

I'm a bit terrified.

So annoying!

The hem rucked.
See where it's stretched.

It could catapult me
to the bottom of the table.

I don't know
whether I can unpick this.

I might make it worse.

You know what, I'm shaking,
so I'm going to stop.

Not done the elastic.
I'm getting a bit stressed.

Come on, the elastic
is really annoying.

This isn't playing ball.

Don't think my mistake
will press out.

Oh, dear.

We're getting into panic mode. Yeah.

And I need...
I need my little calm card frankly.

Where are they? They're just there.

It just tells me what to do
when I'm panicking.

Right, well, breathe. Breathe.

That's a good one. That's a good
one. Should actually breathe.

One, two, three, four. Hold.

And one, two, three, four.

Nearly at the end.
It looks like Superman.

Patrick has his eye on these
as a little cosplay.

I've got to hem it
in a big massive rush.

One minute left.

No.

Slid and slide a little bit.

Come on. Need to go fast.

Mine's a bit wavy.

It's like really ruched and of
course it's on the front edge.

Deep breath. Ironing it.

Mine's quite shoddy.

Needles up, sewers.

That's your time.

I don't think it's on.
There'll probably be a few mistakes.

I can breathe again!

Ah.

Well done, you.
Well done, everyone.

Well done. Oh, that was stressful.

I'm really cross.

♪ We're all going
on a summer holiday

♪ No more working for a week
or two... ♪

Eight pairs of men's swim shorts
made in just under four hours.

What do you think?
It's gone swimmingly.

Wahey. That's good.

I love that.
It's doing your facial expression.

The hem, actually it's
slightly uneven.

Slightly deeper here than here
but pockets are good.

Beautifully lined up.

Let's have a look at the inside.

The pocket bags, they're
good as well.

With the exception of the hem, it's
pretty near spot-on, I would say.

They look great.

Side seam pockets
are neatly applied.

What about the inside?
Time for the Superman reveal.

I know! There we are.

You used blue thread.

It really stands out.

But overall, very, very well sewn.

Thanks.

Right, let's have a look at the hem.

Just a couple of teeny
little wobbles.

What about the inside?

Your leg elastics are well applied.

With the exception maybe of the
bottom hem they're really well sewn.

Do like the color.

It's sort of a million miles
from my normal palette.

Let's have a look at the inside.
Is that side longer?

Esme's right, it feels slightly
longer on this side

than that side, but it's ever so
marginal. Well done.

I like this color a lot.

I wear a lot of this olive green

and I think blue with olive
is a lovely combination.

The hem's a little shallow
but it's very, very even.

Let's look at the inside.

Pretty good, the elastic.

Overall, these are really
neatly sewn.

Well done. Thank you.

I'm going to make my boyfriend
wear them now.

Obviously, you've got clouds
and rainbows.

Just to jolly it all up again.

But the bottom hem is too deep.

It's a bit twisted.

Yes. It's all a bit wobbly here.

Right, shall we have a look
at the inside?

Leg elastic looks pretty good.

It's just that bottom hem
that lets it down.

There are a couple of things
that look slightly amiss.

You've got a wobbly bottom hem.

It's a little bit wider
in a couple of places.

And can you see how back pocket is
longer than this side?

Could you iron it?

Think I had the iron on too low.

I was stressing about burning
everything.

It does need a good press round
there cos it just looks bouncy.

Right, let's look at the hem.

You haven't caught this in.

You've missed the underside
so you've got raw edges.

That is a boo-boo.

What about the inside?

Well, on the leg elastic you've got
the wobble here that lets it down.

Didn't have my thinking brain on.

Patrick and Esme will now rate
the swim shorts from worst to best.

Eighth place is Adele.

Sadly, we've got quite bouncy
pockets and this imperfect hem.

Seventh place is Minnie.

The hem wasn't caught in.

Sixth place is Tim, fifth place is
Anna, fourth place is Rebecca

and in third place it's Emma.

In second place...

...Beth.

We were down to a slight
imperfection in hem top-stitching.

Thanks.

In first place is Heather.

Thank you!

It was beautifully sewn, well done.

Thank you.

Congratulations.

Now you take yourself
to the terrace,

do some of Tim's calming exercises.

They're very, very lovely.
Off you pop.

Well done. Thank you.

Well done.

I am proud as punch with first
place, I cannot believe it.

Last week garment of the week and
then first in a pattern challenge.

It's on a lovely trajectory so far.

I was worried that I would come last

because there was a significant
error, but fortunately for me,

other people have made
significant errors too.

I have a personality of easily
making boo-boos.

I can't change my character,
unfortunately.

I'm absolutely gutted.
I just need to keep my head up

and keep battling on
and not cry about it.

It's certainly all to play for
in the next challenge,

as the sewers have to make
an epic transformation.

Oh, my God!

That's incredible!

Wind surfing.

Wowzers.

Welcome back, sewers.

It's time for the transformation
challenge, where you take something

that's been through the mill
and give it a new lease of life.

So, Patrick,
what have you got for 'em?

Well, as you can see,
we've given you wind surfer sails.

We want you to transform these into
a two-piece outfit,

but for the first time
in the sewing room,

you will be working and being
judged in pairs.

Which, like all classic cup
competitions,

will be drawn at random.

We want you to make
a cohesive outfit.

So, remember,
teamwork makes the dream work.

Now as you know, the judges can't be
here for this,

so Patrick's got a little side car
for his bicycle for Esme.

Exactly. Off you pop,
Wallace and Gromit.

In this bag is four pairs of
matching buttons.

Now, I want you lot to pick a button
and pass the bag around, Ok?

Let's go.

Yellow. Green.

Sewers with matching color
buttons...

Yellow.

...will become a team.
Hello, my lovely.

Adele has been paired with Tim,
Emma's with Heather...

Awesome.

...Beth's with Minnie...

I'm so excited.

...and Rebecca's with Anna.

It's fun. Yeah.

So, button buddies, we're giving you
an extra ten minutes for this one.

You've got an hour and 40 minutes.

Whoo!

Get it off. Pink. Yeah.

Yes, yes. This one?
Green? We like green.

Oh, it's really grubby.
A bit dirty.

Thinking like that one.

Can we get that one?

The sewers will need a strong
wind behind them

to complete their garments on time.

Oh, I love this and I love that.

Ooh.

They must design...

We want the skirt to poke out.

So we'll do ten inches.

...cut...

That's cool.

...and fit...

Hello.

...all as part of a team.

Definitely didn't expect this.

But it's cool.

Teamwork is the dream work.

It does feel like more pressure,
though, because I don't want

to let you down.
You're on a good run.

No, not at all.

Ooh, I feel like we're
on the Apprentice, I'm on a team.

For the first time, we're asking
them to work in pairs

to make an outfit that's two pieces.

They could make a skirt and a top.

They could even make
a pair of trousers and a top.

We've got a lot of material here

so they could choose something
quite big and flowy.

And also, it's quite stiff,
isn't it?

So, it's going to have shape to it.

Yeah. I mean, there's actually quite
a lot of different textures

in these sails. Quite a lot of wind
surfing sails

have see-through panels so that when
you're standing on the board,

you can see where you're going.
How you're going. Yeah.

I think the thing for me is, how do
two people working together

on separate garments
marry the two up?

I'm sure they will talk together.

Hmm. Let's hope so.

Yeah. Not have a fight.

Well, Esme, let's hope it's all
plain sailing.

It's a great noise, that.

Feel strong!

We're using the pink for the skirt,
then there'll be a boob tube

round the top with green triangles,

and then it'll have a collar using
this amazing thing at the back.

Rebecca's just going to go for it
with the trousers.

I'm doing a sort of crop top
and we're going to try

and use some sort of angular shapes
in there to sort of tie it together.

This is what I've got so far.

Oh, that's really going to work,
cos I'm going to use that

same stripey bit, Rebecca,
matching the collar.

That should mean it looks cohesive.

Whoo! That's nice.

Beth and Minnie have found
a repeat motif to include

throughout their two-piece.

There's lots of nice flowers.

We could do fans
and just overlay this.

Cool. Also, if I elasticate this, we
could make like the biggest skirt.

Ooh, that would be, wouldn't it?

It's a full skirt. It'd be a shame
to make like a mini skirt

and a mini top
when we've got all of this.

But not everyone is going big.

We're color blocking like a corset
and a puffball skirt.

This is going to be the puffball

and I'll make a mini skirt
underneath to attach it. Fab.

Right, Tim's doing triangles
in the top.

I'm doing the skirt with
the same kind of vibe.

Tim, are they too massive?

No.

While most teams
collaborate on their two-piece...

I'm just pleating the skirt.

Ah!

You all right?

...Heather and Emma's focus has
diverted to their machine.

This corset, it's just so, so thick.

I'm going to try
and find a wee weak bit.

It won't pierce it, will it?

This machine isn't liking sewing
through seven layers

of wind surfing fabric.

Come on!

These trousers do not want to bend.

I've just seen you having a physical
fight with some plastic.

Yeah, the trouser legs do
not want to turn inside out.

What's this? I'm just trying to sew
some yellow

that will kind of mirror
the trousers.

Are you team players in general,
would you say? Yeah.

Yeah. She's not sure.

I'm sorry. That was a hesitation.

I feel like Anna is sole mover.
She's a sole shaker.

You're a bit... It's only because
in school, I was never picked

for the team sports. Were you not?
I think I'm traumatised.

I'm responsible for the top,
stitching the fan now.

I'm doing all right.
I love working with Beth.

It's really, really nice
to have someone

so much more calmer than me.

I am a goddess.

You're halfway through!

There's no time to be stressed
so you've just got to sew.

I'm threading elastic for this boob
tube but it's quite...

It's quite difficult to gather.

I don't have my calm thing.

Be calm. Ah, Jesus.

Breathe.
I forget to breathe sometimes.

Breathe.
I'm still doing the corset.

It's really girlie.

It's definitely an '80s prom dress.

'80s prom, why not?

Oh, actually, this pink is very
Mr Blobby, isn't it? Charming.

Emma and Heather may have
opposing style ideas,

but Anna has decided to embrace
sewing with Rebecca.

Do you need a hand?

If you could just hold
the top of that.

Look at this for teamwork.

Teamwork!

They literally stand up
on their own. Yay!

I'm just going to add a little
bit of blue to my cuffs, so that

we're married up, because you've got
quite a bit of blue on yours.

I do have a bit...
Yeah, true.

Anna is such an amazing sewer.

I mean, what she's produced already
looks amazing, so I feel like

the pressure's on to produce
something that's going to match it.

Hello, ladies. Hey. Hello, hello.
Ah.

This looks fantastic, I have to say.

This is fabulous.

So that's the top. Ooh.
So sorry, Beth!

Did I attack you with the sail?
Oh, dear. Do you need a hand?

I'm so sorry. That is very dramatic,
isn't it?

There's a lot of drama here.

While Minnie and Beth
ready for the catwalk...

Bye, thank you.

...Tim and Adele are closer
to the car park.

How are we doing?

We're going for like a pimped-up
traffic warden.

Wow, that is a sentence I didn't
expect to hear on Sewing Bee.

With these like caution signs.

Yes. Saying, "Stop, don't drive."

Stop!

"It's dangerous."

Waistband is on.
We can have it like so.

Now what about you, how you doing?

Right, so I've got these two
fabulous shapes

and I don't quite know what
to do with them.

I'm kind of a bit scared to ruin it.

You've got 15 minutes.

Oh...

This clear part helps tie them
together.

It's like a little loincloth.

Yes, it's definitely cohesive.

We'll do a sort of window.

Saying it quietly,
don't want any other teams

getting in on the pink team glory.

To unify their two-piece, Minnie
and Beth have a decision to make.

We've got fans on the top
and no fans at the bottom.

The blue flower should be down here.

But I just feel like it's very,
um, bold as it is.

Yeah. Just the worry is...
Shall we place one on?

...they will say it's not tied.
Let's do it, then.

But for Tim and Adele...

She's shrunk. She's shrinking.

...the focus is more on construction
rather than cohesion.

Right, how do we get this on?

It'll just fall off as soon
as Esme pulls it.

Ooh-ah!

We've made our own fan that we've
put on the skirt.

It's such a huge skirt.

I'm so sorry, Beth, I've put us
through this.

It's all right, it'll be worth it.

Oh, God. What do you want me to do?
The straps?

Yes. Yeah. Meet at the dummy in
five. Yeah.

Just praying we stick this
loincloth.

Let's sew up a bit of elastic
and we'll just tie it.

Oh, sh**t.

I stitched...
You caught something?

...the other side of the skirt.

God, this might be the wildest
thing I've ever sewn.

It's mental.

If this is not teamwork
makes the dream work

then I don't know what is.

Blind faith.

Five minutes left!

Oh, God.

I'm putting elastic through the
loops so hopefully it will now hold.

Obviously, we've got like five
minutes to do it.

Holding on the rope?
Way too low.

We're pulling this down.

What... Oh. Ok, so just get that.

It's nerve-racking. I feel like
I don't want to let Tim down.

Well, I don't want to let Adele
down. Oh, do you want me to...

Shall I hold...
Oh, God, not the crotch.

One minute left!

Wow. This keeps falling down.

This is how I put my trousers on
in the morning.

It is, actually!
Oh, my God.

Come on. So much time pressure.

I'm just putting on the bustle.
Uh, I'm all tangled.

Tell you what, Tim,
this is bonding.

It's a bubble gum outfit.

It's very Barbie goes to space.

I would've worn this
back in the day.

I might have felt
like a packet of Refreshers.

Oh, we've got it on. Ooh!

Needles up, sewers.

That's your time.

Oh, such a big bustle.

Well done.
Well done, us.

I'm so happy with this.

Did I hear you're happy?
I am happy.

I think you should be.
Ours is definitely cohesive.

I'm a team player after all.
She might be. We'll see.

You turn round
and everybody else's is...

Yeah...amazing.

And look at that.

It's random.

It's certainly random.

I still think that's like Mr Blobby.

A selection of sails
turned into two-pieces.

Esme and Patrick have no idea
which pair has made what.

So, what do you think?

Blown away.

Are you? Yes.

It is really nicely engineered.

And this is all really stiff.

So, it's giving this shape.

But I wish there was some
turquoise on the bottom.

I feel like in terms of
cohesiveness, I almost wish

that these kind of soft folds
in these wings here

had been repeated in the skirt
rather than pleats.

I really also wish there was
a bit of clear somewhere...

Yes...in the bottom, cos that
would've tied them together.

It has big drama.
It's hugely impactful

and I think it's a nice use
of all of that material.

The top is almost
like a sail itself.

We've got twin sails and then
we've got this enormous skirt.

If we turn it round, we've got
a bustle.

They've used this little
kind of blue fingered fan motif

really effectively.

Yeah, it's there, there,
there, so it's a theme.

It's actually
kind of stunning, isn't it?

I love this.

I mean, they've made
a pair of trousers.

I think that's pretty amazing,
without a pattern.

Also, this is interesting.

We've got this shape that's clearly
connecting the two.

It's quite sort of Egyptian,
isn't it?

You know, they love a sort
of phallusy shape down the front.

Got this big turquoise slash here.

We've just got little triangles
of turquoise down the bottom.

Yes. It ties together
in such an interesting

and I think totally original way.

I think it's really brilliant.

This really reminds me of that
dinosaur that throws up

that frill behind its head.

Very aggressive.
A spitter.

Like me.
A little bit.

Quite a lot like you, actually.

There's a bustier top made out
of overlapping layers of triangles.

Then this kind of triangle motif
repeated again in the skirt.

Yes. But we haven't got
this pink on here.

Yeah, there's just an extra
color in the top.

Patrick and Esme will now rank the
teams' outfits from last to first.

Fourth place is the bustier with
the pink skirt.

Heather and Emma.

You're like naughty schoolgirls.

It's a shame you didn't put any
of that see-through on the skirt.

Third place is the top and the
skirt with the triangle motifs.

That is Tim and Adele.

There needs to be cohesiveness
with the top and the bottom.

Thank you.

So, in second place is...

...this dress with
the stripes of turquoise.

That is Minnie and Beth.

We really liked those
shapes you've got.

This could easily have won,

but there is still a sense
of a wind surfing sail.

Yes. As brilliant as it is.
Well done.

Thank you.

Which means in first place is our
incredible crisscross trouser suit.

Rebecca and Anna.

Well done.

We chose this one as our winner
because it was

so dramatically different
from a sail.

But the way the whole thing ties
together is exemplary.

Everything was a collaboration.
It was so much fun.

I think it's brilliant.

Thank you.

Oh, my goodness. That was...

It was...amazing.
So much fun.

Really fun, really fun.

And I'm just so thrilled.

I can't believe we came first.

I'm not normally a team sport person
but maybe I am now.

I really enjoyed it.

I'm really happy with it,

and I think I want Beth near me.

With all the challenge now, please.

Yeah, we've got this.

Fourth's not bad.

Fourth, yeah. Very true.

Not bad. Just don't say last.
Yeah, we're fourth, we're fourth.

We were fourth of four.

Think we're both danger zone.

We're both danger zone, yeah.
We're both vulnerable.

I'm going into the made to measure
tomorrow with a positive attitude.

You're going to knock it
for six, darling.

You're going to knock it for six.

So are you. Well, we'll see.

One more challenge
stands between the sewers

and a place in the next round.

Hi. How are you?

I'm good, how are you?
I'm good.

Today is going to be a good day.

Welcome back, sewers.

Or should I say
athletes of the atelier.

It's time to limber up your bobbins,
stretch out your seams,

fuel yourself on blind panic
and biscuits,

because it's the made to
measure challenge.

Now the judges would like you to
make a bowling shirt

that combines free motion embroidery
with applique.

On the back, they'd like you to
design something

inspired by a hobby or a team
that you like.

And then on the front,
they want a name.

You've got five hours,
your time starts now.

Go!

Ok. Right.

I have been bowling.

If my mates are going bowling,
I will always go with them.

I am rubbish at bowling.

So, I do have the bumpers up

and if I can't have bumpers
I don't want to play.

Well, I obviously really need to do
well in this challenge

to stay in the competition.

I'd absolutely love
to make it through.

So, what's so special
about bowling shirts?

Why have you picked this challenge?

Well, I love a bowling shirt.
In my teens, I bought loads of them.

They've all got really super
exciting designs

and individual motifs.

Applique is the technique
of decorating a garment

with smaller pieces of fabric.

Free motion embroidery is using
the sewing machine

to draw with the needle and thread.

Both techniques are often
combined on bowling shirts.

They're all really intricate
and have impact.

I'm intrigued to see
what they come up with.

But essentially we want a really
beautifully made shirt

with a clear design on the back that
tells the story of a hobby

or a sport and that's got meaning
to them.

Well, let's see if we're bowled
over by what they do.

Right, I think that should be fine.

Morning.
Hello, good morning.

Tell us what you're doing.

I'm making a shirt to
celebrate my love of cooking.

My mum's a great cook
and she taught me to cook.

So, I'm going to have, it's almost
like a tablecloth at the back.

Yeah. And then I'm going to have
a bit of a...array of like

a sort of messy cooking scene.

So, there's a big bowl of spaghetti
which I'm using yarn to kind of do.

Wow.

Anna's yarn of spaghetti will form
the name on the front of her shirt,

with free hand embroidery adding
an illustrative detail

to enhance her applique food.

I've got a parsley.

Appliqueing parsley, that's tricky.

But I'm just doing a big shape.

Oh, Ok.
Presumably that's your lemon.

Lemon, yeah. Very good.

It's making me slightly hungry.

I know, I'm a bit hungry, actually.
I might have to go and get a snack.

Patrick may be peckish but Beth's
been having her protein bars.

I'm going to be doing
weight lifting.

I've done power lifting, recently.

So, I thought it would be nice
to do something weights relevant.

Beth's shirt will feature
embroidered slogans

and an appliqued weight,

alongside a pet that holds
a special place in her heart.

Her name is Cilla.

Ah. Like Cilla Black. Ginger.
Yeah, Cilla, Ginge.

I often get called a red setter.

Uncanny, isn't it?

It's really good.
Hang on, just look.

She's always like the most
beautiful dog

but she actually passed away
two weeks ago.

Aw. So that wasn't the plan.

She was meant to be alive
and on the back but...

Yeah...now it will be
to honour her.

Sorry, I love my dog,
I can't imagine. Oh...

Sorry. Thank you.

It's horrible, in't it?

While Beth is hoping to do
Cilla proud,

Minnie also has a design
that's close to her heart.

I will applique figure of my son
playing ice hockey.

It's from a photo of him
playing ice hockey.

That figure
I will be tracing on my shirt.

Minnie's celebrating her son's
passion for ice hockey.

Underneath the appliqued
image of him playing

will be a team slogan formed
with an ice hockey shoelace.

My son knows that
I am doing this shirt.

He's very excited.

He's happy about it.
He's proud.

He knows I'm proud of him.

And the heartfelt designs
keep on coming.

I'm a massive Blackburn Rovers
fan from growing up in Blackburn,

and when I was about seven years old
we won the league.

Premier League, yeah.
That we don't stop talking about.

And it was just one of the best
days of my life.

After a tricky day yesterday,

Adele's hoping her
Blackburn-inspired shirt

will lift her
out of the relegation zone.

She's appliqueing roses and trophies
as well as the date the club

was formed, and finishing
them with embroidered details

in homage to her favourite team.

I'm basically making a shirt
for eight-year-old Adele.

As an adult. Brilliant.

And I'll wear it in the pub
with my dad before the match.

Ah! Love it.

Right, celebrating my gym crew.

We go to the gym every day
at six o'clock.

It's got a big sun and all the rays
are bits of my mates' gym kit.

Tim's gambling on an ambitious
gym-themed shirt to move him

up the rankings.

It features a panelled front,

a detailed embroidered fist, as well
as an intricate appliqued sunrise.

Have you done applique before?

No.

Oh.

But it's just sticking stuff on
and sewing it on, Esme,

so it can't be that difficult,
can it?

But before they put their applique
skills to the test,

the sewers must produce
perfect shirts.

I've done my collar.

Just been a bit fiddly to sew.

The collar's good.

Can I see the front? I do love red.

Many of the sewers have chosen
to color block.

Mine is black and yellow
so a boy can wear it as well.

The more seams they add,
the more chance for error.

I can't, like, get the colours wrong

because Blackburn shirts are blue
and white alternating.

Wish me luck. Mine, it's got
a contrast panel in it.

Uh-oh.

Just caught on the seam.

There's a wrinkle.

They will notice that.

I'll iron it out.

I could do with a little
bit more time.

Sewers, you're halfway through.

Still doing the shirt.
There's certainly more pressure

in the sewing room than there is
down the gym, that's for sure.

While Tim battles on,

many of the sewers are ready
for the all-important fitting.

Please, please, please fit.

Fitting can be a bit scary,
but that looks about right.

When it comes to facing heart-racing
moments, Emma's a pro.

My design is based on a trip
that I made with five guys,

and we went to the Czech Republic
and we learned to paraglide.

It can be dangerous.

Since I've had children, I don't
feel I can continue to do it.

At the back, Emma's design
will feature a group

of appliqued paragliders,
while Emma's nickname Emilka

will feature on the front of her
slim fitted shirt.

Oh, no, it's fine. It's just the way
it was sitting.

Ok. Just my boobs.

Once they're happy with their
fittings...

Hello, Cilla.

...applique can commence.

So, I've got my little olive oil
bottle and there's my bowl.

It's quite exciting.

That's a badger.

So basically I go to this festival
called Camp Wildfire

and it has patrol games. One
of the patrols is the badger patrol.

So, I'm here repping the badgers.

Aiming to make her patrol proud,

Rebecca's including a free
motion embroidered badger

on her breast pocket.

The back has an appliqued
camping scene

as well as a prominent badger face.

Hmm. Badger patrol.

Do you have a chant?

I mean, each patrol has some songs.

So we have a bit of, like,
Venga Boys.

I'm loving it. I'm going
to ba-ba-ba-badger off now.

Thank you.
See you later.

While Rebecca plans
a party in the woods,

Heather's heading to the
depths of the ocean.

I've got a shark
and a whale on the back.

Cos if you didn't know already
from the last four weeks,

I scuba dive.

Heather's attaching some of her
favourite ocean creatures,

a turtle pocket and a carefully
stitched hammerhead shark and whale.

I've still got lots to do.

This definitely doesn't signify
a whale of a time.

Not at this moment in time, anyway.

I'm going to start sewing
the applique.

I am feeling so nervous.

Fixing applique is no mean feat.

It just can be a bit fiddly
when you've sealed the raw edges in.

Glory be.

The curve of a parachute, it's hard.

Morning.
Right, what are you doing there?

I am appliqueing my son's
junior ice hockey team.

I'm writing Little Tempest.

So, this is a hockey boot lace.
It's a hockey boot lace.

Yeah, I really like it.
It looks cool, doesn't it? Yes.

So, is this dissolvable paper?
It's a glue-on tracing paper.

I'm going to tear it off.
I chose a quite thin one...

Oh, sh**t. Ok.

I didn't realise it left a mark.

Oh, is it stuck on? Yeah.

There's a bunch of glue on the
bottom. Maybe it'll wash out?

I might run it under the sink later.

Yeah, well,
take it down the laundrette.

I mean, it's always a tempest
where Minnie is involved.

God!

Minnie's shirt might have
a glue stain...

My plan is I will
worry about it later.

...but other sewers have their
own challenges.

Let's get free motioning.

I'm going to drop down the machine's
grippy bits

that push your fabric along.

So that's up.

That's then down.

The feed dogs that grip
the material are removed

and the free motion embroidery
can begin.

Obviously, it's very slippery.

But then that's part of the beauty
of it, that you can do whatever

and create some really cool effects.

The aim is to just use the machine
like you would a pen.

Dogs have so much character.

I want to be able to look at it
and be like, yeah,

that's specifically Cilla.

I am feeling a little bit
trepidatious.

You've got free rein.
It's like a Ouija board.

I'm doing the details of the rose.

I've got to really concentrate,
cos if I take my eyes off it,

it's going to go for a wander.

Right, turtle is done.

Let's get her attached.

Tim, how are you getting on?

It's kind of a bit pressured,
cos of course we haven't got

a huge amount of time left.

How long have you got?

About an hour and ten minutes.

I'm just about to start
the appliques.

I've still got lots to do.

That's the figure of my son.

I've still got the glue
to worry about.

It's all over the shirt.

Sewers, you've got one hour.

Oh, my God.

I don't want to let Blackburn down.

Alan Shearer
might actually watch this.

Alan Shearer, if you're watching,
please can I have your autograph?

He can sign it!

Adele's in the relegation spot,

but she's got cups,
she's got ribbons, she's got dates.

I think she's in good shape.

I'm doing the free motion
embroidery.

Hopefully, it's really quick.

Tim's on the dumbbell and he's still
got to do a whole sun ray.

He hasn't got long.

Time to clean up that glue mess.

I cannot believe I am doing this.

I'm in disbelief.

Minnie is very stressed.

I'm not surprised.

I mean, she's busy sponging away.

Really hope she gets it cleaned up.

It's really stuck on.

Come on.

Sewers, you've got 30 minutes.

Right.

Soul destroying doing this.

Instead of doing more embroidery.

There's my lovely model.

But for now,
I have to write my name.

The writing, it's going
to say "Still alive."

I am still alive.

I don't have the best handwriting.

Oh, that's not a great C.

Just going to write my name.

I'm using yarn for spaghetti.

It's hard with ramming
all this through.

Oh, my gosh.

My needle broke.

That was close.

That was a very, very broken needle.

Adele. How we doing?

Stressed, this is my stressed face.

Fighting for survival.
Fighting for survival.

That's what I'm doing.
Good for you.

Need to get this sunrise
on my shirt.

And what's gone wrong?
Why isn't it working?

I've run out of bobbin thread.
No!

Hello, darling. Hello, hello.

And how are you getting on?

I cannot clean the glue off.

Can I give you a cuddle?

I know, it's hard, isn't it?
It's exhausting.

You know what? I'm just going to do
the actual patch pocket

that I wanted to do. I think
that's a good plan.

There may be a splodge on it but
you've got everything else.

Spare bobbins galore.
How long have I got left?

Five minutes.

Ouch.

I'm breathing, I'm breathing,
I'm breathing, girls.

I'm breathing. Come on.

Right, I'm going to just let loose.

I want to, like, draw weights.

So, I'm struggling cos the yarn
just likes to do crazy things

and it kind of moves like spaghetti.

So stressed,
I don't know what button to press.

You've got one minute.

Come on.

Oh, my God. Just sticking on bits
of fabric.

Right, I think it's ready to go on.

I am just so stupid.

Oh, Minnie.

Might be a bit damp.

Go, go, go.

Little bit sexy.

So sorry.

Needles up, that's your time.

Yeah, thank you.

You Ok now? You all right?

Yeah!

Oh, my God, Anna,
yours look incredible.

The spaghetti is seriously messy
if you look close up.

Spaghetti's supposed to be messy.

I wish I could've got a few
more of these rays on the back.

It's all right.

I love the idea of you
on badger patrol.

You've managed to get a really great
expression on your badger's face

and I love the way you've got this
kind of ragged edge.

It feels so graphic and I think the
scale of it's absolutely lovely.

Turn round to the front.

I like the colours together
and this embroidery here,

but it doesn't fit very well.

It's a bit tight.

Also, when I first saw you wearing
that, I thought it was a panda.

Close.

It's a shame it's going
up at the front.

But turn round.

I absolutely love this
embroidery on the back.

We've got all different colours,

which really makes it
look like a dog.

It's such a perfect combination
of the applique

and the free motion, and Cilla.

I mean...
she's a triumph.

You've just done her so proud.

She just looks like
the best dog in the world.

I just want to give her
a little pet.

Me too.

It's very amusing.

I saw you putting
your finger in there.

Go on, do it again.

Did you like it? Yeah.

I love that it says "Heather."

That's pretty neat.

Let's turn you round to the back.

Your whale and shark are fabulous.

It's such a lovely, strong motif.

But...

Yeah.

...dive squad disappearing, you know,
I mean, I'm sure.

It was meant to have been zigzagged,

but soon as I zigzagged, my needle
snapped and there was 15 minutes.

I was like... Right, Ok.
..better that than nothing.

This is one of the best things
I've ever seen in here.

This shirt is so brilliant.

The fit of it is immaculate.

It's just right.
It's sitting beautifully.

If I turn you round,
you have given us a tablecloth

laden with culinary delights.

I love the fork that's just
levitating in mid-air.

It's so beautifully graphic.

Every color works beautifully.

It's got this beautiful
naivety to it.

Yes, I really love
this design on the back.

And you've just used black thread,
but it's worked really well.

Oh, that's loose.

So that was intentional.

But, yeah, I'd have put some more
on if I'd had time, actually.

Well, it's great how the spaghetti
goes round to the front.

Yeah, that strand of spaghetti
wiggles its way

and then forms your name here.

It's brilliant. Wow.

Thank you so much.
I'd put it on my wall.

Oh, wow. Oh, my goodness.

From a distance, it looks terrific.

The collar's sitting really nicely.

This is your nickname in Czech,
was it?

Yeah. Emilka. Emilka.

Let's turn you round to the
back, please.

This is three different
paragliders at distances.

I think you've managed the balance
of the contrasting colours

really nicely.
But it is a bit tight.

If you'd made this bigger,
we could've seen this better.

Yeah.

Anyway, love this.

Still alive.

I think it has a really classic
American bowling shirt feel,

these panels.
Let's turn you round to the back.

I love that you've taken
all of your friends' gym kits

and created this sunrise.

But I'm not sure about these
colours. You've zigzagged them on

and they're all different size
zigzagging.

Yeah. They were done in quite
a hurry, actually.

Also, the dumbbell needed to be
applique as well.

Would just pop out at me
a little bit stronger.

Yeah, yeah, yeah. And we've got a
bit of a tuck in the corner here.

There are just a few little bits
that you could improve upon.

Yeah, thank you.

This is, for me, one of the
strongest designs

out of all of them.
I love the color combination

and I love this little embroidery.

Can I turn you around to the back?

You've got the hockey net that
you've stylised in this circle,

and I love the way you've written
the "Little Tempest" using

a boot lace from a hockey boot,
but you ran out of time.

We should've had your son's helmet
and the grille.

Yeah.

Also, it's a big shame about this
glue at the bottom.

I could pick it off.

I know.

I could spend hours on it.

You've got to test this stuff.

Everything you put on the clothes,
you need to know

that it's going to come off.

I think it's great
and I love the blue with the white.

It's a shame, though,
the white's showing here.

Can you see the underneath bit?

Can I turn you around to the back?

The design just feels really
beautifully considered.

You've used the applique
to create the big shapes,

and then you've used free motion to
put the detail on and you've

embroidered "By skill
and hard work,"

which is Blackburn Rovers' motto.

As a person who spends
a lot of time in Blackburn

and has a business
in Blackburn, I love it.

Thank you.

I'm so, so pleased
they liked my made to measure,

because it means a lot to me,
that shirt.

And I'm just praying I get through.

It was the best I could do
in the time I had,

which frankly wasn't very much.

And I had some real issues with
some of my appliques.

I'm certainly vulnerable.

I might be going home.

It means quite a lot to me
that I done my son proud and, uh...

Sorry.

Just a bit disappointed
but learnt a lot.

That's the main thing, learnt a lot.

These shirts are fabulous.

What do you think?

Well, the two that were in
a slightly precarious position

this morning were Tim
and then Adele,

but I think her homage to the great
Blackburn Rovers, up the Rovers...

...actually was really nicely done,

and I think Adele has lifted
herself.

So have you got any idea
who might be going home?

Tim and then Minnie.

Mm-hm.

This was Minnie's transformation,
which was a bit of a step above Tim.

Today, Tim put his sunrays on
in a hurry

and I can't really see the dumbbell.

It doesn't tell me a clear story.

Yeah.
Minnie's design is more successful.

But Minnie messed up
cos of the glue.

I quite like the glue.
It adds a texture.

In a funny way, it sort of looks
like ice and it's ice hockey.

I was thinking that.
But it is a boo-boo.

Yeah. Big time.

Well, that's the end of sports week.

And you've all been absolute
champions, you really have.

So, exciting bit,
garment of the week.

P-Dizzle, what have you got for us?

Our garment of the week
this week is...

...Anna!

Well done.
It's beautiful. It's so gorgeous.

It was a literal feast for the eyes,
it was incredible.

It was amazing and a lot of work.

Thank you very much.

Now, this decision gets harder
every week for the judges,

and this was a particularly
tough one, wasn't it?

Yeah. So, it's very hard to say but
the person leaving us today is...

...Tim.

You've been amazing, Tim,
and we all love you.

You've been fab,
you've been great fun.

Come in.

Well done.
Oh, it's been amazing.

It's Ok.
I've loved every second of it.

It's my turn to go.

But you know, I couldn't have
done any more.

I've only been sewing
barely two years.

We decided to send Tim home.

My heart says Minnie stays,

because Minnie's transformation
was in a different league for me.

Tim's was less successful
and then today with two garments

where the execution is imperfect,

the one with the better vision
has won.

Give me a hug.

I certainly will give you a hug.

I came because of the joy of sewing,

and that's just been reinforced
a million-fold.

It's been a really great experience.
I've learnt so much.

Nobody's done feathered collared
coats before. Oh, no.

I mean, that was a real...
That was a work of art.

Hey, I'm the last man standing.

And it's all girls together
and good luck to every one of them

cos they are all wonderful,
wonderful, wonderful people.

Well, to Tim.

I'm so chuffed with garment
of the week.

My mum taught me to cook.

She's so excited about all of this
and, yeah, I think she'll probably

be, yeah, squealing down
the phone when I tell her.

Do you want a group hug?
Shall we all get round you?

I'm glad that I got another week,

and I'll try to make better
judgment, I will say.

I just think I've won now.

I never in a million years
thought I'd get this far.

So, I can't believe it.

I'm so happy.

Next time...

Now comes the scary bit.

...it's kids' week...

Ah! ..and the sewers
are making dance wear...

It's like a little sunflower.

...having fun with fleeces...

Ooh!

...and conjuring up...

I'm trying to add the stuffing.

...outfits to save the day.

I really need to get this
right quickly.

Which sewer... How's that?

...is going to create the ultimate
caped crusader...

I have no idea
what superhero this is.

...and who is going down in flames?

That was really stressing me out.