08x02 - Episode 2

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All right, lads, listen up.

It's sports week.

Today is the day.

It doesn't matter how you did
in the past,

or what you made previously.

All that matters is how you perform
out there on the stitch.

I need you to give me everything,
cos I know you have the power

and accuracy to create
textile perfection.

So let's go out there
and show them

what Team Sewing Bee can do.

Welcome to the Great British
Sewing Bee!

Last time...

It's week one, you've chosen one of
the most difficult fabrics to sew.

..Man Yee and Marni's creativity...

It's looking a bit Flashdance-y,
isn't it?

..couldn't compete with Debra's
made-to-measure garment of the week.

She's passed the drugs test, guys!
She's clean.

Whilst Chichi and Steve struggled...

This is garbage.

If I don't laugh, I will cry.

..it was Mitch...

I would rather have a plan,
but I don't.

..who was the first to leave
the sewing room.

Now it's all kicking off...
BLOWS WHISTLE

..in sports week.

I'm sweating more right now than
any other sports I've done so far.

There's a Sewing Bee first...
Can't even lace up shoes!

..a PE kit transformation...

As you can see, my model's
slightly exposed.

..and made-to-measure jackets,

inspired by the sewers'
sporting heroes.

Do you love him for his sports
or because he's hunky? Be honest.

It feels amazing to be in week two.

Quite nervous that it's sports week.

I've never made
a stitch of sportswear before.

This is something that
I'm quite familiar with,

being a running coach.
I can't wait to get started on it.

I don't do a lot of sport.

My husband does like golf,
so he spends his life

at Leyland golf club, which is good
because I can then do some sewing.

Fabric shopping would
be my sport of choice

because that can get
quite, you know,

hot and intense.

Hello, sewers! Come forward.

This week we are getting
physical.

Esme, would you like to give out
the pattern challenge?

This pattern is a first
for the Sewing Bee.

What have I got?

THEY LAUGH AND GROAN

Oh, no. Oh, my God! No.

Why is it a shoe?!

What we want you to make is
a pair of high top trainers.

A pair?! A pair. A pair.

In the haberdashery
you will find everything you need

to make a robust
and wearable trainer,

and there's enough choice so that
they can all be very individual.

So, I hope you're ready
to put your best foot forward!

Oh! You have four hours,
and your time starts now.

Does anyone want those yellow ones?

No, go for it.

I think everyone was a bit shocked
when they actually received

their pattern.
Somebody asked me what would be

the worst thing you could think of,
and I said shoes!

And here we are.
So I think this is my fault!

High tops first provided support,
grip and protection

to basketball players at the turn
of the 20th century.

Their practical, comfortable design
took them off the court

and onto the high street, where
they've become everyday footwear.

I'm using canvas for the main,
just so it's a bit more sturdy

and it will stand up.

As these are sports shoes,
the sewers will need to choose

a fabric that's robust
and hard-wearing.

What about like a little corduroy?
Oh, nice.

Oh, yes.

So, I find all of this a bit
triggering,

cos my husband has over 200 pairs
of trainers.

It's always nice to know
why you'll divorce,

even if you don't know exactly when!

How on earth are they
going to make them?

These are made from three key bits
that they're going to sew

together on the flat,
and then construct and insert

into these sole units.

What can go wrong with these?

Hell of a lot. Yeah! Oh, no!

They've got to put in 28 eyelets,
and they need to make sure

that they punch those holes
in the right place,

and put the eyelet in cleanly.

The sewing it onto the sole
is absolutely crucial.

It's got to be accurate.

We've given them marks on
the sole and on the top,

and if they don't get them lined up
correctly, they could end up

rotating the shoe and making
the whole thing look squint.

Well, let's go and see
how they're getting on,

or if anyone needs a kick
up the bum!

This is very, very much different
to making a shirt or a dress,

because there's a lot more different
techniques that you have here.

The high top's uppers
are constructed on the flat.

First, the sides and tongue
are attached to their linings.

The sides are then joined
at the back with the loop

and the heel piece.

The toe piece is added
to the tongue.

14 eyelets are then punched
into each trainer.

Finally, the uppers are
hand stitched to the sole,

and the laces threaded.

Hello. Hello. Hi.
You all right?

Yeah! Are you sure?

I think so. Um...

I saw your face. You were like...

Whether she's dressing to skate
or to sew,

Annie's passion for vibrant colours
defines her handmade wardrobe.

The main shoe is in pink.

So you are using this for
the heel and the toe?

Yeah. I see you're trying to line
up one of these little stars.

There's a lot of thinking about
the little details in this one,

isn't there?
Yeah, but, I think it'll be OK.

Hi, Steve.
Looking forward to this one.

That's really great to hear.

Cos I think you might be
the only one.

Steve is a 100K
ultra marathon runner,

and as a running coach, he teaches
strategies for stamina.

People run that far
and are still alive?

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Yeah.

Have you ever had
to coach any one you couldn't help?

I used to have a personal trainer.
She said she had some rich women...

Yeah. ..where she'd go round their
house and they'd pay her to go away!

Good morning. Morning.

I bet you're really excited about
doing this, aren't you?

My little granddaughters, if I can
make these to match their dresses -

I can see them now,
"Oh, Grange can make them!"

Oh, wow.

Angela's five grandchildren range
from ages six to one.

And they've all had handmade
outfits from their granny.

Where's the pink going?

That's going to be the heel
and the toe.

The heel and toe. And then I've got
pink laces as well. We'll see.

So you're confident they're going
to be highly desirable,

these trainers? Well, no,
but the children are only little.

They're very easily pleased.
Right.

I'm just marking all
the dots, which takes so much time.

I hate doing stuff like this.

I'm actually spending more time
than I'd like on that bit,

but can't be helped at the moment.

Unless the sewers transfer
the pattern's marks accurately,

they won't be able to align
their laces...

So I'm making sure that everything
is in place.

..and their uppers won't fit
their soles.

There's like hundreds
of little dots.

If you don't mark out all the holes,
you might not know where

you're going to stitch
the pieces onto the rubber sole.

How do you like this challenge?
I like it.

I was really surprised at the start.
Yeah.

But it's no fun if we're making
something that we've made before.

Man Yee's love of a challenge
isn't confined to the sewing room.

I like going bouldering
with my friends.

They are really competitive.
They like to push me on.

Now, what's this carbon paper?

I was going to use it,
but then I found another way

which I feel like is quicker,
which is to use a dressmaker chalk

to just mark the hole. Blue?

Hopefully it can then be dusted
off after. Hopefully.

I'm using carbon paper. Yeah.

Allegedly, when you press down
on here...

Oh, it'll show through on
the fabric. Can you see those?

I'll get my binoculars out.
Yeah, I can see them.

Can I have your eyes?

Gill was inspired to take up sewing
by her great-grandma, Ivy.

She was immaculately dressed,
made all her own clothes

and clothes for all the family
out of not a lot, really,

because we didn't have
a lot of money.

Do you really have to like dig
the pen in hard?

Are you being too gentle?
Shall I try digging it in?

Yeah. Yeah, really stick it in.

I didn't mean it to sound smutty!

I've never said it before!

Look how red I've gone!
And me!

It's cos you don't know
what's going on in my mind

now that you've said that, do you?
No, of course not.

There's just an awkward tension.
And that's just like...

"Is she trying it on with me?
Why has she come over?"

I've just marked all my holes.
I have never made a trainer before,

so I don't really know how
they go together.

Richy is more at home
making his own bow ties.

He's sewn 50, and counting.

So you've chosen a tweed.

Have you seen tweed
trainers before?

Do you know, I actually had
a tweed pair of high tops.

They smelt really bad. Did they?
Did they? Going to say that, yeah.

Harris tweed does have
a niff about it.

Certainly the traditional stuff.

Well, you sure it wasn't after you'd
worn it that it had the smell?

Oh, yeah, it did. Every time I wore
them, I had to Febreze them after.

I need to sew.

Stay calm.
Let's do this!

Petal to the medal.
Petal? Pedal to the metal!

# Keep on running

# Keep on hiding... #

Pair pieces one, two and three,
right sides together.

One, three, two.

It's like the instructions are
written in a foreign language.

I'm just sewing the top of
the foot together to the lining.

Unless the sewers
line their pattern pieces...

I am nervous.
..their trainers won't be durable.

It's like a haunted forest
wearing jeans.

If you needed an advert ever!
I like that, yeah.

And once lined, they must be
joined at the heel

to complete the high top's upper.

It might not be my neatest work,

but Patrick and Esme
would rather have a bad finish

than an unfinished garment.

Whilst some sewers seem
to be making progress...

Bit odd. Like a bat.

I'm just ironing it down.

..making trainers doesn't seem
to be a good fit for everyone.

That doesn't look right.

Oh, my God, this is just a mess!

Because I can't really see
my markings.

All these pieces look the same
to me.

I don't even know
what I'm looking at,

cos it looks like a hat
at the moment.

Are you sure you're following
the right pattern?

I wouldn't know, to be honest.
Yeah, you wouldn't.

I'm just following what it says.
What if there's been a mix-up

and they've given you like
a Pope's hat one,

and everyone else is making shoes?

Brogan is a modern languages
teacher at a senior school

near Burton-on-Trent.

Fantastico.

Are you sporty yourself?
Uh, no.

Ask me to catch a ball,
I will not do it.

Yeah, catching's overrated.

I mean, no-one tends to throw ba*ls
at me in my everyday life.

Oh, lucky you!

BLOWS WHISTLE
You're halfway through, guys.

Catch a breath and rehydrate.

I think my heart rate's
increased slightly.

Thank you ever so much, coach.
I might get one trainer done.

I'm not sure I'm
going to get two done!

Would you like a little half-time
orange? Thank you very much.

Very refreshing. Somebody's
going to have to hobble around

with one foot on, aren't they? Hmm.

It'll make my fingers too sticky,
I think. I know. But thank you.

I think I've sabotaged
half of the sewers.

I need to pin the toe. Which is the
toe end? Oh, that's a toe end.

I'm not really sure
how to get them on.

I'm going to look around and
see what other people are doing.

Hello, Marni. How's it going?
Putting the toe on the tongue.

Are you a sporty person?
Used to be, but not any more.

I was in the Territorial Army,
so I used to do lots of running

for that. Oh, yeah, and then
a complete just like,

"No, I'm done now." Over it. Yeah.

"Now I'm going to save some
animals and sew some clothes."

Yes, yes.

You mustn't eat rice.

Marni runs her veterinary practice
in Torquay with her husband, Paul,

who she met in the
Territorial Army.

But what about yoga or swimming
or something?

It'd be a nice idea. The classes are
all at the wrong time of day though.

Yeah. You're right, you're too busy.
Why am I trying to add more stuff

into your schedule? Come on, Sara.
Don't do it to me, don't do it!

But everyone's schedule
is about to get busier.

Top stitch another row...

Even if the sewers have managed
to follow

dozens of markings correctly...

I need to speed up
with this stitching.

..to perfect all the components
for their high top's tongue

and upper...
I don't know what it's meant

to look like,
so I'm just going with.

..they now need to cut holes
in them.

The next step is to punch
the marked holes

for the seven eyelets
along each edge.

What am I doing? How do I punch it?

I am putting the eyelets
in that the lacing fits into.

How do you attach the eyelets?

I need to make sure
these are all straight

and in a line, so they're nice
and even.

How have you managed
to attach your eyelets?

So you put it through the hole.

Get one of these. Yeah.
And then attach these like that.

You need one in one.

So I've put my ring on here.
You just squeeze?

Like really hard.
You'll hear it crunch.

Crunch?! Yeah.

It does make me
a bit nervous punching holes here.

If you make a hole in
the wrong place, you're screwed.

If they're not at the same spot,
then it's just not going to look

very pretty. You want your laces
to look regular and even.

Ta-da!

Oh, I'm doing it wrong, girls.
Sorry, can somebody show me?

I've done it upside down, I think.

Keep up the pace, guys!

You've got one hour
till the finishing line.

Yes, yes, yes!

So, the male bit,
with it pointing up?

With it pointing up.
Then you put your fabric.

Yeah. Oh, my God, I'm going to cry.
How many lace holes go in there?

Two, four, six, seven.
Seven on a shoe is excessive.

I'm supposed to have upper body
strength from doing bouldering,

but my hand is actually aching!

Mine are super wonky.

If attaching the eyelets
wasn't strenuous enough,

this workout is about
to get even harder.

I'm now stitching to the sole.

So, through the holes.
Oh, my God, by hand?!

Line up the centre back mark
on the sole

with the centre back of the shoe.

Centre back heel... Starts there.
Start in the centre back?

Yeah, and then work
your way forward.

Unless the sewers use their
pattern marks to line up

their uppers to their soles
exactly...

SARCASTICALLY: This is so much fun.

..once stitched,
the front of their high tops

will be misaligned.

If it's not lined up, then the whole
shoe's going to be off-centre.

This is so difficult.

But it's a difficulty...

Have we to go all
the way down two sides of a shoe?

..some have yet to confront.

Why can't we just have
Velcro fasteners?

30 minutes of this
workout remaining!

Oh, it's going to take me half
an hour to try and get these.

Oh, my shoe does not fit!

Do you have to stretch it?
It's really hard.

Ah, that's because you've got to
put your tongue in.

Where's my tongue?
I've lost my tongue.

Don't forget,
before you get round to the front,

tuck in your toe piece. Cos your
tongue's got to fit in underneath.

Are you really struggling
with this needle, Gill?

Yep. We're just carrying on.

Oh, my tongue! I lost my tongue!

The tongue and toepiece are
the most visible details.

Oh, this is actually going to
make a shoe, isn't it?

Any errors in fitting will ruin
the look of the trainers.

I can't tighten this,
this looks disgusting.

I've completely forgot
to add my tongue in.

I've just not got the oomph.

OK, well, now it'll get easier cos
you'll be building up your strength.

Can we have a protein smoothie
for Angela?

I feel like I'm sweating more right
now than any other sports

I've done so far.

My son is 17 in two weeks,
what do you reckon?

As a present? He'll be like,
"What did I do wrong, Mummy?!"

THEY LAUGH

"You're supposed to buy me a car!"

I do feel like I've had
the biggest workout ever.

Five minutes, everyone.

I'm stressed.
My thread's just broke.

This is not good
for my blood pressure at all.

I can't even lace up shoes!
I've got A Levels and everything.

This one that I'm doing the second
time around with the hand sewing,

I've improved.

Oh!

Making this in four hours is...

..horrific.

Needles up, sewers.
That's the final whistle.

Thank God for that.
I'm so annoyed at myself.

Would they like the pieces?

And the needle.

# What am I gonna do now?

# She's got another pair
of shoes... #

11 pairs of the first-ever shoes
on The Great British Sewing Bee,

made in just four hours.

It's like being in
Avril Lavigne's shoe cupboard.

Is that an up-to-date reference?

Patrick and Esme, what are your
first impressions?

Actually, from this distance,
I'm really impressed.

Well, they certainly
look individual.

I think, from any distance,
we'd know they're yours.

I think the colour combination
is terrific.

The top stitching on the toe
is absolutely beautifully neat.

One thing you really hit on
the head is that you've put

the star here and the star here,

so you obviously really thought
about it.

Well done. They're great.
Well done. Thank you.

I like your choice of fabrics,

but can you see how it's ended up
with a tuck here?

These eyelets are not very
well aligned.

And you haven't got quite enough
tension on the stitch

that's holding the top
into the sole.

I think they're really striking.

I quite like this tie dye,
batiky print with the denim.

I think Patrick's right.
I like the colour combination.

We've got... Oh!

The top is not fixed into the sole.

The colours and the patterns
go really well together.

This dark ox blood colour
is picked up in the print.

Looking around, you've got
every bit we've asked for.

You've double top stitched
on the toe cap.

The top stitching looks very neat.

All of those eyelets
look pretty clean.

They're really evenly spaced.
You've done a really good job.

Yeah, I think they're fantastic.

Oh, I didn't expect that!
Thank you.

I like that you've given us
this really lovely red

contrast stitch here, but the
eyelets are kissing one another.

I like that we've got red laces.

I could absolutely see you
wearing this.

This corduroy has worked
pretty well.

But you've slightly misaligned
the toe piece.

You've got it rotated clockwise
probably about one stitch hole.

Yeah.

Right, Gill. You've run out of time.

I love the colours.
I like the black laces,

match the black sole.
The pink jumps out at you.

Your eyelets aren't bad.

Just the tongue part
you've obviously inserted

in the wrong place. You can see
the toe cap should be straight.

It is a shame that you haven't
had time to get them finished.

I'd make some again just to prove
that I can do it to myself.

Yeah. Well, you can finish these
ones off! Thanks!

One thing I really like
is we've got the print

on the front and the back,

but the whole of the inside
has got the print lining.

That feels very considered.
Yeah.

The only thing is you haven't
lined the fronts up.

Was that the first one?
Yeah, I think so.

Yeah. It's a shame, actually,
because, otherwise, I think

they're pretty good.

I notice you haven't put
a toe piece in a different colour.

Business at the front,
party at the back.

Oh, right. And what about inside?

An absolute rave inside!

I really like the combination
of the trim

and the contrast fabric.
It feels very skatery.

First impressions, your eyelets
aren't bad.

The quality of the sewing
of the upper to the sole unit

is really good. Yeah.
It's a little bit skewwhiff. Yes.

Can you see? Yeah. At the front.

It's just a real shame because,
actually,

everything else is first-rate.

We've got roadkill.
You clearly struggled with this.

It was the eyelets.

You can see that
you've really been fighting it.

In hindsight, I think I should've
just not done the eyelets,

put the shoe together
and started a new trend maybe.

But I was so...
28 eyelets was just...

Well, it is a lot.

Patrick and Esme will now rate
the trainers from also rans

to podium position.

In 11th place is...

Angela.

It just wasn't finished. No.

In tenth place it's Gill.
Again, not finished.

But what you did do
was pretty good.

Chichi is ninth, Cristian is
eighth, Brogan seventh,

Debra sixth, Steve is fifth,

Richy fourth and Marni is third.

Second place...

Annie.

Fantastic-looking pair,
just the odd tiny little detail

that tripped you up.

That leaves Man Yee being first.
Thank you.

APPLAUSE

Great choice of colours.

It was really nicely sewn
and well aligned.

Thank you, everyone!

It feels really surreal.
I don't know what to say.

I was so surprised that Esme and
Patrick thought it was good enough.

I can't believe that this certain
challenge went well.

I feel like I've redeemed myself
a little bit from the last one.

I was doing it for my mate,
who's got one leg.

I've not got a mate with one leg!

I would like to make trainers
for the little ones.

But, actually, my son can do
the eyelets.

Sports week isn't about
to get any easier.

For the second challenge,
the sewers will need to exercise

all of their creativity.

It's time now for your
transformation challenge.

This is where you take something
old and make it beautiful.

Patrick?

We're hoping you're all
going to net a fashion win

with this fantastic netball kit.
Oh!

What we want you to do is turn
a netball outfit

into a glamorous day wear garment.

We want your garment to have
a pleated element in it.

The judges won't be with us
for this challenge,

so they won't know who has made
what until after they've given

the score.

I tried to find an inspirational
netball quote for you,

but there aren't any.
So here's one from basketball.

"You miss 100% of
the shots you don't take."

You have an hour and a half.
And your time starts now.

As well as pleated netball skirts...

Has everyone got a skirt? Yeah.

..the sewers have also been given
sports tops and netball bibs.

Interesting!

I didn't really know what
I was expecting, to be honest,

but it probably wasn't this.

Right, Esme, netball.

What I really want is that they use
the pleats in an imaginative way.

It'd be interesting if they try
to manipulate them

and create new shapes with them.
Yes. Yeah.

And what it mustn't look like
is a piece of sportswear.

We definitely don't want something
that looks like netball kit.

When I played netball,
I had a navy, pleated skirt

and big, baggy knickers
and a navy top.

And a ladder.

How dare you!

I'm going to attempt to keep
the pleats as best as I can

and I'm going to make a top
with it.

I'm thinking I might end up
doing a ra-ra skirt

with loads of frills

and then, maybe add
a little pleated crop top.

I think it's going to have to be
a top and maybe a bit

of stretchy stuff
just to hold it all together.

I have played netball before.
Goal defence. Long arms, you see.

Tshh! I'm going to make a top.

Yeah. So it's going to be like
this. Oh, lovely.

I'm going to try and re-use
the pleats on this side,

but I need to... There's also
a concealed zip.

This isn't it, is it?
No, it's not.

No. I was going to say,
it's really well concealed.

You can't see it anywhere!

Although Cristian was a sporty child
at home in Romania,

sewing was always his main event

and his parents bought him
his own machine when he was 18.

They probably do play netball
in Romania. Yeah.

But I don't really watch, like,
sports on TV. Yeah.

Apart from, I like the Olympics.
Well, netball's in the Olympics.

You might win this challenge

and get a real passion for
the sport, and then next year...

I might compete! Wow!

I was going to say watch it,
but, yeah, sure! Good luck!

It's a top, so I'm thinking
of making it two sleeves.

I'm going to take these pleats,
turn 'em sideways,

make a camisole front.

I think I'm going to make a top.

And what about time-wise?
Cos an hour and a half

isn't very long to make
something nice.

What, do you not think
this is going to be nice?

OK. You've taken what
I said completely the wrong way.

I was just winding you up!

Well, please don't do it again.

I want to make a work dress.

I wear things like this
in the daytime

and I feel like some other people
would call that a night-time thing,

so I think it's very subjective.

Chichi was taught to sew
by her great-aunt Josephine

when she was
just six years old.

The first thing that I can remember
sewing is a pin cushion.

My great-aunt was very proud of it.

How my dress is going to come
together, I'm not sure yet.

That could go really well
or really badly.

Yes! You're halfway through.

WHISPERS: Did they see me?

Most of the sewers are attempting
a top or a dress.

Some sort of dress, I think.
I'm just playing with it.

But Richy's definition
of glamorous day wear

is a little less conventional.

I'm making a pair of culotte shorts.

Is it too simple?
Can I elaborate on it?

Whatever they're making,
Esme and Patrick have demanded

a creative twist using
the netball skirt's pleating.

I'm going to go with a top.
It basically goes into each other

and creates different directions
with the pleats itself.

So, the pleats are going to be
my sleeves and maybe a peplum

at the bottom. I was just trying
to, literally, drape the pleats.

Using the pleats that are already
there is the easiest way to do it.

I'm going to see if I can do
some stitching on it.

I'm hoping that'll zhuzh this up.

You're ruffling up your pleats,
mushing them up.

That's really clever. No-one else
is doing this that I've seen.

Ah, thanks, Sara.

It's always sports week
for spin fanatic Debra.

Back home in Conwy, she rarely
misses her 6:30am classes.

I've done channels
and I'm turning the pleats back.

It's called a Debra Zebra
technique.

Debra Zebra, did she say?!

My family call me Debra Zebra.

I'm just stitching
these pleats closed

to see if it can keep that shape.

I'm going to chop off the bottom
of this top now.

Cos I know they'll look under there.
Esme loves a rummage.

We've gone from culottes
to britches.

Britches are like 18th century
trousers they used to wear,

with like a big flap
that opened up.

So I thought I could add
that onto the front.

You've got half an hour left.

Oh, my God, we've only got half
an hour.

I'm trying to find a fabric big
enough to go in the front panel.

It's so difficult. I'm just making
straps for my top,

cos, as you can see,
my model's slightly exposed.

The green tie is where this bias
binding that I got from

the haberdashery, and I also
got this yellow elastic,

that happens to be exactly
the same colour as my bibs.

I'm really pleased.

What's all this about?
What are you up to?

It sits and then it just opens,
so you can have a wee...ish.

To have a wee?
Or take it on and off.

Oh, are they boys' ones?

Well, they could be unisex.
Let's go unisex.

Girls don't tend to just...

I'm just attaching
the peplum to my top.

That's the front. That's the back.

I'm trying to stitch up
the hole in the back of my dress.

It ripped when I put it on.

I wanted it to just be like
a front panel for a dress. Yeah.

But I don't think I've got enough.

Patrick and Esme are like,
"Oh, what's this?"

You go, "A new thing, better than
the old stuff." Yeah, this!

And then you just drop the mic and
you leave. And then just walk off.

Yeah. Now, do I put a bow
on the front for Esme?

I am hoping that Esme
will love the bow.

Putting a bow on it. WHISPERS:
It might be too small for Esme.

Five minutes left, everyone.

Still got to sew my buttons
on as well.

This is not going to work.

I could've done with a concealed
zip at the back,

cos as you can see, I was trying
to hide it.

I'm glad I went
for the strap detail.

Business in the front.
Party at the back.

This is so messy. So messy!

Cute! They're quite ugly, really.

One minute.
Get it on the mannequins.

Come on, woman.

Done. Oh. At least it's finished.

I don't know what the judges'll
think of the Debra Zebras.

What have I done?

That is your time.

Well, that was a shambles.

Look at mine. It looks like comedy.

# Catch us if you can

# Catch us if you can! #

11 netball kits transformed
into a glamorous range of day wear

in just 90 minutes.
Oh, wow.

And Esme and Patrick have no idea
whose is whose.

All very different. Yeah.

I think this is superb.

It's incredibly sculptural
and incredibly chic.

All they've added is
a bit of black and white ribbon.

I'm not very keen on this
little bow.

Of course you're not.
Without it, it looks chicer.

It's quite simple,
but it's very striking.

I think it's well put together.

They've put a pleat to make
the shape of the bust.

I think that works well.

I like the colours.

I don't mind that the sides
aren't sewn up. Mind you...

Little peekaboo side.

We've got a mini dress.
It's got a bit of Velcro.

Well, that's not really helping
you get in at all, is it?

No. Yeah, I think getting
in and out might be tricky.

A V neck top.

It's quite interesting
the way they've used the pleats.

I like how the colour's
been placed.

And it's got a zip.
The zip's a bit skewwhiff.

The person who made this
has really thought about it.

I just think it's great.

We've got so many clever elements.

You've got pleats running vertically
through the bodice.

You've got little horizontal
sections of pleat running across

the top. You've got lines running
in different directions all over,

but it's so beautifully balanced.

It is so far from a pleated skirt
and a couple of plastic bibs,

it's exceptional.

Hmm. We've got raw edges
everywhere.

And this front bit, I mean,

I just don't know
what we're looking at.

Need to have a nice pair
of knickers underneath!

Another top with two big, pleated
sections forming sleeves.

They've added the blue
and white polka dot ribbon.

The colour combination,
I really like.

I think it feels well-balanced.
I think the fit is good.

I do think it's clever
to have made a pair of shorts.

I'm not sure why we've got
white here.

I don't know why we've got white
here! It's really unusual.

It's me, in gym skirt form!
Yes, it is, yes! Hello.

This is all about symmetry.

The shape of it is good.

I think they've thought this
through really carefully. Yeah.

And I actually really like
the result.

I love this. This person
has played with the pleats.

All of the detail comes from...
Yes.

..this really clever way
that they've created

this ripple effect using the pleats.
I think it's really smart.

It is clever.
I think it's really clever.

Esme and Patrick will now rank
the netball kit transformations.

In 11th place is the red,
blue and white one.

I knew it anyways.

It does still look like
a netball outfit.

Tenth place, the pair of shorts.

That's Richy.

Milkmaid's apron.
All the historical things.

Cristian is ninth, Chichi eighth,
Steve seventh,

Gill sixth, Angela fifth,

Man Yee fourth and third is Marni.

Second place
is the blue smocked top.

That's Debra. We loved the smocking,
it was so clever

and the shape
was really sophisticated.

Thank you very much.

Which means, of course,
that in first place,

it is our spectacular pleated
mini dress.

# Oh Mickey, you're so fine... #
Brogan.

# ..You blow my mind
Hey Mickey! #

There's so many clever,
beautiful details,

and you ex*cuted it so well.
Fantastically well done. Brilliant.

Thank you so much.

I was so pleased with the comments.

They really took me aback.

The shoes for me were hellish,

so I'm really glad that I'm
on a bit of a high from that.

The judges liked the Debra Zebras
and I'm going to try

and patent them as Debra Zebras.

I was well prepared to be last.

I feel nervous because I was
obviously hoping to do better.

This was the week that I wanted
to get out the way

and this was my biggest hurdle.

I think it'll be fine.

# Hey Mickey! Hey Mickey! #

For the final event in sports week,
the mannequins have been sent off

and the sewers are tackling
made-to-measure garments

for real-life models.

Hello, hello. You OK? Yeah.
Good.

Yesterday was not good.
It was a disaster.

Welcome back, sewers,
and hello again, models.

For sports week,
we've asked you to make

a jacket inspired
by your sporting hero,

whether that's Eddie the Eagle
or Steve Davis.

You have five hours
and your time starts now.

Right. Come here, my love,
so I can take your measurements.

The sewers have each chosen
a sports personality they admire.

Oh, perfect!

Now they must take
the jacket inspired by them

and fit it perfectly
to their model.

What is common amongst all clothes
for sport is that

they are functional
and that you can move

and perform your sport.
So I'm expecting some fabrics

with stretch, things that are
difficult to handle.

What styles of jackets
are you expecting to see?

The important thing is that
we look at these garments

and we get the story
of their sporting hero.

I don't know much
about sports people.

No. You don't have sporting
hero yourself? Oh, I do.

Do you? My dad. Oh, really?

My dad used to play rugby
and he was captain of the Wasps.

So he could be your sporting hero?
Definitely.

Morning, Angela. Good morning.
Tell us who your sporting hero is.

Oh, yes. My sporting hero
is Freddie Flintoff.

He's from Preston.
There's the colours, blue and white.

Angela's hooded waterproof jacket
with open ended zip

will also feature
some hidden local pride.

This is the inside pocket.

I just made sure I've got
my red rose the right way up.

The Lancashire rose must sit
on its bottom,

and if it's the other way up,
it's the Tudor rose of Yorkshire.

Right. Good. We learn something
every day.

Yes. Hopefully it'll be finished.

Well, yes! I'll try.

My inspiration's Jessica Ennis-Hill.
Yeah.

So I just always remember watching
her win that heptathlon,

just being AMAZED.

Along with flashes of pink,
Brogan's zip up track top

will have patriotic red,
white and blue chevrons.

So I wanted to do Team GB
colours, adding a bit of pink

in there as well. Yes.
It is a scuba fabric,

so it's got
a fair bit of stretch to it.

Maybe Team GB will look and go,
"Why didn't we put pink in?"

I know! We need some pink!

Brogan isn't the only sewer
using scuba,

a stretchy mix of polyester
and spandex.

I'm using a scuba fabric
to represent gold medals.

Yeah. Because my sporting hero
is Nicola Adams. The boxer?

She's got a lot of determination,
which is something that I admire.

Gill's gold scuba b*mber jacket
will have simple black piping,

an open ended zip,
and a ferocious contrast lining.

The lining has got these wild cats
on because her nickname

is The Lioness. Oh!

Are you confident?

I'm more confident than I was
in the pattern challenge.

We need a little bit of eye
of the lioness on this one.

I'm on it.

My inspiration is Serena Williams.

She is bold and doesn't really care
what people think.

Annie aims to combine green scuba
with contrasting curved panels

of pink across the body
and sleeves.

The curve seam's representing
the curves on the tennis ball.

Oh, that's clever!

So, it kind of matches up around.
Cos this is so graphic,

I'm just taking my time
piecing it together.

Man Yee's jackets will come
in even more pieces.

You've sort of gone to town
on the geometry.

I decided to make my life
a bit more difficult, you know.

Yeah. So I've added panels to it,

so that it looks similar
to like a climbing wall,

because my sporting hero
is this lady called Kim Ja-in.

She's a professional climber,

and she's won multiple
worldwide competitions.

Man Yee's random geometric design
requires 12 panels

and 23 separately stitched
irregular seams.

Looking at it, it does look like
a climbing wall.

The only climbing I've ever done
is tree climbing...

Hmm, and social climbing.

..as a child.
I don't need to social climb.

Man Yee may have chosen
a highly intricate design,

but Chichi has managed to make
this challenge twice as hard.

I've chosen two heroes. The first
is Florence Griffiths Joyner,

100 metre women's world record
holder. Yes, Flo Jo.

She really paved
the way in doing what she wants.

And she did wear amazing stuff.

So, one sleeve is going to be
removed to pay homage

to the one-legged catsuits.
And the other sleeve is pure lace.

Chichi's single lace sleeve will sit
alongside colourful applique

inspired by her second
sporting hero.

Surya Bonaly,

the only ice skater to land
a back flip on one blade. Oh!

In the 1998 Olympics.
Wow. Wow.

And the four colours to represent
the four seasons,

cos that's the song
that she performed to.

Well, it's certainly not going to
be boring, is it? No.

No, certainly not.

My jacket's inspired by
Florence Griffiths Joyner.

But you know that there's
someone else doing Flo Jo

as their inspiration in the room?
Yeah, I saw. But it's good,

the more people that can celebrate
people like Flo Jo, the better.

That's a very nice way
to look at it.

This is a competition, Steve!
Get in the game!

Steve's running jacket
will celebrate Flo Jo's heyday

with panels of 1980s graphic print.

Do you ever wear anything like that
when you're doing your long runs?

Always. Do people not shout out,
"Can't afford another leg?"

Ding, ding!
You're halfway through. Spit?

What I'm doing here is sewing
together a convex and concave seam.

Any errors in the construction
of the front panels will ruin

the look of the sports jackets.

This is the confusing bit,
cos you have to get it all

in exactly the right place.

I definitely made life
more complicated for myself.

I am hoping that this risk
will pay off in the end.

But Man Yee is not
the only one taking a risk.

I'm going to have these here,

but of course they've got to end
at exactly the right place,

cos in the middle, you're going
to have one of these.

Each one of Debra's front panels
will be edged

in a highly visible green piping,
and an open ended red zip

will complete a jacket made
in honour of Welsh rugby captain

Alun Wyn Jones.

We love rugby in our house.

That's what Sundays were for us,
you know, in rainy... Yeah.

..winter. To hear the choirs
singing the anthem.

Well, it couldn't get any more
Welsh, could it?

Oh! And sometimes...
Rugby and singing in the rain!

Oh!

Marni's inspiration involves
even more water.

My sporting hero is
Major Heather Stanning.

She's a Major
in the Royal a*tillery,

but she's also a British, European,
World and Olympic rowing champion.

She is, yeah. Oh, wow.

Her military-style waterproof jacket
will feature a drawstring hood

and contrast lined zips
at both the neck and the cuffs.

I've got red zips there
with a zip... With a gusset?

With a gusset. You know, people
in the army like their watches,

so they've always got a big chunky
watch on. Yeah. Oh, do they? Yeah.

Even when they're rowing?
Yeah, yeah,

you need to do your timings,
don't you?

So, it's the front bit
of the jacket so far.

Honestly, I think it's the most
difficult bit of the jacket.

So, I did both fronts first
to make sure I didn't get confused.

Can I just show you my pattern
matching? Where is that seam, Esme?

So I'm just checking that my pockets
are in the right way

and also that the red rose
is right way up as well.

I'd hate to put it in upside down
after telling Patrick

where it should be.

I've just finished putting the hood
on the front zip, the zip guard.

So I'm now ironing flat
my applique pieces.

But there are parts where
I've pinched the white fabric

so it will always be slightly wavy.

My hero is Tom Daly, our newest
Olympic champion, I think.

Yeah.

This print is actually inspired
from his 2020 Olympics outfit.

Oh, yes. It's nearly the same.

Cristian's lightweight Tom Daly
inspired polyester print

will be contrasted with panels of
grey and a breathable white netting.

So, do you love him for his sports
or because he's hunky? Be honest.

I think it's because he started his
passion when he was quite young.

He loves knitting. I love sewing.
Yes. Didn't he, like, knit

a little pouch for one
of his medals? He...

So, if you win Sewing Bee, you could
knit a little trophy bag.

So it's a b*mber jacket
for Tom Daly.

The whole concept is a diving board,
a swimming pool and a wall.

Oh, I see, so this is the board from
above, looking down on the board.

From above. This is the pool.

Richy's bird's-eye view of
a diving board will dominate

a waterproof jacket with some very
Tom Daly finishing touches.

Obviously Tom loves to knit,
so I knitted cuffs. Wow.

And the neck. Gold, silver
and bronze, he has all of them.

He's had the full set. And I also
made a little zipper pull...

Oh, my goodness. ..of Tom Daly.
Wow. Oh, fabulous.

So, Tom will be diving... Diving.
..into the pool.

Very good! Let's try it on.

Sports jackets are designed to give
the wearer room to perform in.

Yeah, it looks cute. I like it.

And it's the first chance
for the sewers

to see if they've got their
fits right.

God, you're tall.

Oh, yes, that's fine.

While most sewers' measurements
are matching up...

I think we are going to be a bit
tight.

..Richy has a problem.

He's a little bit bigger than
I thought he was going to be.

Um, we'll make do, I'll just do
the side seams a little less wide.

Even if the sewers think they've
fitted their main bodies correctly,

they still have
to attach their sleeves.

How are you getting on, Chichi?
Oh, we're going for it.

How about you?
I'm just doing the sleeves now.

Well, see, I only have one sleeve,
so I can't complain.

You have one sleeve?
Yeah. I'm pinning the open sleeve

and then I'm going to top stitch
down and hopefully create

a nice, neat finish.

Turning in the cuff so that
the raw edges are enclosed.

It's so hard to sew on cuffs
because they're so small.

You hardly have any space.

This is the only time in your life
where having an arm missing

is a serious advantage,

because it's amazing
for putting cuffs on.

My model's actually got quite
petite wrists, so I've had

to adjust the pattern.
Hopefully I've done that right.

I thought the sleeves
were a bit big at the bottom,

so I decided to just taper them
in a little bit.

I can't imagine his wrists
are much bigger than mine.

It's pretty stretchy.

I'm trying to add the zip.

Yeah, you can't really cover it up
if you make a mistake.

This is the bit that
I feel really nervous about.

If this is off centre,
the judges will spot it a mile off.

Oh, there's a zip on it!
It's going to be a jacket.

It is, yeah.

And how are you doing timing-wise?

I have got about a page and a half
left of instructions to do.

Do you want me to,
like a sports game,

do you want me to squirt
some water in your mouth?

I was about to get this
but this isn't..this is anti-bac.

Yeah, no. Well, that might help.
This'd be sabotage!

You have one hour left.

Da-da-da-da-da!

I'm just so happy my zip's in.
I just need to finish.

Just tidying up the top of the zip.

I mean, what a place for
the needle to fall out, eh?

The body's done, the sleeves are on,

the hood is on,
the front zip is in.

Some of them seem
to be absolutely flying.

Some fantastic-looking things
out there. Yeah.

Cristian, I like the look of his
a lot. So do I.

I think what he has done looks
really well sewn.

I don't know how well
Chichi's getting on.

You know, the patchwork,
it doesn't look flat.

She's losing one sleeve.

She really has to think about
how she's going to finish that.

How's Richy getting on?

It's a fabulous idea.
It is a great idea.

But when you see it,
it's just way too small.

We've got 11 players on the pitch

and only 30 minutes left
on the clock.

Speed sewing now. Oh, God!

I'm using the overlocker
to finish my seams.

Still learning the ropes
with this thing.

It can be quite dangerous
if you go too fast

and you don't guide the fabric.
You can ruin your garment.

The home stretch now, hopefully.

It's not as tidy as I'd like,
you know.

Oh, my gosh, I've pinched it.

If my mother could see this hem,
she'd be saying,

"Angela, what on earth do
you call that?"

I am putting the aglets
on the paracord.

I think I'm nearly done.

I think it's going to fit you,
like, not at all. But...

This is perfect for me.

Richy, this is really impressive.

And so, is your model the same kind
of measurements as me? No.

Do you want me to swap?

This is like the second
to last thing I want to do.

Oh, this is a nightmare!

Um, cut a hole in it
with the overlocker.

Yeah, there's not much
I can do about that, really.

Five minutes, everyone.

HE BLUSTERS

Is it finished? It's done!
Is it done? Yeah.

Well, there's no stress
and tension over here.

What, are you just going to have
a cup of tea?

Yeah, I shouldn't
have top stitched it.

Looks great apart from that.

I'm so pleased with it.

Oh, my God, it looks so good!

Oh, it's snug, innit?

Needles up, sewers,
that's your time.

You have reached the finishing line
of your uphill marathon.

That fits.

You certainly can move.
You have space.

Yeah, it's really tight, isn't it?

11 inspirational sports jackets
made to measure in just five hours.

So this was Jess Ennis-Hill
inspired.

It really feels like
a Team GB tracksuit.

We've got these really bold chevrons
down the front,

and they are pretty near perfect.

That is a perfectly straight,
perfectly flat seam,

and that's so important
to the look of this jacket.

The fit's great.
The sleeves are a little bit short.

But great on the shoulders.

I mean, it looks super sporty.
It's terrific. Well done.

So, this was Serena Williams
inspired.

You've nailed those curved
geometric shapes.

The fit is great.
It sits really nicely.

You've handled all of
the seams where you've panelled

these pieces together
really nicely.

One thing is this doesn't
quite match.

I mean, it's really close.

Also, when we put her arm up,
it isn't matching.

But, actually, I think you've done
a really good job. Thank you.

# My, my, my, Delilah! #

I could Alun Wyn running out
wearing this.

I love this piped detail.

I think it looks a good fit,
but actually the zip is not even.

Yeah. So we've got less zip here
and more zip here.

# I say, I don't like cricket

# Oh, no

# I love it! #

This is inspired by
Freddie Flintoff.

And I like the very subtle nod
to the red rose

in the pocket there.

The overall look of it has impact.

It's very neatly sewn, except here
where it's not very neat.

You should've done it in white.
We wouldn't have noticed so much.

No, you wouldn't.

You know, if we took that away,
it would look really spot-on.

# I get knocked down

# But I get up again

# You're never gonna keep me down!

# I get knocked down

# But I get up again

# You're never gonna
keep me down! #

This was an homage
to Nicola Adams' gold medals.

It's simple, but it's
incredibly effective

and it is incredibly well sewn.

That piping is impeccable

and it's also amazing that you've
matched up the pattern

on the inside.

I think it fits well.
It's sitting nicely on the sleeve,

the waist looks right.
It's really good.

Do you think Nicola Adams
would wear this?

I can totally see Nicola
rocking that, yeah.

# I'm gonna lift it, lift it

# Higher

# I'm gonna lift it
Lift it higher! #

Now, this is inspired
by the climbing wall,

with all these pieces.

And you have matched them up
very well.

One thing you're really good
at is sewing really accurately.

I think the fit is good.
I think it's really successful.

Kim Ja-in was not
a sports person that I knew,

but this feels like a lovely
representation of that world

of indoor climbing.

# I've got the power!

# You could break my heart
You could break my heart apart

# You could break my heart
You could break my heart apart. #

So the first of our two Flo Jo
inspired outfits.

What you've managed to do
is reference the '80s

through the graphic print without
making it feel like a throwback.

I think the fit around
the top is really good.

Unfortunately, you've got
a little hole in the front.

That looks like overlocker damage.

Would you believe me if
I said it was for aerodynamics?

No, I would not.

Our second Flo Jo.

The overall effect I actually
really like.

There is very clear Flo Jo
references, but with Surya Bonaly.

I like the colours.
I like the mix of fabric,

but some of the sewing isn't great,
like putting these pieces on.

I think that one sleeve on,
one sleeve off works

and I like the lace sleeve a lot,
but because you have taken

the sleeve away, you've just
stretched that armhole.

You've got a big sort of tuck
in the top here.

There's quite a lot
of untidiness around the back.

I think you gave yourself
quite a hard task.

# She'll carry on through it all

# She's a waterfall. #

This was inspired
by Heather Stanning.

It feels military,
it feels sporting,

I love the choice of fabrics.

The colour combination
I think is fantastic.

I think it fits well.
I love that we have these ties

and they match what you've made
the garment out of.

This gusset here looks great.

Oh, that...

We've got another gusset!
You've really thought about this.

It's the little details that I think
really make this one stand out.

It's very good. Thank you.

# Drop the boy, drop the boy
Ooh, oh

# I'm the man, yes, I am
I'm the man... #

So this is the first
of our Tom Dalys.

I love the colours
and the fabric. These two panels,

the white and the grey
make it really sporty.

It feels very modern.

It clearly has that nod
to the diving pool.

I think the fit's really good.

That zip is pretty well in.

There is just a little
bit of untidiness.

# ..When they drop the boy... #

This is Tom Daly as well, isn't it?
It is Tom Daly.

And I just think your puller
on your zip is fantastic.

I think it's a big shame -
the sleeves are too short,

it's going up at the front,

and it's small on the shoulders
and it's too tight.

I think I did take it in
a little too much.

A LITTLE too much?

I really like the idea
and the intention.

But actually the quality of
the sewing almost everywhere else

is really pretty good,
it's just fit.

It's a big part of this challenge.
Of course.

I can't believe it's actually
that small.

I think that I'm teetering
on the edge of going home.

It is a made-to-measure challenge
and it didn't fit.

I totally agree that
the sewing could've been neater.

I think, at the end, I rushed
a lot of the top stitching.

I'm not sure I've done enough
to stay in,

but I've done what I can.

I was struggling through
the challenge

and at one point I thought,
"This is not going to end well."

It's a guessing game, I have no idea
who's going to go home.

So, first of all,
Patrick is going to reveal

our victorious champion
of garment of the week.

Our garment of the week this week
is...

..Marni!

I wasn't expecting that.
Oh, thank you.

So many beautiful details.
So perfectly sewn.

Thank you.

And even though you are all winners,
one of you is getting back

on the coach.

The person going home is...

..Chichi.

Very sorry to lose you.

Darling. WHISPERS: I'm so proud
of you.

I think I knew it was going to be
me because of the finishing

of my garment.
It was the obvious choice

and it wouldn't be fair
if it was anyone else.

You started me off!

I knew, I was like, "Oh, I can't!"

I'll always be proud
of what I've achieved

and, oh, I'm going to miss
everyone so much.

Unfortunately, Chichi left herself
with quite a lot to do

in the made-to-measure, and despite
a very well thought out plan,

there were too many sewing mistakes.

Well done.

Yeah, well done, Marni.

Some people are natural sewers,

and I feel that Marni is definitely
one of those people.

Is it home time?

I really wasn't expecting it,
I have to say.

But I did try really hard.
I did think a lot about it.

The whole point of coming
is to push yourself

and to make an effort.

I'm so happy to still be here.

There's quite a lot
of things I can improve on,

but even if I leave next week,
I've learnt a lot

and I've made a load
of new friends.

Next time...

This is your captain speaking.

..the sewers are jetting off
for summer week.

If you're on holiday, you might
want to be a bit saucy.

They'll be packing sheared
midi dresses...

Last time I did this,
it didn't work.

..a swinging transformation...

I love hammocks. Yeah?
I haven't got one.

Well, you do now,
if you hadn't cut it to pieces.

..and a scorching...
Shorts, trousers.

..made-to-measure...
Don't rip those shorts, man.

..holiday ready co-ords.

Would you like to try this on?
I'll give it a go.

It's a bit small for me, I think.
Oh, sorry!

I'm a 34DD.