08x06 - Episode 6

[bunniefuu]

Oh, hi! It's Music Week here,
so I'm just trying

to jazz up the theme song
a little bit.

# Sewing Bee is great
if you like sewing. #

But then, what rhymes with sewing?

Like, blowing or snowing?
That's rubbish.

# The cows are lowing. #

Excuse me! Can you pipe down?

Honestly, what a racket.

WHISPERS: Welcome to
The Great British Sewing Bee.

DING

Last time...
SHE YELPS

..it was Children's Week.

Oh, you look amazing.

Debra earned her third garment
of the week...

APPLAUSE

..with her spook-tacular
made-to-measure.

I could see this costume
on a stage in the West End.

Angela failed to fright.

I'm not overwhelmed by
the spideriness of it.

But it was Marni who fell flat...

These wings could've been bigger
and sticking up.

..and made a shock exit
from the sewing room.

Don't get me started!
LAUGHTER

Now the stage is set...

What was the first concert
you ever went to?

LAUGHS: Craig David!

..as the sewers tackle Music Week.

Now the fun begins.

There are puzzling parkas
in the pattern...

I'm so confused.

..country creations in
the transformation...

Do you think the star boobies
are a touch too much?

..and an iconic inspiration
in the made-to-measure.

My husband's a massive David Bowie
fan. Extra pressure!

Who will get an encore?

It's really striking.

And who...

Have you been failed by Lycra?

..will hit a duff note?

Heaven knows how I'm going to put
this back together again.

FABRIC RIPS

# I've got the music in me... #

I think Music Week
is going to be fun.

I can't say I have
the coolest music taste.

A bit of JLS.

I love music. I mean, music and
fashion, they influence each other.

Sometimes I listen to music

and think I sound like my mother
now, cos I'm thinking,

"What on earth are they singing?"

Hello, sewers. Come forward.

Well, I hope you're
in a tuneful mood,

because this week
we're getting musical.

Esme, tell us about
the pattern challenge.

Right...

Oh! What we've got is a parka.

Wow!

It's got a complex zip fastening,

cord at the waist,
and a fishtail hem.

So, the parka, mods and music were
inextricably linked in the 1960s.

This coat protected those pin-sharp
mod suits whilst out scootering.

So, we want you to choose a fabric
that is compact and weatherproof.

You have four and a half hours.

And your time starts now.

MUSIC: My Generation
by The Who

That was like when they come over
the hill in Jurassic Park.

That's a bit too thick,
do you think?

As well as fabric robust enough
to weather any storm...

No, I think it's too thin,
isn't it? This is way too thin.

..the sewers will need
a heavy-duty zip and cords

and stoppers for the drawstrings.

I decided to go for
a polka dot in the end.

My fabric choice
is almost like a denim fabric,

but it's in a white
and grey on the other side.

So, I've chosen a camouflage print

in waterproof fabric.

What comes to mind with a parka
is Oasis,

cos they wore parkas and they wore
them well.

What makes a coat a parka?

There are certain features that are
very iconic,

one of which is the fishtail back.

It has to have a hood
and a placket so that

the water can't get in through
the zip.

So, where do you think they are
going to get stuck?

The zip has got many layers to it.

What we're looking for is precision.

The channels need to be lined up,
the pockets need to be lined up.

This placket needs to be
lined up too.

It may be one of the hardest pattern
challenges we've ever set.

I think it is.

I love parkas.

I've got one.
But I've never made one.

SHE CHUCKLES

The parka's construction starts
with two pockets

which are sewn to the fronts.

These are then joined
to the two back pieces

and a waist channel is created.

A three-piece hood is joined
at the neckline,

a zip with a guard is attached,

and a second draw cord channel is
added to the hem.

The sleeves are inserted,
the waist cords are threaded,

the front placket is sewn,
covering the zip,

and a popper is punched in
at the neck to finish.

Morning, Gill.
Good morning.

I don't think I've ever seen anyone
make a beeline for a fabric

as quickly as you did this morning.

I've decided I need to be
more assertive.

THEY LAUGH

It's got a slightly sticky
waterproof back on it.

How's that been to handle?

I'm a bit worried about how it's
going to go through the machine.

I've chosen a fabric that
a lot of other people wanted.

I just hope that
I can do it justice.

Well, that's it - now you've got to
make sure you...

Pressure. ..nail it.

How many pieces is there?!

SHE LAUGHS

It's never ending!

I'm just trying to cut out
as quickly as possible.

You've chosen a classic dark green.

Yeah, I've gone for, like,
an Oasis vibe.

What was the first concert you ever
went to?

LAUGHS: Craig David.
Did you? Yeah.

And we had a sign.
You had a sign?

I just remember he pointed it out
and we were like, "Oh, my God!"

He'll be watching this, going,

"I remember her -
it's the girl with the sign!"

If he watches Sewing Bee!
You never know.

Oh, I bet he does, in his hot tub
in Miami.

Yeah, yeah!

Now I'm onto the pockets.

"Position the pieces on the jacket
front using the markings."

We don't want wonky pockets.

Oh, that's slightly gone wonk.

God, this is the stickiest fabric.

Oh, I've steamed up now.

There we are. I'm happy with that.

So, you've chosen a canvas...

Mm. A bright colour on
a winter's day, isn't it?

Have you made anything
like this before?

No, I haven't.
I never did like parkas.

You're going to have to learn
to love it. I will do, won't I?

So, we need to put
the back sides together.

Looks very pointy.
And then top stitch it.

I've changed the foot
to the walking foot

because it kept moving around
quite a bit.

This fabric is awful.

Sewing the shoulder seams together.

It's starting to look like a parka.

I feel like a superhero.

MUSIC: Dedicated Follower of Fashion
by The Kinks

This piece of outerwear
was made famous back in

the 1960s, when it was adopted
as the uniform of the mods.

But its history dates back
thousands of years.

The parka was created
by indigenous Arctic peoples.

They were originally made
from caribou or seal skin

for hunting or kayaking
in the freezing arctic.

In the 1950s, the US military
adapted the parka

to make it perfect for the field.

They developed the fishtail parka.

This got its name because of
the split hem with a drawstring.

So, each side could be tied
around your legs

to create extra warmth,
extra insulation.

A decade later in Britain,
mod subculture was taking off.

In the 1960s, army surplus stores
were full

of US Army fishtail parkas
left over from the Korean w*r.

What began as a practical item
of clothing

became highly fashionable
throughout the 1960s

and has been part of pop's
fashion history ever since.

What are you doing?

Er, I am creating the waist channel.
Oh, the waist channel.

It looks like you're ironing
the ironing board from over there.

I thought, he's been so stressed,

he's forgotten to put any fabric
underneath.

The channel must accommodate
a cord...

I'm just checking
to make sure they're in line.

..allowing the coat
to be gathered around the waist.

I've never done this before,
so I don't know if it'll work,

but it's just not possible
for me to pin it.

Got to be worth a try, hasn't it?

# You're halfway through

# Halfway through, baby... #
Oh...

# Halfway through. #

ENDING STRUM

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

I am moving on to the hood.

Hello, Brogan.
Hello!

Are you a very musical person?

I was in the time when everyone
was mad for Justin Bieber.

Did you go mad? I was a Belieber.
SARA LAUGHS

Oh, were you?
I was going to marry him.

Were you? Yeah.

I imagine you're at school teaching
your kids,

and then he's outside beeping
the horn,

and you're like, "sorry, that's
my husband - Justin Bieber."

Right, so I've done the hood.

It's a bit of a jigsaw puzzle,
this next bit.

This is the tense bit.
I'm onto the zipper,

and I don't have
a clue what I'm doing.

The zip-front opening is
the most complex part of the parka.

So, this is the zipper guard.

It's constructed from five layers.

So, take the right side of
the zipper, lay it face upwards.

Lining the tape up with the long
raw edges of the zipper guard.

If they don't layer it
in the right order...

I'm confused. Now...

..they'll have to unpick
and start again.

Stitch what?

Patrick, there's a lot
of confusion out there.

What's going on with these zips?

So, the first thing they have
to do

is to take the right-hand side
of their zip

and line it up with
the edge of their zip guard

and baste it in place.

The next stage is lay it onto
the front piece of their coat.

Then they would baste that in place.

When they turn the whole thing out,

they should have
a nice neat sandwich like that.

If they get any layer of that wrong,
or back to front...?

All the bets are off.
Right.

Is that right?

So, that zipper guard needs
to go on top of here.

So, I think that's what I'm meant
to do.

Can I just ask if this is right?
I get mixed up...

Make sure you get the right side.

Have you done, like, yours like
that? I've done mine... Yeah.

Right. I'm starting to doubt me own
sanity here. I need to just sew.

I'm really scared of telling people
the wrong thing.

Imagine you told us all
the wrong thing. That's so funny.

SHE LAUGHS

Sabotage!

We all just end up
with wonky jackets!

I'm not that evil, I promise.

It's not reached that stage of
the competition yet.

I'm kidding, I'm kidding.
I'm 100% joking.

"Place the basted zipper guard piece

"right side together along
the right centre front edge."

What the hell am I...?
Have I done it the wrong...?

I'm so confused.

Oh, my God.

I think I've put this on
the wrong side of the zipper guard.

That's my raw edge.

No. It's like this.

Cos that needs
to be underneath the zip,

so when you open your parka, that
needs to be showing. Right, right.

Sewing it on the opposite side
to what I had sewed on.

You look confused.

Well, that's because
the instructions says

take the right side of the zipper
and lay it facing up.

You line the tape with the long edge

of the raw edges
of the zipper guard.

Like that.

Oh, so you don't put it on top...?

I hate life.

You don't want to be unpicking
this kind of stuff.

I actually feel really bad.

I wish I could go back and, like,
take back everything I said.

I'm just going to be quiet from now
on. Quiet contemplation from now on.

I'm now attaching the zip
to the other side.

But this is tricky
cos you have to make sure

that it's all going to line up.

I'm hoping it's right.

SHE GASPS

Perfection!

That looks good.

Right, so I've done that.

Right...

I think I lost a lot of time there.

# Ooh-ooh, you've got
one hour left, actually. #

Most likely to run out of time.

"Cut two hem cords one metre long."

Cut two hem cords?
What's hem cords?

Oh, this.

I am attaching the facing
where the cord goes through

in the hem.

So, now you've got the channel with
the cord in.

Why did I choose this fabric?

Just don't think I'm going to get
finished, you know.

SHE EXHALES DEEPLY

Mm, so annoying...

I'm doing the hem, but I've put the
zipper guard on the wrong way round.

The zip should be on the top there.

I had it on the right way

and then I heard all
the conversation, and I changed it.

I'm not sure I'd get all
that unpicked

so I'm just going to finish
what I can.

You've got 15 minutes, everyone.

Um, I'm trying to sew
the sleeves together

so at least if I don't finish
everything else,

then at least I've got sleeves.

SEWING MACHINE CLATTERS

Oh, my days. This is mad.

Oh, this is so stressful. Oh...!

I've never put a sleeve in
that quick in my life.

Have you done the placket, Cristian?

No, I need to do it now.

How do you make a bloody placket?

What's happening over here?
Well, it's not that brilliant,

because I've realised now that
I've put my zipper guard in wrong.

Oh, no. And I quickly looked at
the picture, I saw the placket

and thought, "Oh, yeah, flat front!"

Yeah. Yes, that's it.
Yeah, well, that's it.

The flap is still on
the floor over there.

I see the flap. It's not this flap,
it's another flap.

But we've got a few minutes left, so
I'm going to have a go at ripping

the whole thing out and
seeing if I can get it in.

Wow. That's very rock and roll,
actually.

What side does the placket go on?
On the other side, yeah.

I just hope it's right.

Heaven knows how I'm going to
put this back together again.

How's it going?
I've made up how to sew a placket.

Well, the placket seems to be
a stumbling block.

There's been back-to-front
plackets, missing plackets,

plackets that are sewed on very
neatly in the wrong place. Yeah.

But also the more you say the word
placket, the more mad you feel.

It's too much, this challenge,
I'm telling you.

Oh, my God, my hands are shaking.

Look at the state of that.
That's that.

Five minutes left.

Oh, my God, why did we run out of
thread?!

You done your popper yet?
No!

Quick!

I've not hemmed the cuffs,
I've not put the stud on.

But I'm about to try
and attach the placket now.

Oh, well, nobody's going to die.

Oh, my gosh, it's in.

You know what I haven't done,
is the popper.

How do you make a hole?
I don't know what to do.

One minute, everyone!

Oh, my God.

Tell you what, my heart rate...

Oh, my God, where's my string? Here.

Needles up, sewers.
That is your time.

Get those bods looking like mods

and bring them to the front
for judging.

Oh! So annoyed.

I think the placket covers my cord.

# In a town called Malice

# Yeah, yeah

# Ba-ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba

# Ba-ba-ba-ba-ba, oh

# Ba-ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba

# Ba-ba-ba-ba-ba. #

Seven parkas sewn in just
four and a half hours.

Well, I think there are one or two
that look like they've been in

a fight with a rocker
on Brighton beach.

# In a town called Malice

# Yeah, yeah. #

I really like your choice of fabric.

It's very nicely made.

You've got your popper on.

The zip's well put in,
but the channel is too far over.

It's under the placket.

It looks crisp,
it's the right weight.

I think you've done a pretty good
job with this overall.

Yeah, I agree.

MUSIC: Who Are You?
by The Who

It looks to me like
you are fully finished.

The snap is on.

You've got a raw edge on
the front of your placket

which is really visible.

We've just got a few raw bits
here and there

which just detract from
the overall finish of it.

But I really like the fabric.
It does look fun.

MUSIC: Rock 'N' Roll Star
by Oasis

It's all finished.
The pockets look well sewn.

They look all level.
The fishtail's very nicely sewn.

The zip does well.

I think it looks really good.

And it looks exactly like
a parka should.

This olive drab is
a very traditional military colour.

Every single element of this looks
really beautifully sewn.

Well done. Thank you.

MUSIC: Rock 'N' Roll Star
by Oasis

The pockets look very neat.

The channels look correctly spaced.

The placket, ah... You haven't
caught in this, this front flap.

No. That's a big boo-boo.

And you haven't got
the snap fastener on. No.

MUSIC: Rock 'N' Roll Star
by Oasis

I like your choice of fabric.

I love the colour,
and I love it with the red cord.

The fishtail looks nicely sewn.

Right, I'm going to have
a look inside.

LAUGHTER

What's happened? Oh.
Oh...

The popper is not put on properly.

Top of the zip isn't great.
We've got a raw edge here.

WHIMSICAL CLASSICAL MUSIC

Well, Angela, you don't see
an awful lot of purple parkas,

but actually the colour doesn't
look too bad.

The fishtail is pretty neat.

You haven't got the waist cord in.

You haven't got
the snap fastener on either.

The zip, ah...

At least it's the right way
round now.

Well, it is the right way round
but the zip is...is messy. It is.

And neither the top of the zip nor
the zip guard match at the top.

It's a big shame that
it doesn't match up

because it's something
you really notice.

WHIMSICAL CLASSICAL MUSIC

That placket, unfortunately,
is very, very uneven.

It's lumpy and bumpy.

The zip guard is in the right place.

The pockets are on pretty neatly.

But you haven't got
the snap fastener at the top.

You haven't got
the cord in your waist channel.

Also, we don't have any kind
of hem on the sleeves. No.

I mean, I know this fabric must
have been difficult to sew...

It was such a big mistake.

The judges will now run down

the charts from one-hit wonder
to Top Of The Pops.

Seventh place is Gill.

You chose the wrong fabric,
basically.

In sixth place, it's Angela.

It was that zip and the zip guard
that really let you down.

Man Yee is fifth,

Debra is fourth,

and Annie is third.

So, second place...

..Cristian. Congratulations.

It's a very smart sew indeed.

Thank you.

In first place is Brogan.

It's absolutely fabulous.

Well done!

MUSIC: Itchycoo Park
by Small Faces

So happy with those comments.

It really does just give you
that confidence boost

that you need to keep going.

I made a really silly fabric choice.

It's doable with that fabric,
just not in a timed competition.

I've never liked parkas -
and I still don't like parkas!

The second Music Week challenge
means turning golden oldies

into something fresh and
fashionable.

Now, the next challenge on
the playlist is transformation.

This is the one where you take
something unwanted, past its prime,

and give it a new lease of life

and take it to the top of
the charts.

It's like turning U2 into
Billie Eilish.

Take it away, Patrick.

Sewers, stand by your mannequins.

LAUGHTER

We'd like you to transform
a load of old denims,

some old shirts
and turn them into

a stage outfit fit for
a country music star.

You can take as many items
as you want.

Over there we've got fringe,

we've got rhinestones,
we've got studs.

But you cannot take
any other fabric.

So, Patrick and Esme are
going to head backstage.

They'll be back for judging when

they've finished throwing TVs out of
the window. Bye-bye.

You have 90 minutes
for this challenge,

so there's no time to get the blues,

if you want your outfit
to be as good as folk.

I said folk.

And your time starts now.

For this hoedown showdown,
the sewers will

need to pimp up these
workwear staples...

We've got some denims.

..into stage costumes fit
for country music royalty.

Gosh, this is going to be tricky!

Which means rounding up
as much bling

from the haberdashery as they can.

When I think of stage outfits,
I do think of glitz and sequins.

Oh, yeah, the blingier, the better.

My husband is an enormous
country fan,

so I have been to a lot of concerts.

Not a big country music fan
but I do like a bit of Shania Twain,

Dolly Parton,
and I do love the song Jolene.

Literally when Patrick showed us
what we're doing,

I was like,
"What's country music like?"

Esme, we've asked them to make
a stage outfit for

a country music star from old denim
and old shirts.

What they make needs
to have visual impact at a distance

because it's a stage outfit.

Yeah, absolutely.

We've given them
a big array of trims.

But it has to be placed in
a way that it looks intentional.

Yeah. Normal rules apply
in this challenge.

It has to be wearable,
it has to fit the mannequin. Yes.

And it has to be secure.

Are you a country music aficionado?
I wouldn't say so.

But I once dressed up
as Dolly Parton.

Did you wear rhinestones?
Yeah, and cowboy boots.

Goodness. I've been transported
somewhere different.

THEY LAUGH

I'm doing an outfit
for Taylor Swift.

I don't like too much
haberdashery,

and this is proper haberdashery
stuff, innit?

So, we'll see how far I get
with that!

I'm doing a skirt,

and then I'm going to do a top
to go with it.

Everything needs to be covered up,
but only just.

I've got this check shirt
and then a denim shirt as well.

I'm going to make a top
and matching skirt.

I do like red.
Adds a nice pop of colour.

I do like yellow, I just feel like
it's a bit too much,

so I might have to tone it down
with some gemstone.

HE LAUGHS

I love a double denim look,
I can't lie.

I'm not 100% sure yet. I know I want
to do some sort of collar.

I'm literally just playing around
with stuff that I like.

Once I've got a base,
it's kind of easier

to, like, add on all the fun stuff.

So, I'm using this as the main
bodice. Oh, I see.

And then I'm also going to be
adding, like, this. Oh, flares.

Yeah, flares, which I think
I'm going to use this as a sleeve.

Oh, brilliant.
With some of the tassel on it.

Ooh, fantastic! Yeah.

Well, I've been told that, like,
country singers dress like cowboys.

That's the vibe, is that,
OK, I'm doing this concert,

but then I just have to round up
some cows on the way home.

I've split some jeans

and I'm going to create, like,
the panels in the skirt.

And then with those, I'm going to
make a little strappy top.

So, I'm putting the fringing on
the skirt.

I'll have to trim the fringe
cos it's too long.

So, we're going to fringe at
the bottom of the skirt.

Give a bit of movement on the stage

and, you know, I think fringing
is quite country.

I'm going to start to embellish and
frill the thing

within an inch of its life.

Right, so that's a skirt.
Now to crack on and do the top.

I just can't get over the fact
that I've got my hands all over

this mannequin's nether regions.

I'm literally just...
doing this top piece.

It's dress, but I don't know what
I'm doing after this.

I need to work it out
because I'm just wasting time.

# Oh, I thought had more time

# But there was only 45 minutes left
for me. #

You're halfway through!

Thanks for coming.

I just need to finish part
of the collar

so it's just a little bit of frill.

Just trying to cover the boobs.

When I woke up this morning,

I really didn't think I'd be
doing this.

Hey, Brogan!
Hello!

Having fun?
I am having fun.

Unfortunately, this shirt has
a giant stain on it. Oh...

So, I've got some stars somewhere.
Here we are. Ah...

We're just going to, you know...
Cover them up. That's clever.

Yeah, I heard that these are all
Patrick's own clothes. Oh, well...

So, some of them might have...
Yeah, he's had a Marmite sandwich...

It's not surprising, then, is it?
..and a cup of tea in them, yeah.

I'm just going to put some stars on.

Then I need to... How much time
have we got left?

You've got half
an hour left, everyone.

So, let's hurry up, Man Yee.

Putting the stars over the stain.

Country music is quite sexy
and revealing.

Is it sexy and revealing?

Cos do you know what I'm doing?
I'm doing nipple stars.

Huh?

I've got stars.
Ooh, yes!

This is starry magic, isn't it?

This is brilliant.

See, now you've said that,
I don't care what the judges say.

That's all the feedback I need,
thank you.

Yeah. I think they'll say exactly
the same thing!

15 minutes, everyone.

I'm hoping I can make it
a bit more dramatic.

I'm throwing everything
on this thing.

I mean, look at it. What a state.

I'm happy with my roses.
I think they look great.

I'm going to put some bling on here.

Talk about make it up
as you go along.

SHE EXHALES AND CHUCKLES

Five minutes left. That's all.

My God...

I'm adding some more stars.

I do think this would be
a Dolly Parton number.

SHE CHUCKLES

I can't leave pins in it,

so I've just got to do
those little pleats there.

I'm just hot glueing this bit on
as well

so that this goes all the way round.

I'm not sure they'll accept this
tied in a bow,

but I'm afraid that's what
it's going to be.

I'm just adding one star
to the back,

just to make it extra glitzy.

One minute left, everyone.

I'm finishing, I'm finishing.

Do you think the star boobies
are a touch too much?

I don't think Taylor Swift's
stylists will be in touch.

She's way too classy
for what I've just made.

Record needles up, sewers.
That is your time.

Bring your mannequins forward

and muddle them up more than
a country singer's metaphors.

Ahh!

I love that, Gill.

They all look so good.

Once a pile of old denim and check,

recycled into star-spangled stage
outfits in just 90 minutes.

Welcome back, judges.

Esme and Patrick have no idea
whose garment is whose.

I feel like I've been transported to
the Grand Ole Opry.

MUSIC: Jolene
by Dolly Parton

Right, here we've got a top
with crossover straps.

I think, to wear this, she'd have
to have a really small bust

and a bit of toupee tape,
cos look what's going to happen.

SHE LAUGHS

I think the embellishment is
really smart.

You know, we've got a cluster,
we've got the same thing mirrored.

I think the whole thing, actually,
looks really well balanced,

really well thought through.

You know, I could definitely see

somebody on stage performing
in this.

I really like it.

So, we've got a tie-front top

and a little skirt with fringing on.

I love the roses that have been
added... Yeah, I love them.

..to the top.

Obviously they've echoed
the fringe in the skirt

with the fringe down the side.

It's got sparkle,
it definitely feels country,

and it's a very radical
transformation.

I mean, it's a...

LAUGHS: ..it's a pretty
unusual shape.

And again, I do think stage costume
needs to be radical, and it is that.

No, I really like it.

But you couldn't play
a guitar wearing it, could you?

Well, I love that we've got

this yoke with the fringing on.

I like the burgundy frill.

I don't love the burgundy godet.

It doesn't make
the shape any more interesting.

From there up, it really looks like
country and western.

This is quite interesting.

This comes from the neck,

and then we've got a little loop
that it gets threaded through.

The only thing that I'm not so keen
on is how high this neck sits.

I think if it was going
to be really high,

it should've been right up
to the throat.

Or a V.
Or deeper. Yeah.

It sort of...
It sits in no-man's-land.

I'm not sure that I feel

pompom rickrack is very country.

But I think it does work with
the colour of

the rose embellishments
that they've put on it.

I like that they've put little darts
in to make the shape.

We've got a halter top

and a skirt.

I really like the gathered frill
underneath the bust,

I think it works extremely well.

And I also love
the embellishment around the top.

It's a starry, starry sight.

It feels like a stage outfit,
it feels 100% country,

and I think it's a great use of the
materials that they've been given.

Yeah, yeah.

The judges must now rank the stage
outfits from worst to first.

In seventh place

is the burgundy and denim dress
on the far end.

It's Annie.

From there down, it just felt
a little bit lacklustre.

In sixth place is the godet skirt
and the embroidered top.

That's Angela.

It doesn't quite look, well,
stagey enough.

Man Yee is fifth,

Debra, fourth,

and Cristian is third.

In second place...

..is the check top
with the denim skirt.

That's Brogan.

I love the balance of the stars.

Thank you.

Which means that our star performer
is our denim-fringe two-piece.

It's Gill!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Gill, we love it!

It feels country, it feels stagey

and it just is entertaining,
so very well done.

Thank you.
Well done, Gill.

I was in complete shock
when they said that

the first place was going to me,
because I haven't got

a good track record
with transformations.

This is typical me.

Like, had a good pattern challenge,

and then I've literally just gone
bottom on the transformation.

Sixth again, so it's, er,
not been the best of days, really.

Tomorrow I'll just have to put
my head down and sew

and hope I don't sew two sleeves
together, or something like that!

# So I say thank you
for the music... #

Just one Music Week challenge
remains

before the judges decide who will be
leaving the sewing room.

So, they've been using musical
inspirations to make their clothes.

Have you guys been tapping along

or wishing you'd put
on a different album?

Well, Brogan's had
a fantastic week.

Cristian is up there as well.

What about the bottom?

Angela has not had a great week.
No.

Man Yee struggled a bit
with the pattern.

And her transformation sleeves
are very, very long.

The other person who had
an up-and-down day was Annie.

So, I think Man Yee and Annie
are in the kind of danger zone.

And Angela. And Angela, of course,
is sitting at the bottom.

OK. Well, let's go and find out if

the last verse changes your mind
about the song.

MUSIC: I'll Go Where
Your Music Takes Me
by Jimmy James & The Vagabonds

Good morning!
Hi.

I'm Man Yee.

For the made-to-measure,
real-life models will bring

the sewers' musical creations
to life.

Welcome back, sewers,
and hello again to our models.

For this musical made-to-measure,

you're going to be inspired by

one of the most iconic musicians
of all time.

No, it's not Gary Barlow.

It's David Bowie.

As always, your made-to-measure
must fit your model perfectly,

otherwise you'll have
to make some ch-ch-ch-changes.

LAUGHTER

You have five and a half hours
for this challenge,

and your time starts now.

Right. Let's get my pieces out.

We need, like, a step ladder to...
SHE LAUGHS

As always, the sewers have been able
to plan

and practise their garments
at home.

Is it going to be fitted?

Yeah. But it's going to be decent.

That was the waist.

Actually, it's going to be really
big, so it doesn't really matter.

I'm really excited.
David Bowie is iconic.

The guy could wear anything
and look great.

I think everyone could take
a leaf out of his book

when it comes to being
a bit more adventurous.

As a creative pioneer
and master of reinvention,

David Bowie influenced
music, art and fashion

during a 50-year career
which secured him

a legacy as a British cultural icon.

So, why have you chosen David Bowie
for the made-to-measure?

Stylistically, he was
totally unequalled

and original in every way.

And clothes and costumes were
totally central to everything. Yeah.

I guess the most iconic looks are

those that are a little bit
out there.

So, shape, fabric - you've got
so much breadth to work with.

The fabric is really important.

They have to make
something fabulous,

but it absolutely must refer
to Bowie.

Yeah. I always thought he was
a kind of magical alien.

I've met him.
How did you meet him?

I met him at
the Notting Hill Carnival,

and we sat on a window ledge.

Did you? Yeah. Chatting.
Just talking about fashion? Yeah.

And people were going past,
and one of them looked up

and went, "Oh, my God!
It's David...!"

"It's Esme Young!"

THEY LAUGH

My husband's a massive
David Bowie fan

and he said, "Of all the weeks to go
out, don't come home in Bowie Week."

Extra pressure!

Right, Debra,
what's your inspiration for this?

Oh, gosh.

I gave this a lot of thought
because I am a big Bowie fan.

The inspiration is
the song Ashes to Ashes.

When I was little,
watching Top Of The Pops,

and the video, you know, of them
walking on that beach

with the black sky.

# Ashes to ashes, funk to funky

# We know Major Tom's... #

Debra's Ashes to Ashes-inspired
two-piece trouser suit

will be made from
a metallic midnight blue brocade.

She'll accessorise with
an ostrich feather collar -

a detail she may mirror elsewhere.

I'm humming and hawing,
because I've got feathers

round the collar, I'm not sure

whether I'm going to do something
similar on the cuffs,

and I may change my design once
I see the whole thing together.

While Debra's keen to co-ordinate,

Man Yee is contrasting
her two-piece.

Today I am making a oversize blazer.

It's quite a boxy, manly
type of shape.

And then to contrast that,
a tulle skirt.

So, if you listen to Rebel Rebel,
there's these particular lyrics.

It says something like,

"Mother doesn't know whether
you're a boy or a girl."

I've always thought it's very true,
like, you shouldn't let your gender

stop you from wearing
whatever you want.

Man Yee's ambitious
two-piece features

a floaty skirt in golden tulle
which she'll pair with

an oversized fully lined blazer
in a Japanese tiger print.

Have you made a jacket
like this before?

Er, no, but I did practise it.

Well, I've got to say,
it's pretty brave

to make a lined blazer and a skirt.

Oh, my God, why did I choose this?

And channelling Bowie's
rebelliousness is a theme

across the sewing room.

Looking around,
all the fabrics are so fun,

so it's going to be really fun
to see the catwalk at the end.

When I was making this at home, er,
cos I've never sewn

with sequins before, they did get
all over the house.

I swear to God, I took my dog out
for a walk -

sequins in her poo.

SHE LAUGHS

Is that called over-sharing?

What on earth are you doing?

So, we are making a catsuit
just with one leg and one arm.

Ooh!

The song is Life on Mars.
Oh, great, yeah.

But mostly it's inspired by
his designer, Kansai Yamamoto

and one of his outfits
for the Ziggy Stardust tour.

Cristian's Lycra catsuit with single
leg and arm will be topped by

a dramatic full-length cape.

So, the red is the outside of
the cape here.

And then we have the blue,
which is the inside.

Yeah, I'm not really comfortable
with stretchy fabrics.

I've not practised this cape,
I've only practised the catsuit,

so...I'm just going
with my gut, I guess?

While Cristian's tuning into
'70s Bowie,

a different decade is a hit
with Annie.

My inspiration was the song Fashion

and the '80s and, like,
women power dressing.

So, I'm making a asymmetric blazer
dress in this very crazy...

Metallic foiled...
..metallic foiled...

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Annie's blazer dress
will be asymmetric,

double-breasted and feature two
pairs of shoulder pads to create

the crisp tailoring which defined

some of Bowie's
most famous '80s looks.

Just turning the collar
the right way round.

You want the points to be nice
and crisp.

While Annie aims for sharp lines,

Angela's taking a softer approach.

This fabric is needle cord.

And don't ask me why
I chose it - I just liked it.

SHE CHUCKLES

Hi, Angela.
Hi, Sara. How's it going?

I'm just trying to do the sleeves
as quickly as possible.

Right. They need a good press,
but... Oh, fantastic.

Do you want me to press them?
It's OK, because...

No, I'm not saying...!
No, I'd do a terrible job.

Thank you anyway, Sara.

What song is the inspiration?

The song is Magic Dance, which...
Oh, great.

..is from the film Labyrinth.

Yeah.
Which was my children's favourite.

Yeah. He wore sort of
these steampunk coats.

Angela's multicoloured steampunk
coat dress will be embellished with

a braided buttoned fastening
and matching cuffs.

I've stitched the buttons on
the sleeves.

It's something I could see
myself wearing.

Just not quite as flamboyant
as some of them.

You cannot go wrong with
a big sleeve.

The bigger the sleeve, the better.

These are going to be
my sleeves, look.

Oof! They are big sleeves.

They're not Man Yee size.
No! But they're quite big.

So, I was inspired by the big sort
of oversized shirts

he would wear,
and his blazers as well.

And then also he wore this amazing,
like, silver catsuit

that had the fringe all
under the arms, so... Yeah.

It's kind of a mash up of all
of my favourite outfits of his.

Oh, fantastic.

I think Let's Dance kind of overall
encapsulates

what I'm trying to go for.

That's it a fun dress
that you could wear out to a party.

Brogan's party dress will be made
from a metallic brocade,

a simple A-line skirt will focus all
the attention on her fitted bodice

with fringing
and dramatic Bowie-style sleeves.

And we're going for quality,
not quantity in this one.

It's still a technical dress,

but there are fewer
technical elements.

So, did you have quite clear
Bowie images in your head

when we set this challenge?

He wore a blue body suit
with flames going up the leg,

and I loved just, like, that image.

But also, whenever I think of him,

I think of lapels,
so I'm doing a lapel...

You've got one.
..top with a skirt.

Gill's dress with lapels
will be teamed

with a red and yellow
underskirt representing

Ziggy's flame body suit.

The outer shell will be made
from a tricky sequined fabric.

It is quite a complicated outfit?

Er, yes, in the sense
that I'm dealing

with fabrics that like to move
in different directions

and not necessarily the direction
that I want them to move.

Yeah, I can see that
they're sort of shedding.

Yeah, and many sequins will die
in the creating of this.

I know, it's very sad.
It is very sad.

"I thought I was going to be
on the BBC!"

# Ashes to ashes, funk to funky

# We know Major Tom's a junkie. #

Hello, it's me, Major Tom,
from the song.

You're halfway through.

MUSIC: Diamond Dogs
by David Bowie

Will it go over the head? Ooh...

I think I can probably take it in
a bit more, you know?

Oh, it's perfection.

It's perfection!

Seeing it come to life is nice.

But not everyone has
a garment ready to fit.

I'm literally going to finish
the cape in a second.

Some of the sewers are making
a feature of their fastenings.

I'm just marking exactly
where the buttons go.

The buttons'll have to be
hand stitched. All 12 of them.

SHE LAUGHS

I need to add on
the buttons and buttonholes.

The foil is quite delicate. Any
mistakes will definitely show up.

While others are taking trouble
to hide theirs.

So, I need to put
the invisible zip in.

So, I will take my time.

It's all coming together OK
so far.

I'm just attaching the lining to
the zip.

I need to be very, very careful.
I just don't want to be unpicking.

Oh, what a nuisance.
I have to redo the sleeve.

One sleeve was inside out.

I'd overlocked it and everything.

And then I cut the fabric
so... Oh, dear.

Major Tom again here.

You've got an hour left.

I'm going to need my model in
a second.

I really hope now this fits nicely.

Let's have a look.

Oh!

Esme's going to do that, isn't she?

But anyway, I can live with that,

cos I don't think I could've
coped with taking much more in.

Is that the sort of length you want
for, like, a blazer?

Just where your knuckle is.

Oh, here? Yeah.
That's really long, isn't it?

I'm not sure if I can do anything,
though.

We're going to have to go behind
the screen.

I think maybe I do take it in
a tiny bit more.

Although once the lining's in...
Oh...

No, I'm going to leave it.

Leggings off and everything now?

No, you can leave it with on, yeah,
I can tell.

This arm feels tighter than this,
but it's not too tight.

It's the sleeve that I chopped in!

I think I'm just going to have
the sleeves rolled up.

I guess I'm just not used
to fitting tall people.

I need to hurry up cos I've still
got a whole skirt to make.

Half an hour left, everyone.

Right, now the fun begins.

In true Bowie style, some
of the sewers

are sprinkling extra stardust
on their garments.

I need to add on ostrich feathers
to the sleeves.

These are the neck ties.

I'm sewing the red fringe
just to add a bit more drama.

And then if I pop a feather
on you now...

The idea behind the collar
was I wanted it

to be something you could dress up
or down.

I'm now stitching the braid on.

Angela, she's chosen this
sort of printed needle cord.

I just, I'm not sure that it all
feels coherent, design-wise.

Cristian, I think, is behind.

I'm not sure the fit
is terribly good.

Did I cut it wrong?

It looked like he was having
a couple of issues.

Well, it's very important
it's a good fit

cos it'll really stand out
if it isn't. Hmm.

I'm trying to keep my cool,
to be honest.

How's Man Yee?

She's only just starting making
her skirt.

She doesn't have a lot of time.

Gill, are you bowing down to your
own dress, cos it's so amazing?

Yeah!

I'm just debating whether I should
actually cut up into it.

Oh, I see.
It looks really nice as it is.

Do you get the idea of flames?

I mean, all of this is suggestive.

This is what the seven-year-old
in me wants to wear on stage.

Ten minutes left, everyone.

Oh, God.

My hands are all shaking now.

I want it to sit really prominent
on the shoulders.

I've got this much feather left,

so I was thinking we'll put it on
the cuff.

Or do I put it on the ankle?

SHE SIGHS

I'm just deciding whether or not
to make the nets more jaggedy.

SHE EXHALES DEEPLY

Hang on, let me just listen
to the universe.

So, the universe would never
tell you to not do something,

so it's meant to happen.

Oh, my God.

Hello. I still need to attach
the waistband bit.

It's too tight around the bottom.

When I made this two days ago,
I tried it on myself

and I had the same issue,
but then I was like,

you definitely have, like,
a smaller body than I do.

Hey!
What you cutting up now?

Um, I'm trying to make
a really last-minute mask

cos I don't like the other one.
Oh, a mask.

This was worrying me,
with ten minutes to go.

This is a finishing touch,
don't you worry. I see.

Do you want me to make anything?

I could make, erm, a scrunchie
or a hairband, but with a fringe.

I think you suit that.

I didn't know you had such sarcasm
in you, actually!

Five minutes left, everyone.

Amazing.

There's one hanging right from
the front.

Has it not been a fun five hours?

It's been more stressful than fun.

Oh, Cristian!
Have you been failed by Lycra?

Ah... Yeah.

Oh, God. OK.

You might need to stretch
a little bit. I'm so sorry.

One minute left, everybody.

I wish I'd taken it in.
I can do this.

Yeah, I can do this.

Needles up, sewers,
that is your time.

You've finished your David
Bowie-inspired made-to-measure...

Oh, my goodness.

..and they all look funk to funky
to me.

I'm happy with the fit. The back is
a bit too sexy for TV, so...

THEY LAUGH

MUSIC: Fashion
by David Bowie

# There's a brand-new dance

# But I don't know its name

# Fashion

# Fashion

# Turn to the left
Fashion

# Fashion

# Ooh, bop

# Do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do. #

Well, I love this fabric.

I love it's double breasted,

and I like that you've done it
asymmetrical.

I think it's really striking.

You know, it's pared down apart from
this feather at the sleeve.

I think you've got
the fit of it bang on.

It's nice on the shoulders.

You've got that collar sitting
absolutely perfectly.

Your points are absolutely even.

Your button spacing
is lovely and even.

You know, there are nods
to Bowie throughout in this garment.

It feels like it comes from
his backstory.

Thank you.

# Sailors fighting in the dance hall

# Oh, man, look at those cavemen go

# It's the freakiest show. #

I think the cape's
very, very dramatic

and you bagged it out.

Can you take it off?
Mm-hm.

Turn round.

Ah... It's quite tight...

I know, yeah.
..on her...bum.

I love the way you've panelled
the turquoise sections

and, actually, you've handled
the curves really nicely.

It's really difficult
to sew this stuff.

It's all neatly finished.
It's sitting really well

around the shoulder blade
and across the top of the chest.

I don't think you would think
it was anybody other than

David Bowie that had inspired
this outfit.

It's sprinkled with stardust.
It's great.

Thank you, thank you very much.

# Is there life on Mars? #

Gill, it certainly has
a feel of Bowie

and it is incredibly eye-catching,

in a fabric that frankly must have
been very, very difficult to sew,

because of all those sequins.

I love that you've done rough edges.
It does look more like flames. Mm.

I would have liked
the whole thing to be shorter

so at the back, we could've seen
the net as well. Mm.

It's very nicely fitted,

apart from it's a little bit big
on the waist.

The shape of the back is lovely.

The quality of the sewing
is fabulous. Thank you.

# Ashes to ashes, funk to funky

# We know Major Tom's a junkie

# Strung out in heavens high... #

Debra, so your outfit
was inspired by Ashes to Ashes,

and I can see the reference
quite clearly.

There are touches of Bowie
in the theatricality of it,

but you've brought it into
a very contemporary context.

I think it's great that you've made
this separate collar

with the ostrich feather on.

And I like that these feathers are
really similar to this fabric.

I think the fit of
the top looks pretty good.

I heard a rumour that you'd...
Yeah.

..had to resew that right sleeve.

It is a little snug.
Yeah.

You've got darts and a waist seam.

All of that matches up
absolutely perfectly.

Overall, it feels like it nails
the brief in in a very chic way.

Thank you.

# Let's dance

# Put on your red shoes
and dance the blues

# Let's dance. #

I love this fabric.

I'd make myself something in this
for a party.

I really love these pleated sleeves.

I think there's a very clear Bowie
sensibility

and there's a very clear reference

with that kind of
concertinaed sleeve.

The fit is great.
The back's really nicely fitting.

I think it looks good,
but I think you should've got rid of

the fringing
or made a bigger statement.

OK.

The way you've sewn
the garment throughout

is very, very accurate, but this top
deserves a more interesting skirt.

Yeah. This feels a little like
a kind of afterthought.

OK.

# Rebel rebel, you've torn
your dress

# Rebel rebel,
your face is a mess

# Rebel rebel... #

Now, I know you did a lot
of work on this jacket.

It's got a lining,

and you've got proper pockets
with a jet.

I'm really impressed because
it's hard to make a tailored jacket,

but your reference was very '80s -

big shoulders and slightly slimmer
at the hip -

and in a way, I don't think
it's big enough.

I think the skirt and the yellow
T-shirt diminish the jacket.

You just have to be really
thoughtful about

what the intention
of the whole outfit is.

By doing too much,
you've made it feel normal.

# Dance magic, dance
Dance magic, dance

# Dance magic, dance
Dance magic, dance

# Put that magic jump on me

# Slap that baby, make him free. #

I really like the shape
of it, actually.

But the princess seam looks like
it's in the wrong place.

I love the cuffs.
They echo the black at the front.

I like that you've got
this binding round.

That has impact.

I mean, you've sewn it well.

But I'm not sure
if it reminds me of David Bowie.

I understand where you've come
from with the reference point.

I just don't think that
the print goes with the style.

So for that reason, for me,

I feel a little bit conflicted
about it.

OK.

The judges were very complimentary
about the sewing,

it was just the fabric choice again
that Patrick wasn't keen on.

It's a package often that they're
looking for.

I'd love to stay
and go through to next week,

but everybody's so good and there
were so many good comments.

There's going to be
a possibility of going home,

but I never would've done something
like that normally,

so I have no regret,
even if I need to go home.

I feel like I have redeemed myself

from that awful transformation
challenge.

So, I'm hoping I've done enough
to stay,

but we had such a shock last week
that we're all

a bit like, "It could be any of us!"

All of the sewers have been banging
their own drum.

Has anyone stood out?

I have two which I think are
contenders for Garment of the Week.

Er, so do I.

Annie and Debra.

Right, good, they're the same.
Yay!

Annie's is the tailored jacket,
which is not easy.

It looks like the pop star's coat.
Yeah.

But I think everything about Debra's
outfit shouts chic, wearability.

So, it's really difficult.

We need to talk about the bottom.

There is actually a lot of really
exquisite work in Angela's coat.

Yeah. Just as there's a lot of great
work in Man Yee's jacket.

But neither of them
have hit the brief,

and with both of them starting
the day down the bottom... Mm.

..one of them is going to have
to go home.

There's only a couple of things
left on the set list.

First, Patrick, can you reveal
who is Top Of The Pops

and has won Garment of the Week?

Our Garment of the Week
this week is...

..Annie!

APPLAUSE, THEY EXCLAIM

Didn't I tell you so?

Oh, my God!

We loved it.
It just has huge presence.

It feels very David Bowie,
it's really spot on. Well done.

Thank you.

Unfortunately, one of you is all set
to leave the band.

The person going home is...

..Angela.

Mm. I thought so, yeah.

I'm very proud of myself,
because there is

a saying that every day
you should do

a little something that scares you.

So, I have to say the Sewing Bee
was a little bit more than that.

I'm, like, 12 years older
than anybody

and very traditional
in my sewing ways,

but it's just been fabulous being
with all these younger ones

with their completely
different ideas.

What are you all going to do?

We're having a movie night.

What are you going to watch?
I don't know.

Labyrinth.

LAUGHTER

Angela, we'll miss her warmth.

She's had a tough week.

Whilst the sewing was amazing,

the choice of fabrics didn't work

and I think, for that reason,
it was actually

a relatively straightforward
decision to send her home.

I'm glad to still be here.

It just gets harder from now on,
doesn't it?

And I thought this week was hard.

Annie took a risk.

She'd never made
a tailored jacket before,

So I was really, really impressed.

Oh, my God. I can't believe I've
got a Garment of the Week.

I was, I don't know, questioning
whether I should still be here

and doubting myself, so to get
Garment of the Week

is just, like, confirmation
that I deserve to be here

and kind of just to go for it now.

Next time...

CLOCK RINGS
I'm awake, I'm awake!

..it's Lingerie and Sleepwear Week.

In we go!

The sewers tackle
a revealing pattern challenge...

Let's look at the gusset!

..get cosy in the transformation...

OK, wash your teeth
and get your jim-jams on.

..before slipping into
something more comfortable

for the made-to-measure.

I'm dressing you like your mum.

But who will have sweet dreams?

Genuinely knockout pyjamas.

And who...

Oh, my God!

..will have a nightmare?

There are plenty of opportunities

to get your knickers in a twist
with this.