1 00:00:02,640 --> 00:00:05,120 Welcome. Welcome. Yeah, thank you. 2 00:00:05,120 --> 00:00:06,280 Welcome to The Great... 3 00:00:06,280 --> 00:00:09,000 - Oh! - We've got the most amazing idea for the pre-title sketches. 4 00:00:09,000 --> 00:00:11,000 - Right. - We're going to dress you as a giant bobbin 5 00:00:11,000 --> 00:00:12,520 - and roll you in. - OK. 6 00:00:12,520 --> 00:00:13,840 - It's going to be great. - OK. 7 00:00:13,840 --> 00:00:15,880 - I didn't know we were still doing... - OK, Sophie, standby! 8 00:00:15,880 --> 00:00:17,000 - It'll be great. - Right, OK. 9 00:00:17,000 --> 00:00:18,640 Don't forget. Once you've introduced the challenge, 10 00:00:18,640 --> 00:00:21,000 head straight to the haberdashery to talk applique. 11 00:00:21,000 --> 00:00:23,480 - H-Have a...? - OK, camera set! 12 00:00:23,480 --> 00:00:25,000 Wing it. 13 00:00:25,000 --> 00:00:27,000 I've been winging it for years. 14 00:00:27,000 --> 00:00:28,680 - Yeah? - She really has. 15 00:00:28,680 --> 00:00:31,000 And action! 16 00:00:31,000 --> 00:00:33,000 Welcome to The Great British Sewing Bee. 17 00:00:33,000 --> 00:00:35,480 I'm Sophie Willan, your new host. 18 00:00:35,480 --> 00:00:36,840 - Seamless. - Yeah? 19 00:00:36,840 --> 00:00:38,280 - Mm. - Woo! 20 00:00:38,280 --> 00:00:40,400 LAUGHTER 21 00:00:41,480 --> 00:00:45,000 - Yeah! - I'm on Sewing Bee. I can't believe it. 22 00:00:45,000 --> 00:00:46,720 I've spoken to my daughter. 23 00:00:46,720 --> 00:00:48,640 I said, "I'm just going to be myself." 24 00:00:48,640 --> 00:00:52,000 And she said, "Oh, no, Mum - don't do that!" 25 00:00:52,000 --> 00:00:55,600 12 brand-new home sewers are about to take their first steps 26 00:00:55,600 --> 00:00:57,000 into the sewing room. 27 00:00:57,000 --> 00:00:59,440 - Wowser! - Oh, my God! - Wow! 28 00:00:59,440 --> 00:01:01,000 This is so exciting. 29 00:01:01,000 --> 00:01:02,240 It's a lifelong dream. 30 00:01:02,240 --> 00:01:04,640 It's something me and my mum watch together. 31 00:01:04,640 --> 00:01:06,000 Over the next ten weeks, 32 00:01:06,000 --> 00:01:08,840 they'll be faced with challenges to test their precision... 33 00:01:08,840 --> 00:01:10,800 - Oh, God. - ..creativity... 34 00:01:10,800 --> 00:01:12,600 This is my Superman look. 35 00:01:12,600 --> 00:01:13,880 ANNA GASPS 36 00:01:13,880 --> 00:01:16,440 - My needle broke. - ..and ability to fit to a model. 37 00:01:16,440 --> 00:01:17,560 Chaos, isn't it? 38 00:01:17,560 --> 00:01:21,000 I didn't think I was competitive until I turned up here. 39 00:01:21,000 --> 00:01:22,680 - Fantastic. - Do I hope I win? 40 00:01:22,680 --> 00:01:23,880 Of course I hope I win! 41 00:01:23,880 --> 00:01:26,640 My main techniques are panic and winging it. 42 00:01:26,640 --> 00:01:30,680 All will be scrutinised by judges Esme Young and Patrick Grant. 43 00:01:30,680 --> 00:01:32,520 If you want to go far in the Sewing Bee, 44 00:01:32,520 --> 00:01:34,160 you have to show the bravery. 45 00:01:34,160 --> 00:01:36,640 You have to create something that we haven't seen before. 46 00:01:36,640 --> 00:01:38,880 I'm going for a pimped up traffic warden. 47 00:01:38,880 --> 00:01:41,760 That is a sentence I didn't expect to hear on Sewing Bee. 48 00:01:41,760 --> 00:01:44,000 I might send mine to Benedict Cumberbatch. 49 00:01:44,000 --> 00:01:45,240 He's really dishy. 50 00:01:45,240 --> 00:01:48,280 It's really important they learn from their mistakes - 51 00:01:48,280 --> 00:01:49,720 not go, "Ah!" 52 00:01:49,720 --> 00:01:51,600 - Ah! - Ah! 53 00:01:51,600 --> 00:01:55,600 Who will strut their way to winning Garment of the Week? 54 00:01:55,600 --> 00:01:58,000 I really hope Patrick and Esme get my style. 55 00:01:58,000 --> 00:01:59,200 I think they will. 56 00:01:59,200 --> 00:02:00,480 Surely? 57 00:02:00,480 --> 00:02:02,000 Who will unravel? 58 00:02:02,000 --> 00:02:04,640 - I'm so sorry! Did I attack you? - And who... 59 00:02:04,640 --> 00:02:06,600 - Come on! - I've made a right meal of this! 60 00:02:06,600 --> 00:02:09,040 REBECCA GROANS 61 00:02:06,600 --> 00:02:09,040 ..is hanging by a thread? 62 00:02:10,440 --> 00:02:13,440 Sometimes you do the most idiotic things. 63 00:02:13,440 --> 00:02:14,800 I don't. 64 00:02:32,000 --> 00:02:34,080 # When I met you in the summer... # 65 00:02:39,000 --> 00:02:40,760 Sewers, please come forward. 66 00:02:45,520 --> 00:02:49,400 Big hello, you brave bunch of bobbin wranglers. 67 00:02:49,400 --> 00:02:50,640 How are we feeling? 68 00:02:50,640 --> 00:02:52,280 - Excited? Nervous? - Yeah. 69 00:02:52,280 --> 00:02:55,000 Planning an escape route? 70 00:02:52,280 --> 00:02:55,000 LAUGHTER 71 00:02:55,000 --> 00:02:58,000 First up, we've got the pattern challenge. 72 00:02:58,000 --> 00:03:01,240 And this week's theme is British summertime. 73 00:03:01,240 --> 00:03:05,000 So think flowers, garden parties. 74 00:03:05,000 --> 00:03:07,400 And as I'm pregnant, I'll probably just be sat sweating 75 00:03:07,400 --> 00:03:10,520 in my underwear like a rotisserie chicken. 76 00:03:10,520 --> 00:03:12,280 So, Esme, what have we got? 77 00:03:12,280 --> 00:03:15,040 Here you go. Pass them around. 78 00:03:16,120 --> 00:03:20,280 - Thank you. - So we've given you a pair of summer shorts. 79 00:03:20,280 --> 00:03:22,280 It's got elastic at the back. 80 00:03:22,280 --> 00:03:25,400 It's got two pockets and a fake fly. 81 00:03:25,400 --> 00:03:28,560 Also, there is a lot of topstitching - 82 00:03:28,560 --> 00:03:32,520 and you need to do that in a contrast thread. 83 00:03:32,520 --> 00:03:35,240 Of course, we want to see you choose a fabric 84 00:03:35,240 --> 00:03:37,520 that shows us something about your style, 85 00:03:37,520 --> 00:03:43,200 but which also works well with the features in our short. 86 00:03:43,200 --> 00:03:47,720 OK, you've got two hours and 45 minutes. 87 00:03:47,720 --> 00:03:50,640 Your time starts...now. 88 00:03:51,800 --> 00:03:54,640 - Yo! - Oh, my Gosh! - Esme, you look fabulous in real life - 89 00:03:54,640 --> 00:03:55,840 now I can see you! 90 00:03:55,840 --> 00:03:58,000 I couldn't see you from back there. 91 00:03:58,000 --> 00:03:59,520 - Which one are you going for? - The crabs. 92 00:03:59,520 --> 00:04:01,520 - Lovely. I'm going for the lobster. - Yay! 93 00:04:01,520 --> 00:04:02,680 We can co-ordinate! 94 00:04:02,680 --> 00:04:04,840 The sewers' fabric choice could impact 95 00:04:04,840 --> 00:04:07,760 how challenging these shorts are to sew. 96 00:04:07,760 --> 00:04:09,680 Oh, my gosh! Oh, my gosh! Oh, my gosh! 97 00:04:09,680 --> 00:04:11,240 Right, what are we going for? 98 00:04:11,240 --> 00:04:15,240 Too floaty and it will be harder to get a crisp, neat finish. 99 00:04:15,240 --> 00:04:16,600 It's too drapey. 100 00:04:16,600 --> 00:04:20,200 Too heavy and the sewers could end up with bulky bits. 101 00:04:20,200 --> 00:04:21,640 Oh, sorry, madam! 102 00:04:21,640 --> 00:04:23,200 The haberdashery, it's so much bigger 103 00:04:23,200 --> 00:04:24,840 than I thought it was going to be. 104 00:04:24,840 --> 00:04:26,560 Really, really cool. 105 00:04:26,560 --> 00:04:27,800 Oh, I'm so excited! 106 00:04:27,800 --> 00:04:29,120 Probably too excited. 107 00:04:31,520 --> 00:04:33,160 So, what are all the elements 108 00:04:33,160 --> 00:04:35,360 that they have to do with these shorts? 109 00:04:35,360 --> 00:04:37,600 Well, we've asked them to make two patch pockets. 110 00:04:37,600 --> 00:04:38,800 Those are topstitched on. 111 00:04:38,800 --> 00:04:40,480 And there is quite a lot of topstitching. 112 00:04:40,480 --> 00:04:42,000 There's topstitching around the pocket, 113 00:04:42,000 --> 00:04:43,640 we've got topstitching around the false fly 114 00:04:43,640 --> 00:04:45,160 and we've got topstitching around the hem. 115 00:04:45,160 --> 00:04:49,000 Now, they all ought to be the same spacing. 116 00:04:49,000 --> 00:04:52,840 - And the topstitching is going to really shout out. - Yes. 117 00:04:52,840 --> 00:04:55,560 We've asked them to put an elasticated section 118 00:04:55,560 --> 00:04:57,280 - right through the back of the shorts. - Yes. 119 00:04:57,280 --> 00:04:59,680 Inserting the elastic can be quite tricky. 120 00:04:59,680 --> 00:05:01,760 It needs to be equal. 121 00:05:01,760 --> 00:05:04,760 Because we've asked them to sew it through the back. 122 00:05:04,760 --> 00:05:07,720 But also making sure the fabric isn't so thick 123 00:05:07,720 --> 00:05:09,560 that it doesn't gather properly. 124 00:05:09,560 --> 00:05:11,440 Yeah, because it looks nice with a ruche. 125 00:05:11,440 --> 00:05:12,600 - You need the ruche. - It does, doesn't it? 126 00:05:12,600 --> 00:05:15,800 - You need a good ruche. - Also, there's facing here 127 00:05:15,800 --> 00:05:18,000 - that needs to be understitched. - Right. 128 00:05:18,000 --> 00:05:20,000 That's to keep it in place. 129 00:05:20,000 --> 00:05:21,640 Well, let's see how they do. 130 00:05:21,640 --> 00:05:22,840 {\an8}We are good to go. 131 00:05:22,840 --> 00:05:24,360 {\an8}I'm really liking this fabric. 132 00:05:24,360 --> 00:05:26,120 It's thick enough that it'll keep its shape. 133 00:05:26,120 --> 00:05:29,000 {\an8}My hands are shaking. I just need a moment. 134 00:05:29,000 --> 00:05:31,720 {\an8}Of all the things that I'm not good at, 135 00:05:31,720 --> 00:05:33,400 {\an8}it's going to be topstitching, isn't it? 136 00:05:33,400 --> 00:05:35,440 {\an8}So that's going to be a right old mess. 137 00:05:35,440 --> 00:05:37,360 {\an8}To start the shorts, two patch pockets 138 00:05:37,360 --> 00:05:40,400 {\an8}are created and topstitched onto the front pieces, 139 00:05:40,400 --> 00:05:43,240 {\an8}which are sewn together at the centre seam. 140 00:05:43,240 --> 00:05:44,800 {\an8}To create the fake fly, 141 00:05:44,800 --> 00:05:47,360 {\an8}the fly extension is pressed to the right 142 00:05:47,360 --> 00:05:49,240 {\an8}and topstitched in place. 143 00:05:49,240 --> 00:05:53,400 Next, the front facing is attached at the waist and understitched, 144 00:05:53,400 --> 00:05:56,680 before the back and front pieces are sewn together. 145 00:05:56,680 --> 00:05:59,560 The elastic is attached at the side seams, 146 00:05:59,560 --> 00:06:03,000 then the facing is folded down and stitched in place. 147 00:06:03,000 --> 00:06:07,040 {\an8}Finally, the inside leg is sewn and the hems are topstitched. 148 00:06:09,680 --> 00:06:12,400 So, first step is with the pockets, which are here. 149 00:06:12,400 --> 00:06:14,440 "Turn the seam allowance above the notch 150 00:06:14,440 --> 00:06:16,560 "to the wrong side and press." 151 00:06:16,560 --> 00:06:18,120 Fiddly. Very fiddly. 152 00:06:18,120 --> 00:06:19,560 "Use a contrast colour thread 153 00:06:19,560 --> 00:06:22,160 "to topstitch eight millimetres from the fold." 154 00:06:23,480 --> 00:06:26,000 What on earth? I can't really unpick. 155 00:06:26,000 --> 00:06:29,000 It's not my superpower. 156 00:06:29,000 --> 00:06:32,480 Finance boss Dawn has been sewing since childhood. 157 00:06:32,480 --> 00:06:36,000 And despite losing the sight in her left eye in 2022, 158 00:06:36,000 --> 00:06:38,000 leaving her visually impaired, 159 00:06:38,000 --> 00:06:40,000 it hasn't dented her passion. 160 00:06:40,000 --> 00:06:42,760 I found that there are gadgets out there 161 00:06:42,760 --> 00:06:45,000 that help people with sight loss, 162 00:06:45,000 --> 00:06:48,560 but I've come from not being able to do very much at all 163 00:06:48,560 --> 00:06:50,400 to being on the show today. 164 00:06:50,400 --> 00:06:52,440 - Good morning. - Oh, hello! 165 00:06:52,440 --> 00:06:54,040 - How are you getting along? - Er... 166 00:06:54,040 --> 00:06:57,200 Well, I won't tell you about the unfortunate bit. 167 00:06:57,200 --> 00:06:59,440 Well, you can't tell us there's an unfortunate thing 168 00:06:59,440 --> 00:07:01,440 and then us not ask about the unfortunate thing. 169 00:07:01,440 --> 00:07:02,720 So what's the unfortunate thing? 170 00:07:02,720 --> 00:07:05,680 - Well, the topstitching I done, the machine... - Oops. 171 00:07:05,680 --> 00:07:07,680 - The bobbin was a bit wonky. - Yeah. 172 00:07:07,680 --> 00:07:09,240 But that's inside a pocket. 173 00:07:09,240 --> 00:07:11,720 - You're barely going to notice that. - Well, er... 174 00:07:11,720 --> 00:07:13,120 I mean, we've noticed it now. 175 00:07:13,120 --> 00:07:16,640 Yes. If you hadn't told us, we might not have noticed. 176 00:07:16,640 --> 00:07:18,400 Pretend I didn't. 177 00:07:16,640 --> 00:07:18,400 LAUGHTER 178 00:07:18,400 --> 00:07:21,000 {\an8}I've gone for this really lovely fabric 179 00:07:21,000 --> 00:07:22,760 {\an8}with cute little red bows on. 180 00:07:22,760 --> 00:07:25,600 I'm going to be doing a contrast pocket in red. 181 00:07:25,600 --> 00:07:26,880 A bit of a sailor vibe. 182 00:07:26,880 --> 00:07:28,440 I feel like it's a bit of me. 183 00:07:28,440 --> 00:07:31,720 Anna lives on a narrow boat in York with her boyfriend. 184 00:07:31,720 --> 00:07:34,760 A barista by day, her voyage into sewing 185 00:07:34,760 --> 00:07:36,520 started six years ago. 186 00:07:36,520 --> 00:07:38,000 And the rest is history. 187 00:07:38,000 --> 00:07:40,000 I'm obsessed with vintage fashion. 188 00:07:40,000 --> 00:07:42,600 I definitely love to make theatrical, 189 00:07:42,600 --> 00:07:45,000 weird and wonderful creations. 190 00:07:45,000 --> 00:07:46,600 I call it folk grunge. 191 00:07:47,880 --> 00:07:49,440 - I'm loving the outfit. - Thank you. 192 00:07:49,440 --> 00:07:52,400 And I've noticed in here you like the vintage looks. 193 00:07:52,400 --> 00:07:55,120 - I do, yeah. - The romantic, Bohemian couple here. 194 00:07:55,120 --> 00:07:57,000 - Yeah. - He's called Sebastian, isn't he? 195 00:07:57,000 --> 00:07:58,680 - He is. - And your dad is a vicar? 196 00:07:58,680 --> 00:08:01,000 - He is, yeah. Yeah, yeah. - I know everything about you, Anna. 197 00:08:01,000 --> 00:08:03,040 - You do, yeah! - I'm like MI5. 198 00:08:04,320 --> 00:08:05,440 I'm being really boring. 199 00:08:05,440 --> 00:08:07,320 It doesn't exactly scream Ibiza holidays. 200 00:08:07,320 --> 00:08:10,600 But to me, this is like the colour of the South Downs, 201 00:08:10,600 --> 00:08:11,760 where I live. 202 00:08:11,760 --> 00:08:13,200 East Sussex lad Lewis 203 00:08:13,200 --> 00:08:15,200 is a rugby-playing school teacher - 204 00:08:15,200 --> 00:08:17,720 and has been a secret sewer for years. 205 00:08:17,720 --> 00:08:19,280 I didn't used to tell a lot of people 206 00:08:19,280 --> 00:08:20,680 that I enjoyed sewing. 207 00:08:20,680 --> 00:08:22,760 I grew up with my hobbies being rugby. 208 00:08:22,760 --> 00:08:24,640 I don't think I was going to be in the changing rooms 209 00:08:24,640 --> 00:08:26,760 talking to the lads about, you know, seam allowances. 210 00:08:26,760 --> 00:08:28,760 But it's something I'm really proud of. 211 00:08:28,760 --> 00:08:31,520 - Hello. - Hello. - I hear you played rugby? - Morning. 212 00:08:31,520 --> 00:08:33,000 I did used to, yeah. 213 00:08:33,000 --> 00:08:34,160 She likes a rugby man. 214 00:08:34,160 --> 00:08:37,600 Well, my dad was the captain of the Wasps. 215 00:08:37,600 --> 00:08:40,160 - Oh, amazing. - THE Wasps. - Wow. - The Wasps, yeah. 216 00:08:40,160 --> 00:08:43,000 Do you make shorts? Is this something you'd normally do? 217 00:08:43,000 --> 00:08:45,880 - Yeah, I really like patch pockets. - And are wearing them today. 218 00:08:45,880 --> 00:08:48,000 Yeah, I'd say I can't take credit for these, though. 219 00:08:48,000 --> 00:08:49,720 Yeah, well, it's a nice reference point, isn't it? 220 00:08:49,720 --> 00:08:52,520 - Yeah, exactly. Yeah. - Here's how they should look. 221 00:08:52,520 --> 00:08:54,000 {\an8}- ADELE: - I'm a bit nervous. 222 00:08:54,000 --> 00:08:55,600 I don't know. It's a bit Kat Slater, isn't it? 223 00:08:55,600 --> 00:08:57,400 But half my wardrobe's in leopard print, 224 00:08:57,400 --> 00:08:59,440 - so it's making me feel comfortable. - Go like this...! 225 00:08:59,440 --> 00:09:02,000 Primary teacher Adele has been making clothes 226 00:09:02,000 --> 00:09:03,160 for five years 227 00:09:03,160 --> 00:09:06,280 and has given pattern matching a whole new meaning. 228 00:09:06,280 --> 00:09:08,160 My little girl shares the leopard print love. 229 00:09:08,160 --> 00:09:11,480 I also like to make my husband and my son matching shirts. 230 00:09:11,480 --> 00:09:13,720 My poor husband doesn't really get a say in it. 231 00:09:13,720 --> 00:09:15,600 Do you do topstitching? 232 00:09:15,600 --> 00:09:19,000 Yeah, I do. And I thought, "Go with the white contrast thread." 233 00:09:19,000 --> 00:09:21,640 - It's quite bright, isn't it, that white? - Mm. 234 00:09:21,640 --> 00:09:23,280 - I know. - I'm just wondering whether something 235 00:09:23,280 --> 00:09:25,160 that was like a slight ecru - 236 00:09:25,160 --> 00:09:28,440 rather than, like, graphic, graphic white might not be a bit...? 237 00:09:30,000 --> 00:09:31,800 - I might just go for it. - Yeah? - Yeah. 238 00:09:31,800 --> 00:09:34,000 I'm topstitching the pockets. 239 00:09:34,000 --> 00:09:37,000 Patrick and Esme will be looking for perfectly straight, 240 00:09:37,000 --> 00:09:39,800 evenly spaced parallel lines. 241 00:09:39,800 --> 00:09:41,600 The tongue of concentration is coming out. 242 00:09:41,600 --> 00:09:43,480 I'm really happy with the contrast, 243 00:09:43,480 --> 00:09:46,800 and I think the topstitching is working. 244 00:09:46,800 --> 00:09:48,200 Shaky, that is. 245 00:09:48,200 --> 00:09:50,000 Oh, I'm panicking about this white. 246 00:09:50,000 --> 00:09:53,000 And my topstitching's gone all weird here. 247 00:09:53,000 --> 00:09:54,160 I love a topstitch. 248 00:09:54,160 --> 00:09:55,480 Who doesn't love a topstitch? 249 00:09:55,480 --> 00:09:57,120 I wear shorts all the time. 250 00:09:57,120 --> 00:09:58,800 I live on a smallholding. 251 00:09:58,800 --> 00:10:00,000 Hello, boys. 252 00:10:00,000 --> 00:10:03,840 60-year-old Tim runs a small Suffolk care farm. 253 00:10:03,840 --> 00:10:06,000 Used to operating heavy machinery, 254 00:10:06,000 --> 00:10:08,520 he bought his first sewing machine two years ago 255 00:10:08,520 --> 00:10:10,720 and hasn't looked back. 256 00:10:10,720 --> 00:10:14,360 I just think sewing is a magical thing. 257 00:10:14,360 --> 00:10:15,720 I would really advocate 258 00:10:15,720 --> 00:10:18,240 if anybody thinks they're too old to do anything, just do it. 259 00:10:18,240 --> 00:10:19,520 We've gone bananas. 260 00:10:19,520 --> 00:10:21,000 We have gone bananas. 261 00:10:21,000 --> 00:10:22,600 I thought it was a really summery print. 262 00:10:22,600 --> 00:10:25,280 - How do you feel to be here? - Er, it's just fantastic. 263 00:10:25,280 --> 00:10:27,440 With all these talented people, it's just wonderful! 264 00:10:27,440 --> 00:10:30,000 Well, you'll find out whether they're talented or not. 265 00:10:30,000 --> 00:10:31,400 LAUGHTER 266 00:10:31,400 --> 00:10:33,480 Halfway through, sewers! 267 00:10:33,480 --> 00:10:35,000 Wow! 268 00:10:35,000 --> 00:10:37,000 Exhausting work for me, this. 269 00:10:37,000 --> 00:10:39,280 I'm sewing together the front two pieces 270 00:10:39,280 --> 00:10:41,000 at the crotch seam and fly. 271 00:10:41,000 --> 00:10:44,760 {\an8}I now need to fold this fake fly 272 00:10:44,760 --> 00:10:47,000 so that you get a fold on the inside 273 00:10:47,000 --> 00:10:48,200 and it looks like there's a fly - 274 00:10:48,200 --> 00:10:49,680 even though you haven't done a zip or anything. 275 00:10:49,680 --> 00:10:51,920 OK, scary topstitching! Let's go! 276 00:10:51,920 --> 00:10:54,000 My topstitching's not as perfect as I'd like it to be. 277 00:10:54,000 --> 00:10:56,000 {\an8}It's going a bit narrower at the bottom, 278 00:10:56,000 --> 00:10:57,120 {\an8}but I can live with it. 279 00:10:57,120 --> 00:10:58,360 These are ladies' shorts, 280 00:10:58,360 --> 00:11:03,000 so the sewers need to remember the fly goes right over left. 281 00:11:03,000 --> 00:11:05,680 It's wrong. We should be on the other side. 282 00:11:05,680 --> 00:11:07,880 We're not unpicking. We're just carrying on. 283 00:11:09,160 --> 00:11:10,760 Sam's used to pressure. 284 00:11:10,760 --> 00:11:13,000 He's a heating engineer in Huddersfield, 285 00:11:13,000 --> 00:11:16,000 where he lives with his partner, Liv, a criminal barrister. 286 00:11:16,000 --> 00:11:19,640 My partner is absolutely over the moon with me sewing. 287 00:11:19,640 --> 00:11:21,000 If we go shopping, 288 00:11:21,000 --> 00:11:22,640 instead of buying the garment, 289 00:11:22,640 --> 00:11:24,400 she's like, "Well, you can make that." 290 00:11:24,400 --> 00:11:26,000 You live in Yorkshire? 291 00:11:26,000 --> 00:11:28,000 Yeah, I moved from Birmingham. 292 00:11:28,000 --> 00:11:30,360 - Were you on the run or...? - No, no, not yet. 293 00:11:30,360 --> 00:11:32,400 Because, I mean, this could all be a ruse, couldn't it? 294 00:11:32,400 --> 00:11:34,720 You could be setting up a new life as a "sewer". 295 00:11:34,720 --> 00:11:36,600 I've got a good legal team behind me 296 00:11:36,600 --> 00:11:38,760 - if it does go a bit south. - Right, OK. 297 00:11:40,680 --> 00:11:43,000 I have just attached the front facing. 298 00:11:43,000 --> 00:11:46,640 And I need to now press this under, and then understitch, 299 00:11:46,640 --> 00:11:48,560 which is where you run a line of stitching 300 00:11:48,560 --> 00:11:50,240 just on the inside of the facing. 301 00:11:50,240 --> 00:11:52,760 And it means, when I fold it over, you'll get a really crisp edge. 302 00:11:52,760 --> 00:11:54,000 Let's see if we can do this. 303 00:11:54,000 --> 00:11:56,360 I like to freestyle, and I know that's not what this is about. 304 00:11:56,360 --> 00:11:58,440 So I need to make sure that I actually do 305 00:11:58,440 --> 00:11:59,600 what they tell me to do. 306 00:12:02,200 --> 00:12:05,480 Sewers, you've got one hour! 307 00:12:05,480 --> 00:12:07,000 Right? Yeah, crack on. 308 00:12:07,000 --> 00:12:10,600 It's starting to feel pretty toasty. 309 00:12:10,600 --> 00:12:15,720 So, er, I'm putting the back and the front together. 310 00:12:15,720 --> 00:12:19,000 "The top of the pocket opening should meet the side seam." 311 00:12:19,000 --> 00:12:20,320 Exactly. 312 00:12:20,320 --> 00:12:23,000 I'm trying to line it up as best I can. 313 00:12:23,000 --> 00:12:25,720 I can feel where the edge of the pocket is, 314 00:12:25,720 --> 00:12:29,400 and I just need to make sure that I sew right along that line. 315 00:12:29,400 --> 00:12:31,720 Millimetre precision is needed here. 316 00:12:31,720 --> 00:12:35,000 Stray too close to the pocket edge and there's a risk they might 317 00:12:35,000 --> 00:12:36,600 sew their pocket closed. 318 00:12:36,600 --> 00:12:39,840 I need to be slow here, because I can feel the pocket opening. 319 00:12:39,840 --> 00:12:41,400 One millimetre the other way 320 00:12:41,400 --> 00:12:44,520 and their pockets won't line up with the side seams. 321 00:12:44,520 --> 00:12:47,000 They may be a mil or two out. 322 00:12:47,000 --> 00:12:49,880 Yay! My pockets worked! 323 00:12:49,880 --> 00:12:52,320 EMMA SINGS SOPRANO 324 00:12:52,320 --> 00:12:55,000 Emma hits all the high notes. 325 00:12:55,000 --> 00:12:57,000 She's a professional soprano 326 00:12:57,000 --> 00:13:01,000 and recently started sewing again after a 30-year gap. 327 00:13:01,000 --> 00:13:03,840 I would say that my style is dopamine dressing. 328 00:13:03,840 --> 00:13:05,560 My brother once said that I looked like 329 00:13:05,560 --> 00:13:07,680 I'd been in an explosion in a paint factory, 330 00:13:07,680 --> 00:13:10,520 so I suppose that's kind of what I'm going for. 331 00:13:11,560 --> 00:13:13,800 When did you start all this malarkey, then? 332 00:13:13,800 --> 00:13:16,200 - The sewing? - I started when I was a teenager. 333 00:13:16,200 --> 00:13:17,720 My mum used to sew a lot, 334 00:13:17,720 --> 00:13:21,000 and then she took ill at one point. 335 00:13:21,000 --> 00:13:22,840 So I was able to use her sewing machine. 336 00:13:22,840 --> 00:13:24,440 - That was weirdly opportunistic of you. - I know, it was. 337 00:13:24,440 --> 00:13:25,840 I thought it was going to be a sad story. 338 00:13:25,840 --> 00:13:28,880 - No, no. - You were like, "Sod her! Woo!" 339 00:13:28,880 --> 00:13:31,000 Somebody got the roll of elastic? 340 00:13:31,000 --> 00:13:34,000 I am folding the front facing at the back of the shorts down. 341 00:13:34,000 --> 00:13:36,200 So basically I'm creating a channel. 342 00:13:36,200 --> 00:13:37,640 You put elastic in the back. 343 00:13:37,640 --> 00:13:39,520 "Pin one end in place, pin the other end 344 00:13:39,520 --> 00:13:41,640 "on the opposite side and stitch." 345 00:13:41,640 --> 00:13:43,200 To create the perfect ruche, 346 00:13:43,200 --> 00:13:46,560 the sewers must stitch the bottom of the back channel closed 347 00:13:46,560 --> 00:13:48,160 with pinpoint accuracy... 348 00:13:48,160 --> 00:13:49,520 This is tricky. 349 00:13:49,520 --> 00:13:52,800 ..making sure they don't catch any of the elastic. 350 00:13:52,800 --> 00:13:54,320 Is anyone doing the elastic? 351 00:13:54,320 --> 00:13:57,000 It's really hard to pull it and sew it. 352 00:13:57,000 --> 00:13:58,280 Oh, man. 353 00:13:59,320 --> 00:14:01,440 Don't need to see that yet, Esme. 354 00:14:01,440 --> 00:14:02,760 LAUGHTER 355 00:14:02,760 --> 00:14:04,560 - I'm loving the pink. - Thank you. 356 00:14:04,560 --> 00:14:07,000 - You're engaged, aren't you? - I am engaged, yes. 357 00:14:07,000 --> 00:14:10,560 To a woman who describes your style as like an executive hobbit? 358 00:14:10,560 --> 00:14:12,560 Yes. Well, she's six foot - and I'm not. 359 00:14:12,560 --> 00:14:14,800 I just think it's a fabulous turn of phrase. 360 00:14:14,800 --> 00:14:17,480 - Yeah! - Who says a hobbit can't be efficient? 361 00:14:17,480 --> 00:14:19,440 - Yeah. - We just like elevenses. 362 00:14:19,440 --> 00:14:20,560 Yeah. 363 00:14:20,560 --> 00:14:22,280 Rebecca is an actuary 364 00:14:22,280 --> 00:14:24,760 and lives in London with her fiance, Sam. 365 00:14:24,760 --> 00:14:26,600 She's been sewing for a decade, 366 00:14:26,600 --> 00:14:30,000 but her current make is her most ambitious yet. 367 00:14:30,000 --> 00:14:32,000 I am making my own wedding dress. 368 00:14:32,000 --> 00:14:33,920 There's a lot of pressure to get it right. 369 00:14:33,920 --> 00:14:35,240 {\an8}"Further secure the elastic by stitching 370 00:14:35,240 --> 00:14:36,400 {\an8}"through the back seam." 371 00:14:36,400 --> 00:14:38,120 {\an8}I just need to do the centre back seam, 372 00:14:38,120 --> 00:14:40,000 so I'm trying to pull it so the elastic 373 00:14:40,000 --> 00:14:41,720 is equally spread either side. 374 00:14:41,720 --> 00:14:43,480 Otherwise you'll get a right bum cheek 375 00:14:43,480 --> 00:14:45,000 that's tighter than the left bum cheek. 376 00:14:45,000 --> 00:14:46,400 I'm getting a bit of bunching. 377 00:14:46,400 --> 00:14:48,760 My waistband's a little bit imbalanced, 378 00:14:48,760 --> 00:14:52,480 but I don't think I'm going to unpick that. 379 00:14:54,640 --> 00:14:57,760 Sewers! Ten minutes left! 380 00:14:57,760 --> 00:14:59,240 - Oh, Lordy! - You'll be fine. 381 00:14:59,240 --> 00:15:00,600 You'll be fine. Everything is fine. 382 00:15:00,600 --> 00:15:02,320 I'm just pressing the hems. 383 00:15:02,320 --> 00:15:03,520 Some of it is not great. 384 00:15:03,520 --> 00:15:06,000 We've got to topstitch two parallel lines. 385 00:15:06,000 --> 00:15:09,200 But I'm really getting them nice and straight, hopefully. 386 00:15:09,200 --> 00:15:11,800 I'm hopeful that I've done enough. 387 00:15:11,800 --> 00:15:14,000 And them to go, "Yep, that's what we asked you to do." 388 00:15:14,000 --> 00:15:16,480 - Oh, man! - One minute left! 389 00:15:16,480 --> 00:15:18,520 I'm not going to finish. 390 00:15:18,520 --> 00:15:20,400 My very, very stressed face. 391 00:15:20,400 --> 00:15:22,560 Caught the pocket. 392 00:15:22,560 --> 00:15:24,200 It's too late now. 393 00:15:24,200 --> 00:15:25,400 Oh! 394 00:15:25,400 --> 00:15:31,000 Sewers! Like the temperature in here, your time is up! 395 00:15:31,000 --> 00:15:33,400 Oh, man. That's annoying. 396 00:15:33,400 --> 00:15:35,280 It could've... Could've gone worse. 397 00:15:35,280 --> 00:15:37,160 I missed a row of topstitching. 398 00:15:37,160 --> 00:15:39,040 Bring your mannequins forward. 399 00:15:39,040 --> 00:15:41,160 MUSIC: Sunchyme by Dario G 400 00:15:41,160 --> 00:15:42,680 Get the speed! Woohoo! 401 00:15:47,000 --> 00:15:50,320 12 pairs of summer shorts made in under three hours 402 00:15:50,320 --> 00:15:53,680 are ready for Esme and Patrick's sunshiny scrutiny. 403 00:15:53,680 --> 00:15:56,680 I think they've made pretty short work of this challenge! 404 00:15:56,680 --> 00:15:58,760 {\an8}Hey! 405 00:15:56,680 --> 00:15:58,760 {\an8}LAUGHTER 406 00:16:01,680 --> 00:16:05,280 The topstitching is pretty good, actually. 407 00:16:05,280 --> 00:16:11,120 The consistency of your two lines of topstitching is impeccable. 408 00:16:11,120 --> 00:16:13,000 The waistband elastic is pretty good. 409 00:16:13,000 --> 00:16:16,120 I think it's just slightly off alignment 410 00:16:16,120 --> 00:16:17,360 at the top of the pocket here. 411 00:16:17,360 --> 00:16:19,000 But I think you've done a very good job. 412 00:16:19,000 --> 00:16:20,360 Thank you. 413 00:16:25,040 --> 00:16:28,880 You can see very clearly - wider, narrower. 414 00:16:28,880 --> 00:16:30,880 Also, the pocket, it's not lined up. 415 00:16:30,880 --> 00:16:33,560 That edge should be sitting on that seam. 416 00:16:35,080 --> 00:16:37,000 {\an8}I think this is a great debut. 417 00:16:37,000 --> 00:16:38,320 {\an8}Your topstitching - 418 00:16:38,320 --> 00:16:40,760 {\an8}you're ever so fractionally close to the edge. 419 00:16:40,760 --> 00:16:42,320 A bit wobbly here. 420 00:16:42,320 --> 00:16:45,640 - You can stop looking now, Esme. - LAUGHTER 421 00:16:49,160 --> 00:16:51,600 Choice of topstitch works very nicely 422 00:16:51,600 --> 00:16:53,320 with the fabric. 423 00:16:53,320 --> 00:16:55,480 A little tiny bit narrow. 424 00:16:55,480 --> 00:16:57,240 It's not absolutely consistent. 425 00:16:57,240 --> 00:17:01,040 Pockets line up really well with the side seams. 426 00:17:05,240 --> 00:17:08,000 Oh, it's a bit wobbly. 427 00:17:08,000 --> 00:17:09,440 Elastic's good. 428 00:17:09,440 --> 00:17:13,840 The top of the pocket is not aligned with the side seam on this side, 429 00:17:13,840 --> 00:17:18,400 and you've managed to somehow catch the edge of the pocket. 430 00:17:22,280 --> 00:17:23,840 I think it's a good choice of fabric, 431 00:17:23,840 --> 00:17:27,400 and your topstitching is super neat. 432 00:17:27,400 --> 00:17:29,920 Top of your pocket isn't quite lined up. 433 00:17:29,920 --> 00:17:31,560 When you've attached the elastic, 434 00:17:31,560 --> 00:17:33,320 you've gone slightly off centre. 435 00:17:33,320 --> 00:17:35,800 So you've got a bit more gather this side 436 00:17:35,800 --> 00:17:37,720 and a bit less gather that side. 437 00:17:40,160 --> 00:17:43,680 Well, the topstitching actually is really good. 438 00:17:43,680 --> 00:17:46,520 The pocket doesn't line-up with the side seam. 439 00:17:46,520 --> 00:17:48,200 It's quite a heavy fabric, 440 00:17:48,200 --> 00:17:51,880 so it's just making the top a little bit bulky. 441 00:17:56,360 --> 00:18:01,120 I think the topstitch colour is just too white. 442 00:18:01,120 --> 00:18:03,680 In terms of the topstitching itself, 443 00:18:03,680 --> 00:18:07,000 this side is a little narrow. 444 00:18:07,000 --> 00:18:08,880 Top of the pocket isn't quite lined up. 445 00:18:08,880 --> 00:18:10,120 Same this side. 446 00:18:13,800 --> 00:18:16,200 I like the purple with the pink, 447 00:18:16,200 --> 00:18:19,720 but it really shows up the wobbles. 448 00:18:19,720 --> 00:18:21,840 The fly's the wrong way around. 449 00:18:21,840 --> 00:18:25,280 It's left over right instead of right over left. 450 00:18:25,280 --> 00:18:29,240 You've just slightly lost the edge on the front of the pocket. 451 00:18:29,240 --> 00:18:33,840 The hem - you have only got 80% of the first row of stitching, 452 00:18:33,840 --> 00:18:36,000 - and you haven't got to the second. - Literally run out of time. 453 00:18:36,000 --> 00:18:37,360 Yeah. 454 00:18:40,800 --> 00:18:43,840 You're the only person to have given us a contrast pocket. 455 00:18:43,840 --> 00:18:45,000 The combination of fabrics - 456 00:18:45,000 --> 00:18:46,200 it's really, really nice. 457 00:18:46,200 --> 00:18:48,360 These are super nicely made. 458 00:18:48,360 --> 00:18:49,600 The topstitching - 459 00:18:49,600 --> 00:18:51,160 - absolutely spot-on. - Is great. 460 00:18:51,160 --> 00:18:52,560 Well done. 461 00:18:55,200 --> 00:18:57,600 Your topstitching is really nice and neat. 462 00:18:57,600 --> 00:18:59,600 Very consistent. 463 00:18:59,600 --> 00:19:03,560 The elastic's tighter here than here, 464 00:19:03,560 --> 00:19:07,040 which is a big shame because it's really well sewn. 465 00:19:10,680 --> 00:19:13,640 I think they are impeccable. 466 00:19:13,640 --> 00:19:17,000 - Yay! - So neat and tidy everywhere. 467 00:19:17,000 --> 00:19:19,200 And the elastic's good. 468 00:19:19,200 --> 00:19:23,160 Ah, it's not understitched. 469 00:19:23,160 --> 00:19:26,000 It sits nice and flat across the front, though, doesn't it? 470 00:19:26,000 --> 00:19:28,920 - It does. - It does. - But you have missed the understitching. 471 00:19:30,480 --> 00:19:32,760 Patrick and Esme will now rank the shorts 472 00:19:32,760 --> 00:19:35,800 from summer wash-out to summer blockbuster. 473 00:19:35,800 --> 00:19:38,880 In 12th place, it's Sam. 474 00:19:38,880 --> 00:19:40,560 Didn't quite finish. 475 00:19:40,560 --> 00:19:43,320 Just a couple of other wibbly-wobblies. 476 00:19:43,320 --> 00:19:45,000 Thanks. 477 00:19:45,000 --> 00:19:46,200 Adele is 11th. 478 00:19:46,200 --> 00:19:47,360 Heather, 10th. 479 00:19:47,360 --> 00:19:49,360 Dawn, ninth. Angie, eighth. 480 00:19:49,360 --> 00:19:51,360 Tim, seventh. Minnie, sixth. 481 00:19:51,360 --> 00:19:52,640 Lewis, fifth. 482 00:19:52,640 --> 00:19:53,880 Emma, fourth. 483 00:19:53,880 --> 00:19:56,080 And in third place is Rebecca. 484 00:19:56,080 --> 00:19:58,160 In second place... 485 00:20:01,440 --> 00:20:03,000 ..is Beth. 486 00:20:03,000 --> 00:20:07,760 Perfection - with the exception of forgetting that understitch. 487 00:20:07,760 --> 00:20:10,320 In first place is Anna. 488 00:20:10,320 --> 00:20:13,600 We loved the different colour pockets. 489 00:20:13,600 --> 00:20:15,800 You did a really great job. 490 00:20:15,800 --> 00:20:17,160 Thanks so much! Ah! 491 00:20:17,160 --> 00:20:18,440 Yay! 492 00:20:18,440 --> 00:20:20,040 Well done! 493 00:20:20,040 --> 00:20:23,000 # Have a nice day... # 494 00:20:23,000 --> 00:20:25,320 Oh, my gosh! I'm really, really pleased! 495 00:20:25,320 --> 00:20:27,320 I'm a bit in shock! 496 00:20:27,320 --> 00:20:29,000 If Patrick says something, he doesn't like something, 497 00:20:29,000 --> 00:20:30,280 change it straight away. 498 00:20:30,280 --> 00:20:33,000 Put my big girl pants on and do better. 499 00:20:33,000 --> 00:20:34,800 12th place, disappointed. 500 00:20:34,800 --> 00:20:36,240 It was a fairly simple pattern. 501 00:20:36,240 --> 00:20:39,160 It was just me executing it really bad. 502 00:20:39,160 --> 00:20:42,040 Just carry on and go for the transformation next. 503 00:20:42,040 --> 00:20:45,000 # Have a nice day... # 504 00:20:45,000 --> 00:20:46,800 Welcome back, sewers. 505 00:20:46,800 --> 00:20:49,520 So now for the transformation challenge, 506 00:20:49,520 --> 00:20:52,600 where you take something used and knackered 507 00:20:52,600 --> 00:20:55,000 and give it a bit of a summertime spruce. 508 00:20:55,000 --> 00:20:58,800 A bit like I do with my pre-holiday bikini wax. 509 00:20:58,800 --> 00:21:01,000 So, Patrick, what have we got 'em doing? 510 00:21:01,000 --> 00:21:02,720 Ready for a grilling? 511 00:21:04,280 --> 00:21:05,440 Ooh! 512 00:21:05,440 --> 00:21:08,360 We're giving you a selection of barbecue aprons, 513 00:21:08,360 --> 00:21:10,520 and we would like you to transform them 514 00:21:10,520 --> 00:21:13,560 into a bag with a specific function. 515 00:21:13,560 --> 00:21:16,600 You're allowed to take two aprons each. 516 00:21:16,600 --> 00:21:19,720 You can take fastenings and webbing. 517 00:21:19,720 --> 00:21:23,560 But you cannot take any decorative trim 518 00:21:23,560 --> 00:21:25,800 or fabric from the haberdashery. 519 00:21:25,800 --> 00:21:27,480 So the judges can't be here for this. 520 00:21:27,480 --> 00:21:30,000 So they're going to pop off and sizzle some sausages. 521 00:21:30,000 --> 00:21:32,880 He's sizzling my sausages. 522 00:21:32,880 --> 00:21:34,840 I don't want to know what that means, Esme. 523 00:21:34,840 --> 00:21:36,000 LAUGHTER 524 00:21:36,000 --> 00:21:38,000 You've got an hour and a half. 525 00:21:38,000 --> 00:21:41,000 Your time starts...now. 526 00:21:41,000 --> 00:21:44,200 # In the summertime, when the weather is high... # 527 00:21:44,200 --> 00:21:46,200 Pull it off! What have we got? 528 00:21:46,200 --> 00:21:48,680 - Oh! - Wow! 529 00:21:48,680 --> 00:21:51,000 - Oh, I want the pink! - Oh, gosh! I'm dropping them! 530 00:21:51,000 --> 00:21:53,000 - Here we go. - I love making bags. 531 00:21:53,000 --> 00:21:55,000 I don't make them very often, but they're quite fun to make. 532 00:21:55,000 --> 00:21:57,760 I can make something, I hope. 533 00:21:57,760 --> 00:21:59,160 I mean, I don't eat meat - so I'm not... 534 00:21:59,160 --> 00:22:01,280 I'm not the best person to invite to your barbecue. 535 00:22:01,280 --> 00:22:03,320 I'm the one there saying, "Can you cook this 536 00:22:03,320 --> 00:22:05,160 "in some tinfoil for me, please?" 537 00:22:07,160 --> 00:22:09,040 We've given them all our favourite aprons, 538 00:22:09,040 --> 00:22:11,560 and we're asking them to transform them into a bag 539 00:22:11,560 --> 00:22:13,200 with a very clear purpose. 540 00:22:13,200 --> 00:22:15,360 Is it for sport? Is it for some sort of hobby? 541 00:22:15,360 --> 00:22:17,400 But it also needs to be functional. 542 00:22:17,400 --> 00:22:20,720 So, if it's got straps and clips, they need to be usable. 543 00:22:20,720 --> 00:22:23,480 Yes, we'd said they can take two - 544 00:22:23,480 --> 00:22:26,000 so I think they really need to play 545 00:22:26,000 --> 00:22:28,560 with the colours and the patterns. 546 00:22:28,560 --> 00:22:32,280 {\an8}Well, Esme, let's hope these bags are flipping good. 547 00:22:37,200 --> 00:22:39,000 I'm going to make a hat bag 548 00:22:39,000 --> 00:22:41,480 inspired by vintage hat boxes. 549 00:22:41,480 --> 00:22:43,000 So it's going to be round. 550 00:22:43,000 --> 00:22:45,120 I'm going to be making a tool bag. 551 00:22:45,120 --> 00:22:47,720 It was a bit of a blow for you, last challenge, wasn't it? 552 00:22:47,720 --> 00:22:50,000 It was awful. We just keep going. 553 00:22:50,000 --> 00:22:52,000 I am going to make a gym bag. 554 00:22:52,000 --> 00:22:53,480 My boyfriend's big into the gym, 555 00:22:53,480 --> 00:22:56,840 so I'm going to attempt to make him some sort of duffle bag. 556 00:22:56,840 --> 00:22:58,120 Project manager Heather 557 00:22:58,120 --> 00:23:02,000 creates timeless garments for her loved ones and herself. 558 00:23:02,000 --> 00:23:03,840 For her, sewing is more than a hobby. 559 00:23:03,840 --> 00:23:05,360 It's a family affair. 560 00:23:05,360 --> 00:23:07,000 My grandad was a tailor 561 00:23:07,000 --> 00:23:09,480 and my nan worked in health care and worked as a seamstress 562 00:23:09,480 --> 00:23:11,240 in the evening for some extra money. 563 00:23:11,240 --> 00:23:12,840 And my mum can also sew. 564 00:23:12,840 --> 00:23:14,560 So it's very much in my blood. 565 00:23:14,560 --> 00:23:18,520 So you're like the House of Versace, but in Birmingham. 566 00:23:18,520 --> 00:23:21,440 - Something like that, yeah. - You know, like, the whole family's at it. 567 00:23:21,440 --> 00:23:22,800 So what I'm thinking is, 568 00:23:22,800 --> 00:23:25,000 because it had the waterproof feel to it, 569 00:23:25,000 --> 00:23:26,720 a bag for a wet summer walk - 570 00:23:26,720 --> 00:23:29,000 carrying some picnic accoutrements. 571 00:23:29,000 --> 00:23:30,160 Strawberries! 572 00:23:30,160 --> 00:23:31,560 I'm making a knitting bag! 573 00:23:31,560 --> 00:23:33,000 I can't wait to give it to my daughter, really, 574 00:23:33,000 --> 00:23:34,080 even though she doesn't knit. 575 00:23:34,080 --> 00:23:35,520 I'm the knitter. She's four. 576 00:23:37,000 --> 00:23:38,760 Beijing-born Minnie 577 00:23:38,760 --> 00:23:42,000 lives in Bedfordshire with her husband and three children. 578 00:23:42,000 --> 00:23:44,400 Her love of sewing started six years ago 579 00:23:44,400 --> 00:23:46,720 with an unexpected gift. 580 00:23:46,720 --> 00:23:50,240 I got a sewing machine as a Christmas present 581 00:23:50,240 --> 00:23:52,000 from my husband, 582 00:23:52,000 --> 00:23:54,000 and I hated it. 583 00:23:54,000 --> 00:23:56,240 I said, "That's such a housewifey present." 584 00:23:56,240 --> 00:24:00,000 But turns out it's the best present I ever received. 585 00:24:00,000 --> 00:24:02,560 I've decided to make a sewing bag. 586 00:24:02,560 --> 00:24:06,440 I've got this apron, which is a nasty terracotta one - 587 00:24:06,440 --> 00:24:09,000 but I've got this one, 588 00:24:09,000 --> 00:24:11,840 which is quite a saucy, fun one. 589 00:24:11,840 --> 00:24:13,560 So it's a travel sewing bag. 590 00:24:13,560 --> 00:24:15,320 I use a lot of duvet covers. 591 00:24:15,320 --> 00:24:18,160 But I've never recycled an apron before, so this is nice. 592 00:24:19,160 --> 00:24:23,720 Retired lecturer Angie has sewn on and off for 30 years. 593 00:24:23,720 --> 00:24:25,320 After losing her husband, 594 00:24:25,320 --> 00:24:29,160 she rekindled her love for sewing with frilly frocks. 595 00:24:29,160 --> 00:24:33,000 I love the concept of matching bags and shoes and hats. 596 00:24:33,000 --> 00:24:34,720 And quite often, when I make a dress, 597 00:24:34,720 --> 00:24:36,840 I'll make a bag to match. 598 00:24:36,840 --> 00:24:38,800 That one's pretty much how I feel about sewing. 599 00:24:38,800 --> 00:24:40,000 ANGIE LAUGHS 600 00:24:40,000 --> 00:24:42,400 - What is this going to be? - I've got a big orchard. 601 00:24:42,400 --> 00:24:44,000 And this time of year, we spend a lot of time 602 00:24:44,000 --> 00:24:45,720 up ladders collecting fruit. 603 00:24:45,720 --> 00:24:49,320 - It's a fruit collecting bag. - Is that a new invention? 604 00:24:49,320 --> 00:24:52,000 We've been using bags to collect fruit for a long time. 605 00:24:52,000 --> 00:24:54,040 Oh, right. OK. So that's not new. 606 00:24:55,080 --> 00:24:57,360 I think hydration is pretty important, isn't it? 607 00:24:57,360 --> 00:25:00,000 I want to make, like, a water bottle bag. 608 00:25:00,000 --> 00:25:03,160 So I'm just currently writing the word "hydrate". 609 00:25:03,160 --> 00:25:07,240 Hydration is essential for Beth when she's power lifting at the gym. 610 00:25:07,240 --> 00:25:09,000 Sewing, like sport, 611 00:25:09,000 --> 00:25:13,480 is a stress relief as she studies for a PhD in engineering. 612 00:25:13,480 --> 00:25:14,720 I just love sewing. 613 00:25:14,720 --> 00:25:16,280 With my engineering brain, 614 00:25:16,280 --> 00:25:18,000 I love the construction. 615 00:25:18,000 --> 00:25:20,720 So I did some circumference measurements 616 00:25:20,720 --> 00:25:24,000 to make sure that the base of my circle 617 00:25:24,000 --> 00:25:27,320 is actually the same as the kind of circumference of the tube. 618 00:25:27,320 --> 00:25:29,480 Current plan is a rucksack. 619 00:25:29,480 --> 00:25:31,160 At the moment, I just want to get something 620 00:25:31,160 --> 00:25:32,520 that can hold an object. 621 00:25:32,520 --> 00:25:35,000 I'm doing a music briefcase - 622 00:25:35,000 --> 00:25:36,600 for young people to carry their music in, 623 00:25:36,600 --> 00:25:38,000 in a cool way. 624 00:25:38,000 --> 00:25:40,600 I'm thinking a bag to take to Glastonbury 625 00:25:40,600 --> 00:25:43,600 to put some beer in. 626 00:25:43,600 --> 00:25:45,440 Is it bacon? 627 00:25:45,440 --> 00:25:47,160 Er, maybe it is. 628 00:25:47,160 --> 00:25:49,760 - I could just wrap it up and eat it. - Maybe it is. 629 00:25:49,760 --> 00:25:54,080 Think of Lady Gaga when she went on the red carpet dressed in meat. 630 00:25:54,080 --> 00:25:56,240 Was that summer? You know, it was edgy. 631 00:25:56,240 --> 00:25:57,720 - No, but it was edgy. - Oh. 632 00:25:57,720 --> 00:25:59,600 I think you should own it. You're going punk. 633 00:25:59,600 --> 00:26:00,760 You're just taking a risk. 634 00:26:00,760 --> 00:26:03,800 You're edgy. You're avant-garde. Go for it, Dawn. 635 00:26:03,800 --> 00:26:05,000 What can you do? 636 00:26:05,000 --> 00:26:07,440 You've made a bag out of bits of meat. 637 00:26:07,440 --> 00:26:09,200 It's a sizzling summer! 638 00:26:11,520 --> 00:26:13,600 Halfway, sewers! 639 00:26:13,600 --> 00:26:15,760 They're looking for a bag with a purpose. 640 00:26:15,760 --> 00:26:18,000 Maybe my purpose is not quite clear. 641 00:26:18,000 --> 00:26:21,560 I'm just adding everything I can to give it more structure. 642 00:26:21,560 --> 00:26:25,240 I want to stitch this somewhere onto the bag. 643 00:26:25,240 --> 00:26:29,000 I'm hoping to put a foam roller in there or a yoga mat, 644 00:26:29,000 --> 00:26:31,440 and then it's a functional gym bag. 645 00:26:31,440 --> 00:26:32,600 It's going to have a zip. 646 00:26:32,600 --> 00:26:35,080 And I've tried to make it a bit 3D so that it holds more beer. 647 00:26:35,080 --> 00:26:38,000 When it's judged, how are they going to know it's a sewing bag? 648 00:26:38,000 --> 00:26:40,440 I don't want to go further down the leaderboard. 649 00:26:40,440 --> 00:26:42,200 I would like to stay a bit longer. 650 00:26:42,200 --> 00:26:44,000 Should just flap over like that. 651 00:26:44,000 --> 00:26:45,520 It's a rucksack for pride! There we go! 652 00:26:45,520 --> 00:26:48,360 - That's what it is! - It's a concept album of a bag. 653 00:26:48,360 --> 00:26:50,080 LEWIS SIGHS 654 00:26:51,760 --> 00:26:55,240 OK, 15 minutes, you cheeky chipolatas! 655 00:26:55,240 --> 00:26:56,480 I'm flapping and sweaty. 656 00:26:56,480 --> 00:26:59,720 My main techniques that I'm using are panic and winging it. 657 00:26:59,720 --> 00:27:03,000 I have got a kind of lid - like the lid of a hat box. 658 00:27:03,000 --> 00:27:07,000 The key thing is that it's robust enough to hold a lot of apples. 659 00:27:07,000 --> 00:27:10,000 It's not an adjustable strap, but it'll have to do. 660 00:27:10,000 --> 00:27:14,000 I have put the word "music" on, but it's tiny. 661 00:27:14,000 --> 00:27:15,560 This bit comes out. 662 00:27:15,560 --> 00:27:19,000 I've sort of made something that has to be explained. 663 00:27:19,000 --> 00:27:20,200 I've got a strap. 664 00:27:20,200 --> 00:27:22,360 - A rucksack! - This is intense, this is. 665 00:27:22,360 --> 00:27:23,720 I think that's actually perfect. 666 00:27:23,720 --> 00:27:26,280 And you just shut. Keep all your project nice and safe 667 00:27:26,280 --> 00:27:27,920 from kids and cats. 668 00:27:27,920 --> 00:27:29,680 I think it looks like a legit bag. 669 00:27:29,680 --> 00:27:31,160 Do you get a one-minute warning? 670 00:27:31,160 --> 00:27:33,120 - One minute left! - To the wire! 671 00:27:33,120 --> 00:27:34,400 That's what we like to see on Sewing Bee! 672 00:27:34,400 --> 00:27:35,760 Oh, it worked! OK! 673 00:27:35,760 --> 00:27:38,000 Oh, absolutely sweating! 674 00:27:38,000 --> 00:27:39,440 It's a nice way to end the day. 675 00:27:39,440 --> 00:27:41,560 Needles up, sewers! 676 00:27:41,560 --> 00:27:44,360 I've run so many marathons, and that was harder. 677 00:27:44,360 --> 00:27:49,680 OK, sewers, bring your bags forward, and muddle them up a bit 678 00:27:49,680 --> 00:27:51,360 so we don't know whose is whose. 679 00:27:51,360 --> 00:27:54,000 - That looks so professional! - I know. Mine's so simple. 680 00:27:54,000 --> 00:27:56,160 # Barbecue, barbecue... # 681 00:27:56,160 --> 00:27:59,680 12 functional bags transformed from barbecue aprons 682 00:27:59,680 --> 00:28:01,240 in just 90 minutes. 683 00:28:01,240 --> 00:28:03,160 Judges, you can come back in. 684 00:28:03,160 --> 00:28:06,840 And Patrick and Esme have no idea who's made what. 685 00:28:06,840 --> 00:28:09,200 - What do you think? - I think they're sizzlin' hot. 686 00:28:09,200 --> 00:28:11,200 - I am massively impressed. - # Barbecue, barbecue 687 00:28:11,200 --> 00:28:13,000 # There ain't nothing I'd rather do 688 00:28:13,000 --> 00:28:16,480 # Right here in the bed with you and eat your barbecue. # 689 00:28:16,480 --> 00:28:19,120 I think these straps here 690 00:28:19,120 --> 00:28:21,880 are to attach your rolled up yoga mat. 691 00:28:21,880 --> 00:28:25,000 Because this is a classic sort of gym bag shape. 692 00:28:25,000 --> 00:28:26,560 I think it's really well constructed. 693 00:28:26,560 --> 00:28:30,000 I like the way that they've given us the straps 694 00:28:30,000 --> 00:28:33,560 in colours that I think work with the print really well. I like it. 695 00:28:37,720 --> 00:28:42,680 This is a sort of a take on what ultramarathon runners use. 696 00:28:42,680 --> 00:28:45,200 They've just free-hand embroidered over the top 697 00:28:45,200 --> 00:28:47,560 with "fuel" and "hydrate". 698 00:28:47,560 --> 00:28:49,640 - It's fun, isn't it? - It is super fun, yeah. 699 00:28:55,000 --> 00:28:57,120 It's sort of half apron, half bib. 700 00:28:57,120 --> 00:28:58,480 Half tote bag. 701 00:28:58,480 --> 00:29:01,320 It's not much of a transformation, is it? 702 00:29:01,320 --> 00:29:03,000 It's useful, it's functional, 703 00:29:03,000 --> 00:29:04,920 but it's still quite aprony. 704 00:29:09,000 --> 00:29:10,440 PATRICK LAUGHS 705 00:29:10,440 --> 00:29:14,560 Very entertainingly is a dinner suit with a load of meat. 706 00:29:14,560 --> 00:29:18,360 It's got Lady Gaga meat outfit vibes. 707 00:29:18,360 --> 00:29:21,000 And there's lots of pockets here. 708 00:29:21,000 --> 00:29:22,680 What do you think it's for? 709 00:29:22,680 --> 00:29:24,280 - Shopping? - Well... 710 00:29:24,280 --> 00:29:26,480 I'm not sure you're getting a lot of shopping in there. 711 00:29:30,240 --> 00:29:32,600 Do you think it's to keep the beer in? 712 00:29:32,600 --> 00:29:35,000 - A beer-pack rather than a backpack? - Yes. 713 00:29:35,000 --> 00:29:37,200 - Yes. - It looks great. It's well made. 714 00:29:37,200 --> 00:29:38,480 I like it a lot. 715 00:29:41,880 --> 00:29:43,440 Well, it's a rucksack. 716 00:29:43,440 --> 00:29:47,280 I like the colours of this - and the decoration. 717 00:29:47,280 --> 00:29:51,760 I think the straps aren't working exactly as they ought to. 718 00:29:56,000 --> 00:29:59,000 - What do you think it's for? - It's a courier bag. 719 00:29:59,000 --> 00:30:00,600 It could have done with a close. 720 00:30:03,800 --> 00:30:05,520 So it's waterproof on the outside, 721 00:30:05,520 --> 00:30:09,000 which is why I think it's a sort of practical outdoor bag. 722 00:30:09,000 --> 00:30:11,560 The positioning of the straps is a bit uneven. 723 00:30:11,560 --> 00:30:12,800 Yeah, not bad. 724 00:30:15,000 --> 00:30:16,680 {\an8}Well, that's a handbag. 725 00:30:17,760 --> 00:30:20,000 Just cos you can hold it in your hand 726 00:30:20,000 --> 00:30:22,400 doesn't mean it's a handbag. 727 00:30:22,400 --> 00:30:27,040 I think it's a really nice rendition of a small, practical gardening bag. 728 00:30:31,160 --> 00:30:36,000 Here we have a music bag. 729 00:30:36,000 --> 00:30:37,880 What makes me think it's a music bag? 730 00:30:37,880 --> 00:30:42,000 Well, the word "music" on the front, which is a helpful clue. 731 00:30:42,000 --> 00:30:46,600 I love how they've used these pockets. 732 00:30:50,800 --> 00:30:52,520 It reminds me of a hat box. 733 00:30:52,520 --> 00:30:57,000 I very much like the combination of fabrics. 734 00:30:57,000 --> 00:30:59,360 I think it's brilliant. I love the shape of it. 735 00:30:59,360 --> 00:31:01,880 I love the way that they've constructed the lid. 736 00:31:01,880 --> 00:31:04,360 The whole thing, I think, is so nicely conceived. 737 00:31:04,360 --> 00:31:06,320 It's really original and I like it a lot. 738 00:31:10,760 --> 00:31:13,360 There's a clue as to what goes into this bag. 739 00:31:13,360 --> 00:31:15,080 It's full of wool. 740 00:31:15,080 --> 00:31:17,120 A couple of simple straps on the top, 741 00:31:17,120 --> 00:31:19,520 which are attached using the D-rings. 742 00:31:19,520 --> 00:31:24,600 The straps are a little bit dull compared to everything else. 743 00:31:25,840 --> 00:31:28,560 Patrick and Esme will now rank the transformations 744 00:31:28,560 --> 00:31:30,520 from bottom to top. 745 00:31:30,520 --> 00:31:34,000 In 12th place, it's the one with 746 00:31:34,000 --> 00:31:35,440 the tartan pocket. 747 00:31:35,440 --> 00:31:36,640 So that's Tim. 748 00:31:36,640 --> 00:31:40,520 So, it was too much like the original apron. 749 00:31:40,520 --> 00:31:42,000 OK. 750 00:31:42,000 --> 00:31:44,320 In 11th place is the 751 00:31:44,320 --> 00:31:46,360 green waterproof gardening bag. 752 00:31:46,360 --> 00:31:47,840 That's Lewis. 753 00:31:47,840 --> 00:31:50,440 - Is it a gardening bag? - I think let's go with that now. 754 00:31:50,440 --> 00:31:51,560 LAUGHTER 755 00:31:51,560 --> 00:31:53,000 Dawn is in tenth place. 756 00:31:53,000 --> 00:31:55,000 Sam, ninth. Minnie, eighth. 757 00:31:55,000 --> 00:31:57,400 Emma, seventh. Rebecca, sixth. 758 00:31:57,400 --> 00:31:59,560 Adele, fifth. Angie, fourth. 759 00:31:59,560 --> 00:32:01,560 And in third place is Heather. 760 00:32:01,560 --> 00:32:03,040 In second place... 761 00:32:06,120 --> 00:32:09,560 ..is the crossbody bag in denim. 762 00:32:09,560 --> 00:32:11,000 That's Beth. 763 00:32:11,000 --> 00:32:14,560 - It's really imaginative. - Thank you. 764 00:32:14,560 --> 00:32:17,520 Which means in first place is our wonderful hat bag. 765 00:32:17,520 --> 00:32:18,840 That's Anna. 766 00:32:18,840 --> 00:32:20,280 I mean, it is a delight. 767 00:32:20,280 --> 00:32:21,800 The shape of it is amazing. 768 00:32:21,800 --> 00:32:23,440 The engineering is brilliant. 769 00:32:23,440 --> 00:32:26,000 It couldn't be any better. Well done. 770 00:32:26,000 --> 00:32:30,000 # Reach up for the sunrise... # APPLAUSE 771 00:32:30,000 --> 00:32:31,080 I'm really pleased. 772 00:32:31,080 --> 00:32:32,320 I do feel quite relieved. 773 00:32:32,320 --> 00:32:33,560 Well done, Anna! 774 00:32:33,560 --> 00:32:35,360 I feel like I can kind of breathe a bit. 775 00:32:35,360 --> 00:32:36,480 There we are. 776 00:32:36,480 --> 00:32:38,000 Well, that was a roller-coaster, wasn't it? 777 00:32:38,000 --> 00:32:40,480 I mean, yeah, tomorrow's a new day - anything could happen. 778 00:32:40,480 --> 00:32:43,000 And hopefully it'll be better than today. 779 00:32:43,000 --> 00:32:45,600 Feeling nervous. I am towards the bottom. 780 00:32:45,600 --> 00:32:47,280 I'm hoping to climb up the leaderboard. 781 00:32:47,280 --> 00:32:49,240 We shall see what happens. 782 00:32:49,240 --> 00:32:52,240 At the moment, I think I'm the one in the most trouble. 783 00:32:52,240 --> 00:32:54,480 And I don't think my made-to-measure will save me. 784 00:32:54,480 --> 00:32:56,520 So I've got to really enjoy it. 785 00:32:56,520 --> 00:32:59,160 # Feel the new day enter your life. # 786 00:33:01,000 --> 00:33:03,080 # Walkin' back to happiness 787 00:33:03,080 --> 00:33:04,360 # Woopah... # 788 00:33:04,360 --> 00:33:06,160 It's a new day in Leeds 789 00:33:06,160 --> 00:33:08,000 and there's one final challenge 790 00:33:08,000 --> 00:33:10,520 and one last chance for the sewers to shine. 791 00:33:11,760 --> 00:33:15,000 But this week, Patrick and Esme are shaking things up. 792 00:33:15,000 --> 00:33:17,000 # Now I know what I must do... # 793 00:33:17,000 --> 00:33:18,600 Welcome back, sewers. 794 00:33:18,600 --> 00:33:20,240 It's the made-to-measure challenge. 795 00:33:20,240 --> 00:33:21,520 The big one. 796 00:33:21,520 --> 00:33:25,400 Now, normally, we ask you to make an outfit to fit one of our models. 797 00:33:25,400 --> 00:33:28,720 But today, the model is you. 798 00:33:28,720 --> 00:33:31,240 So the judges want you to design an outfit 799 00:33:31,240 --> 00:33:33,000 for your perfect summer's day. 800 00:33:33,000 --> 00:33:36,280 Now, if you're Esme, that would be crowd surfing 801 00:33:36,280 --> 00:33:38,000 at a drag brunch after eight martinis. 802 00:33:38,000 --> 00:33:39,440 I've seen it. 803 00:33:39,440 --> 00:33:40,680 LAUGHTER 804 00:33:40,680 --> 00:33:42,000 And we all know that Patrick - 805 00:33:42,000 --> 00:33:44,800 well, he's very busy with his plums in summertime. 806 00:33:46,000 --> 00:33:48,000 You've got five hours. 807 00:33:48,000 --> 00:33:50,240 Your time starts now. 808 00:33:50,240 --> 00:33:51,680 Right. 809 00:33:52,720 --> 00:33:55,000 As always, the sewers have been allowed to practise 810 00:33:55,000 --> 00:33:57,000 their made-to-measures at home. 811 00:33:57,000 --> 00:34:00,720 But making for themselves is a first in the sewing room. 812 00:34:00,720 --> 00:34:03,240 I'm really excited. Because this is why I sew. 813 00:34:03,240 --> 00:34:05,240 It's to make something that fits me. 814 00:34:05,240 --> 00:34:08,000 I'm very grateful to be making something for myself. 815 00:34:08,000 --> 00:34:09,520 Until I probably hit the catwalk, 816 00:34:09,520 --> 00:34:11,480 and then maybe it's a different story. 817 00:34:11,480 --> 00:34:12,720 You're quite tall. 818 00:34:12,720 --> 00:34:14,480 You're perfect to model, aren't you? 819 00:34:14,480 --> 00:34:17,000 No, because my proportions are not very normal. 820 00:34:17,000 --> 00:34:19,680 I actually got model scouted when I was a teenager, 821 00:34:19,680 --> 00:34:21,520 and I had to send my measurements over. 822 00:34:21,520 --> 00:34:22,600 And they were like, 823 00:34:22,600 --> 00:34:24,840 "No, no - we're not interested any more." 824 00:34:26,000 --> 00:34:28,840 What is it you're looking for in this outfit? 825 00:34:28,840 --> 00:34:30,480 Well, I think, firstly, we want to have 826 00:34:30,480 --> 00:34:33,400 a clear story about the perfect summer's day. 827 00:34:33,400 --> 00:34:35,360 We want a beautifully made outfit. 828 00:34:35,360 --> 00:34:37,320 It's got to fit them properly. 829 00:34:37,320 --> 00:34:39,360 It's a totally open brief. 830 00:34:39,360 --> 00:34:42,320 So, really, it's an opportunity to just understand 831 00:34:42,320 --> 00:34:43,760 - a little bit more about them. - Yeah. 832 00:34:43,760 --> 00:34:47,000 But also, we asked them to wear it. 833 00:34:47,000 --> 00:34:50,000 Is that going to be more challenging? Less challenging? 834 00:34:50,000 --> 00:34:51,880 It could in some senses be easier - 835 00:34:51,880 --> 00:34:55,600 because it means they can absolutely practise on the real model at home 836 00:34:55,600 --> 00:34:57,000 - before they've got here. - Yeah. 837 00:34:57,000 --> 00:34:59,440 But it is much harder fitting something on yourself 838 00:34:59,440 --> 00:35:00,560 than on somebody else. 839 00:35:00,560 --> 00:35:02,360 Right. Let's see what they come up with. 840 00:35:02,360 --> 00:35:04,000 - Intrigued. - Mm-hm. 841 00:35:04,000 --> 00:35:05,280 Today's a new day. 842 00:35:05,280 --> 00:35:06,960 And, you know, I love this pattern 843 00:35:06,960 --> 00:35:09,160 and I love what the outfit means to me. 844 00:35:09,160 --> 00:35:11,000 So I'm looking forward to it. 845 00:35:11,000 --> 00:35:13,720 I've had a bit of a shaky start to the competition, 846 00:35:13,720 --> 00:35:16,640 so I need to make sure that I deliver. 847 00:35:16,640 --> 00:35:18,600 - Hi. - Hello. What are you making? 848 00:35:18,600 --> 00:35:20,720 I am going to be making a wrap dress 849 00:35:20,720 --> 00:35:24,000 out of this lovely farmer's market fabric. 850 00:35:24,000 --> 00:35:27,000 Because my perfect summer's day is a day with my fiance 851 00:35:27,000 --> 00:35:29,360 - at the local farmer's market. - Very good. 852 00:35:29,360 --> 00:35:31,000 {\an8}Rebecca's wrap dress will feature 853 00:35:31,000 --> 00:35:34,520 {\an8}contrasting statement ruffles and inseam pockets. 854 00:35:34,520 --> 00:35:36,680 {\an8}And she's leaving nothing to chance. 855 00:35:36,680 --> 00:35:39,480 It took quite a few tries to get the fit just right. 856 00:35:39,480 --> 00:35:41,200 So how have you done the fitting for this one? 857 00:35:41,200 --> 00:35:43,000 So this is just a lot of mock-ups. 858 00:35:43,000 --> 00:35:46,520 Er, so, if you see, it has been cut up and taped. 859 00:35:46,520 --> 00:35:49,200 - Because originally there was a lot of ease in the bust. - OK. 860 00:35:49,200 --> 00:35:50,320 So it was really gaping, 861 00:35:50,320 --> 00:35:52,000 and I knew that you wouldn't like that. 862 00:35:52,000 --> 00:35:53,240 - No, we wouldn't. - And I didn't like that. 863 00:35:53,240 --> 00:35:57,560 So I'm hoping that the fit will work - 864 00:35:57,560 --> 00:36:01,600 as long as I haven't changed shape significantly since last weekend. 865 00:36:01,600 --> 00:36:05,000 While Rebecca's neckline could end up a bit saucy, 866 00:36:05,000 --> 00:36:07,640 Adele's outfit will definitely be fruity. 867 00:36:07,640 --> 00:36:10,400 My perfect summer's day is strawberry picking 868 00:36:10,400 --> 00:36:13,120 with my children and just wearing a really nice, pretty dress. 869 00:36:13,120 --> 00:36:14,360 It's more fun. 870 00:36:14,360 --> 00:36:16,000 Adele's strawberry print dress 871 00:36:16,000 --> 00:36:18,560 will have a fitted lined bodice with puff sleeves, 872 00:36:18,560 --> 00:36:22,000 an invisible zip and a floaty gathered skirt. 873 00:36:22,000 --> 00:36:24,000 This is how I imagine parenthood. 874 00:36:24,000 --> 00:36:26,680 You know, me looking whimsical and beautiful, 875 00:36:26,680 --> 00:36:28,000 picking strawberries. 876 00:36:28,000 --> 00:36:29,760 The reality of it is, like, one of them 877 00:36:29,760 --> 00:36:31,000 is probably going to be sick on it. 878 00:36:31,000 --> 00:36:33,320 And they'll be shouting at me and it'll be horrible. 879 00:36:33,320 --> 00:36:36,440 - But it's nice to have the vision. - Yeah. 880 00:36:36,440 --> 00:36:39,000 Tim's looked to love for his outfit. 881 00:36:39,000 --> 00:36:41,160 It's inspired by my wedding. 882 00:36:41,160 --> 00:36:45,440 I'm making a waistcoat and a pair of wrap pants. 883 00:36:45,440 --> 00:36:48,680 I made us both a pair of waistcoats 884 00:36:48,680 --> 00:36:50,680 in the same fabric that I'm using. 885 00:36:50,680 --> 00:36:53,280 And obviously, it was the best day of my life. 886 00:36:53,280 --> 00:36:57,000 {\an8}Staking his place in the competition on an ambitious two-piece, 887 00:36:57,000 --> 00:37:00,000 {\an8}Tim's rap trousers will feature contrast pockets 888 00:37:00,000 --> 00:37:01,320 {\an8}and a button fly - 889 00:37:01,320 --> 00:37:04,000 {\an8}topped by his boxy, lined waistcoat. 890 00:37:04,000 --> 00:37:06,000 I need to really smash this out of the park 891 00:37:06,000 --> 00:37:08,720 to hoick myself out of the relegation zone. 892 00:37:08,720 --> 00:37:12,720 Also hoping to sew his way to safety is Sam. 893 00:37:12,720 --> 00:37:15,280 The perfect summer's day is, like, on holiday, 894 00:37:15,280 --> 00:37:16,600 being around a pool all day. 895 00:37:16,600 --> 00:37:19,440 Then just walk down a coastal path to, like, a restaurant. 896 00:37:19,440 --> 00:37:24,680 - Nice. - So I'm making a linen shirt and chino trousers. 897 00:37:24,680 --> 00:37:26,440 Very ambitious. 898 00:37:26,440 --> 00:37:30,480 I'm just seeing what I can do, and hopefully you enjoy it. 899 00:37:30,480 --> 00:37:33,000 {\an8}Sam's chinos will have an elasticated waistband 900 00:37:33,000 --> 00:37:35,360 {\an8}and pockets, while his short sleeve shirt 901 00:37:35,360 --> 00:37:39,200 {\an8}comes with a classic collar, button fastening and a patch pocket. 902 00:37:39,200 --> 00:37:42,000 {\an8}The shirt - so are we looking at loose fit 903 00:37:42,000 --> 00:37:43,520 {\an8}or a relatively snug fit? 904 00:37:43,520 --> 00:37:45,760 I'll probably wear it open, to be honest with you - 905 00:37:45,760 --> 00:37:47,000 - just because that's how... - Open? 906 00:37:47,000 --> 00:37:48,320 Yeah. 907 00:37:48,320 --> 00:37:50,320 I'll have the T-shirt underneath, though. 908 00:37:50,320 --> 00:37:52,520 Cheeky! 909 00:37:52,520 --> 00:37:57,000 Esme would prefer a topless catwalk, but I'm not giving it her. 910 00:37:57,000 --> 00:37:58,680 For the first time ever, 911 00:37:58,680 --> 00:38:00,800 the sewers will be strutting their stuff 912 00:38:00,800 --> 00:38:02,880 and modelling their own creations. 913 00:38:04,000 --> 00:38:06,000 Modelling - when I heard it, I was a bit like... 914 00:38:06,000 --> 00:38:08,200 MINNIE GROANS 915 00:38:06,000 --> 00:38:08,200 "Do I have to?" 916 00:38:08,200 --> 00:38:09,480 Let's try a little walk. 917 00:38:09,480 --> 00:38:11,720 - Let's get you prepared, Lewis. - OK. - Come on. - OK. 918 00:38:11,720 --> 00:38:14,160 - You'll be shocked to know I've never catwalked. - OK. 919 00:38:14,160 --> 00:38:16,000 But I just ooze sensuality. 920 00:38:16,000 --> 00:38:17,400 - It's exhausting, actually. - I know, yeah. 921 00:38:19,120 --> 00:38:21,200 LAUGHTER 922 00:38:21,200 --> 00:38:23,000 - Less arms! Less arms! - Less arms? 923 00:38:23,000 --> 00:38:24,760 - Look how long my arms are! - Enjoy them! 924 00:38:24,760 --> 00:38:27,560 I had to extend these about ten inches. 925 00:38:27,560 --> 00:38:29,720 {\an8}Lewis will be squeezing his long arms 926 00:38:29,720 --> 00:38:31,280 {\an8}into a fisherman's smock 927 00:38:31,280 --> 00:38:32,720 {\an8}with pleated patch pockets - 928 00:38:32,720 --> 00:38:37,000 {\an8}and flashing his knees in a pair of elasticated shorts. 929 00:38:37,000 --> 00:38:38,600 My dad's got a smock a bit like this. 930 00:38:38,600 --> 00:38:40,440 It's something that I remember seeing him wearing 931 00:38:40,440 --> 00:38:41,840 on holiday in France. 932 00:38:41,840 --> 00:38:44,000 So they've kind of got a bit of a summer thing for me. 933 00:38:44,000 --> 00:38:46,000 So we've got two pockets. 934 00:38:46,000 --> 00:38:48,160 They have a tiny bit of expansion in them. 935 00:38:48,160 --> 00:38:51,000 You could definitely get two beers in there. 936 00:38:51,000 --> 00:38:53,720 Whatever their usage, pockets are a popular choice 937 00:38:53,720 --> 00:38:55,160 in the sewing room. 938 00:38:55,160 --> 00:38:58,000 Esme does like a pocket. 939 00:38:55,160 --> 00:38:58,000 LAUGHTER 940 00:38:58,000 --> 00:39:01,360 Actually, going to Glasto fest is what's inspired my outfit today. 941 00:39:01,360 --> 00:39:04,000 I'm making, like, a cargo-style pant. 942 00:39:04,000 --> 00:39:06,240 And the top is just quite a small top. 943 00:39:06,240 --> 00:39:09,160 Because, really, you shouldn't be wearing too many clothes, 944 00:39:09,160 --> 00:39:10,440 I feel like, at Glasto. 945 00:39:10,440 --> 00:39:11,640 {\an8}As well as pockets, 946 00:39:11,640 --> 00:39:14,480 {\an8}Beth's Glasto pants will be pleated for volume - 947 00:39:14,480 --> 00:39:17,680 {\an8}with elasticated ankles and an invisible zip. 948 00:39:17,680 --> 00:39:20,880 While her stretched bandeau top will have a halter neck tie 949 00:39:20,880 --> 00:39:22,600 matching her trousers. 950 00:39:22,600 --> 00:39:25,480 It's quite a thick strap, so it has... 951 00:39:25,480 --> 00:39:29,000 So it's got one-way stretch, or two-way? 952 00:39:29,000 --> 00:39:31,000 - It goes both. - No, it's one-way stretch. 953 00:39:31,000 --> 00:39:33,800 Is it not? OK. Yeah, no, you're right. 954 00:39:33,800 --> 00:39:35,760 I'm going to be stretching it this way. 955 00:39:35,760 --> 00:39:37,680 Let's hope so! 956 00:39:37,680 --> 00:39:40,680 Beth's not the only sewer using stretch fabric. 957 00:39:40,680 --> 00:39:43,000 Try not to stretch it out of shape. 958 00:39:43,000 --> 00:39:45,320 I'm making quite a simple dress, 959 00:39:45,320 --> 00:39:46,760 but it will fit me. 960 00:39:46,760 --> 00:39:50,000 My perfect summer's day is walking 961 00:39:50,000 --> 00:39:51,720 on the beach with a little dog 962 00:39:51,720 --> 00:39:55,080 and then going for supper afterwards. 963 00:39:55,080 --> 00:39:56,880 {\an8}Gambling with simplicity, 964 00:39:56,880 --> 00:40:00,760 Dawn's easy fit stretch dress will have a cover-stitched neckline 965 00:40:00,760 --> 00:40:04,280 and will be topped with a chiffon jacket and a small doggy bag. 966 00:40:06,000 --> 00:40:09,680 Because the dress is simple, it has to be really well made. 967 00:40:09,680 --> 00:40:14,280 So I wanted to show diversity of using the cover stitch machine. 968 00:40:14,280 --> 00:40:15,480 I hope it works out, 969 00:40:15,480 --> 00:40:17,440 and I think it'll look really pretty. 970 00:40:17,440 --> 00:40:20,680 Emma's diving in at the deep end with her outfit. 971 00:40:20,680 --> 00:40:23,720 Swimwear can be quite a difficult fabric to work with 972 00:40:23,720 --> 00:40:26,000 because it stretches in all directions, 973 00:40:26,000 --> 00:40:28,360 so it can make it slightly challenging. 974 00:40:28,360 --> 00:40:32,080 I'm making a pair of high waisted trousers with this fabric. 975 00:40:32,080 --> 00:40:33,840 And with the same design, 976 00:40:33,840 --> 00:40:35,520 but four-way stretch fabric, 977 00:40:35,520 --> 00:40:37,000 I'm making a swimsuit. 978 00:40:37,000 --> 00:40:40,560 Because my perfect summer's day would always include a swim. 979 00:40:40,560 --> 00:40:44,160 {\an8}Emma's swimsuit will feature cut-outs and gathered cups, 980 00:40:44,160 --> 00:40:46,200 {\an8}while her trousers come with pockets 981 00:40:46,200 --> 00:40:48,960 {\an8}and a self-drafted bow tie fastening. 982 00:40:48,960 --> 00:40:51,520 - Wow, like a giant bow tie. - Like a giant bow tie. 983 00:40:51,520 --> 00:40:54,880 - OK. - So my dad taught me how to tie a bow tie, 984 00:40:54,880 --> 00:40:58,400 and I just thought it would be a nice little memento to my dad. 985 00:40:58,400 --> 00:41:00,720 - Cute. Nice story. Yeah, very nice. - You're going to see me... 986 00:41:00,720 --> 00:41:02,480 - EMMA WHISPERS: - ..in my swimsuit. - Are we? 987 00:41:02,480 --> 00:41:04,400 - I think you will. - How are your legs? 988 00:41:04,400 --> 00:41:06,560 My legs are great! Sure, look at them! 989 00:41:06,560 --> 00:41:08,040 LAUGHTER 990 00:41:10,760 --> 00:41:12,000 I'm knackered! 991 00:41:12,000 --> 00:41:13,920 Sewers, you're halfway! 992 00:41:13,920 --> 00:41:15,520 Oh, my God! Oh, my God! 993 00:41:15,520 --> 00:41:16,760 The panic! 994 00:41:16,760 --> 00:41:18,000 Bloody hell! 995 00:41:18,000 --> 00:41:20,000 This is my Superman look! 996 00:41:20,000 --> 00:41:21,280 Yay! 997 00:41:21,280 --> 00:41:24,000 Oh, jeez. It's gone all gathered. 998 00:41:24,000 --> 00:41:25,520 It's on the shoulders. 999 00:41:25,520 --> 00:41:26,840 Happy with that. 1000 00:41:26,840 --> 00:41:29,000 I've put in the 12 pleats. 1001 00:41:29,000 --> 00:41:31,160 I'm just topstitching all of them. 1002 00:41:31,160 --> 00:41:32,880 This is an invisible zip. 1003 00:41:32,880 --> 00:41:34,840 They can sense fear. 1004 00:41:34,840 --> 00:41:38,000 So I'm making an outfit for a picnic, 1005 00:41:38,000 --> 00:41:41,400 and it's all going to be made out of vintage tablecloths. 1006 00:41:41,400 --> 00:41:43,520 It's very inspired by sort of Victorian underwear. 1007 00:41:43,520 --> 00:41:44,680 Why would you have knickers 1008 00:41:44,680 --> 00:41:46,480 when you could have some frilly bloomers? 1009 00:41:46,480 --> 00:41:51,000 Oh, my God, the waistline doesn't quite match up. 1010 00:41:51,000 --> 00:41:54,160 Anna's picnic two-piece consists of a milkmaid-style top 1011 00:41:54,160 --> 00:41:58,000 with buttons, elasticated shoulders and red bows, 1012 00:41:58,000 --> 00:42:01,000 {\an8}and bloomers with an elasticated hem. 1013 00:42:01,000 --> 00:42:02,520 How are you getting on? 1014 00:42:02,520 --> 00:42:04,760 Good. Yeah, they're nearly finished. 1015 00:42:04,760 --> 00:42:07,880 So I'm going to put, like, elastic - so it's going to gather into... 1016 00:42:07,880 --> 00:42:09,360 - OK. - ..a bloomer. 1017 00:42:09,360 --> 00:42:11,160 You should try it on 1018 00:42:11,160 --> 00:42:15,000 - before you put the elastic in to see what it's like. - Mm. 1019 00:42:15,000 --> 00:42:17,640 - OK. What, you think...? - Have a look. 1020 00:42:17,640 --> 00:42:19,840 Yeah, I'll try. I'll try. Thank you. 1021 00:42:19,840 --> 00:42:21,200 I need to just try on the shorts 1022 00:42:21,200 --> 00:42:23,840 and see whether I even bother gathering it. 1023 00:42:23,840 --> 00:42:26,640 Anna's not the only sewer grappling with gathers. 1024 00:42:26,640 --> 00:42:29,640 - MINNIE: - This material - so much embroidery on it, 1025 00:42:29,640 --> 00:42:31,000 which makes it stiffer. 1026 00:42:31,000 --> 00:42:32,440 It doesn't gather very well. 1027 00:42:32,440 --> 00:42:33,640 - Hello. - Hello! 1028 00:42:33,640 --> 00:42:34,960 Tell us about the outfit. 1029 00:42:34,960 --> 00:42:40,000 I am making a full-length dress, and it is fully lined. 1030 00:42:40,000 --> 00:42:43,000 - Wow. - It's a bit Regency shaped. 1031 00:42:43,000 --> 00:42:46,680 - OK. - And my perfect summer's day will be having a day out 1032 00:42:46,680 --> 00:42:48,120 in a National Trust. 1033 00:42:48,120 --> 00:42:49,520 Finish off at the tea room. 1034 00:42:49,520 --> 00:42:51,640 - Have an afternoon tea. - Yeah, OK. 1035 00:42:51,640 --> 00:42:55,000 Minnie's afternoon tea dress comes with an empire line bodice, 1036 00:42:55,000 --> 00:42:56,400 puffed sleeves 1037 00:42:56,400 --> 00:42:59,280 and a full gathered skirt with inseam pockets. 1038 00:42:59,280 --> 00:43:03,360 It's fancy enough to go to a posh tea room. 1039 00:43:03,360 --> 00:43:04,760 Just me and my husband. 1040 00:43:04,760 --> 00:43:06,760 And no children. 1041 00:43:06,760 --> 00:43:08,320 Sorry, children. 1042 00:43:08,320 --> 00:43:11,600 My ideal day is me and my boyfriend kind of just, like, 1043 00:43:11,600 --> 00:43:13,240 milling around Chelsea. 1044 00:43:13,240 --> 00:43:14,480 So, yeah, fun dress. 1045 00:43:14,480 --> 00:43:16,800 It's based on some of the favourite shops that I go into 1046 00:43:16,800 --> 00:43:18,000 when we kind of do that walk. 1047 00:43:18,000 --> 00:43:20,720 Heather's Chelsea day dress will feature straps, 1048 00:43:20,720 --> 00:43:22,000 inseam pockets, 1049 00:43:22,000 --> 00:43:24,920 an invisible zip and decorative piping. 1050 00:43:24,920 --> 00:43:27,280 So I'm currently pinning the piping to the bottom of the bodice. 1051 00:43:27,280 --> 00:43:29,600 A little bit fiddly, but it will have, like, 1052 00:43:29,600 --> 00:43:31,520 a little red trim at the bottom. 1053 00:43:31,520 --> 00:43:34,680 Heather's not the only sewer dealing with fiddly bits. 1054 00:43:34,680 --> 00:43:36,240 It's got tricky details. 1055 00:43:36,240 --> 00:43:37,560 There's no quick way around it. 1056 00:43:37,560 --> 00:43:41,760 For me, British summer time is going on day trips to London. 1057 00:43:41,760 --> 00:43:43,080 I'm always in a dress. 1058 00:43:43,080 --> 00:43:44,800 I like the way dresses swish. 1059 00:43:44,800 --> 00:43:48,280 Angie's swishy dress will have a lined, close-fitting bodice 1060 00:43:48,280 --> 00:43:49,600 set-in sleeves 1061 00:43:49,600 --> 00:43:52,160 {\an8}and a skirt finished with a flounce. 1062 00:43:52,160 --> 00:43:54,560 I don't know what a flounce is, but I love the name. 1063 00:43:54,560 --> 00:43:55,880 A flounce is... 1064 00:43:55,880 --> 00:43:58,000 - I'll show you a flounce. - Oh, it's lovely. 1065 00:43:58,000 --> 00:43:59,880 - Very, very swishy. - Yeah. 1066 00:43:59,880 --> 00:44:02,200 - It's all for the twirl. - I'm going to flounce off now. 1067 00:44:02,200 --> 00:44:03,680 LAUGHTER 1068 00:44:03,680 --> 00:44:05,720 - Flounce, flounce, flounce... - Flounce. 1069 00:44:05,720 --> 00:44:07,320 Do you know what? I think Esme might be right. 1070 00:44:07,320 --> 00:44:09,200 They do look quite nice ungathered. 1071 00:44:09,200 --> 00:44:11,840 Have just sewn the zip. 1072 00:44:11,840 --> 00:44:13,720 The top of the zip lines up. 1073 00:44:13,720 --> 00:44:15,680 Really happy with that. 1074 00:44:15,680 --> 00:44:18,640 I'm on the home straight for the trousers. 1075 00:44:18,640 --> 00:44:20,000 Quite chuffed with them. 1076 00:44:20,000 --> 00:44:21,360 Hem on the trousers. 1077 00:44:21,360 --> 00:44:22,720 Then it's all shirt. 1078 00:44:22,720 --> 00:44:24,240 It'll be down to the wire, like. 1079 00:44:26,480 --> 00:44:27,840 - PATRICK: - Yeah, hmm! 1080 00:44:27,840 --> 00:44:29,320 Patrick, put your plums away. 1081 00:44:29,320 --> 00:44:30,680 We've only got one hour. 1082 00:44:30,680 --> 00:44:32,520 We've got one hour! 1083 00:44:32,520 --> 00:44:34,360 Oh, my giddy kipper! 1084 00:44:34,360 --> 00:44:36,000 I need to concentrate now. 1085 00:44:36,000 --> 00:44:37,880 I'm popping the pocket on. 1086 00:44:37,880 --> 00:44:40,680 I've got to move on to the vest. So this is only half the outfit. 1087 00:44:40,680 --> 00:44:44,640 Ah! The cover stitch machine has chewed it all up. 1088 00:44:44,640 --> 00:44:46,320 It's a disaster, that is. 1089 00:44:46,320 --> 00:44:48,720 There isn't a plan B for this. 1090 00:44:48,720 --> 00:44:50,200 I've done my swimsuit. 1091 00:44:50,200 --> 00:44:51,920 So, now, trousers. 1092 00:44:53,600 --> 00:44:55,400 Tiny, tiny bit short. 1093 00:44:55,400 --> 00:44:56,720 And now we're onto shorts. 1094 00:44:56,720 --> 00:44:58,560 I think I'm going to have to make some compromises. 1095 00:44:58,560 --> 00:45:01,280 Because I think under an hour isn't going to finish it. 1096 00:45:01,280 --> 00:45:03,560 So I think I'll have to have a little tuck 1097 00:45:03,560 --> 00:45:05,400 at the top of the sleeve - rather than easing. 1098 00:45:05,400 --> 00:45:09,000 I've decided that I'm not going to cover stitch the neck. 1099 00:45:09,000 --> 00:45:11,360 For whatever reason, it's not quite working. 1100 00:45:11,360 --> 00:45:13,400 Happy with that. 1101 00:45:13,400 --> 00:45:17,000 So now it is ruffling time, part two. 1102 00:45:17,000 --> 00:45:19,160 I've got a bit of gaping in the back. 1103 00:45:19,160 --> 00:45:21,160 - Turn around. Half an inch. - Each seam? 1104 00:45:21,160 --> 00:45:23,000 - Yeah, it'll be fine. - Yeah. Thank you. 1105 00:45:23,000 --> 00:45:25,000 - PATRICK: - How are you getting on? - Oh, swimmingly. 1106 00:45:25,000 --> 00:45:28,000 - Swimmingly? - Yeah, not telling you like I did yesterday. 1107 00:45:28,000 --> 00:45:29,640 So you're binding all of that neck? 1108 00:45:29,640 --> 00:45:32,000 Yeah, because I tried to cover-stitch everything, 1109 00:45:32,000 --> 00:45:33,480 - but it's chewed it all up. - OK. 1110 00:45:33,480 --> 00:45:35,440 So I thought I'd do a little binding. 1111 00:45:35,440 --> 00:45:39,080 I'm attaching the waistcoat lining. 1112 00:45:39,080 --> 00:45:41,000 It's going badly. 1113 00:45:41,000 --> 00:45:44,320 I've just been sewing for ages with no thread in. 1114 00:45:44,320 --> 00:45:46,560 Tim, I think, still has a lot of construction 1115 00:45:46,560 --> 00:45:48,520 - to do on the waistcoat. - Oh, has he? 1116 00:45:48,520 --> 00:45:50,400 Yeah. It was still in bits. 1117 00:45:50,400 --> 00:45:52,440 Well, I think I'll leave the dress to one side. 1118 00:45:52,440 --> 00:45:55,120 Just focus on this little jacket. 1119 00:45:55,120 --> 00:45:58,000 When I've finished the jacket, I'll look at the dress again. 1120 00:45:58,000 --> 00:46:00,000 I can't look it in the eye at the moment. 1121 00:46:00,000 --> 00:46:04,480 Dawn has decided to change the way she's finishing the neckline. 1122 00:46:04,480 --> 00:46:07,000 The dress is very, very simple. 1123 00:46:07,000 --> 00:46:09,440 Just a lack of ambition. 1124 00:46:09,440 --> 00:46:10,720 Yes, that's true. 1125 00:46:10,720 --> 00:46:14,200 For me, what's really important is creativity. 1126 00:46:14,200 --> 00:46:16,520 I just need to sit at this machine and sew. 1127 00:46:16,520 --> 00:46:18,080 Sam's onto the shirt. 1128 00:46:18,080 --> 00:46:19,840 He's still got to make the collar, 1129 00:46:19,840 --> 00:46:22,800 - put the collar on, hem the sleeves, hem the shirt. - Press it. 1130 00:46:22,800 --> 00:46:25,000 And we've still got buttons and buttonholes. 1131 00:46:25,000 --> 00:46:26,440 How long left is it, though, now? 1132 00:46:26,440 --> 00:46:28,800 We've got 30 minutes! 1133 00:46:28,800 --> 00:46:30,360 Oh, God. 1134 00:46:30,360 --> 00:46:34,520 I've got to finish it. Otherwise I will be going home. 1135 00:46:34,520 --> 00:46:36,840 On to the bow tie. Super fast. 1136 00:46:36,840 --> 00:46:40,400 I'm going to make sure that none of the lining faces out the front. 1137 00:46:40,400 --> 00:46:42,000 I hated invisible zips. 1138 00:46:42,000 --> 00:46:44,000 I've practised this so much. 1139 00:46:44,000 --> 00:46:45,160 I can do this! 1140 00:46:45,160 --> 00:46:48,440 A little bit of finishing to do, but I have a dress. 1141 00:46:48,440 --> 00:46:50,360 That is amazing! 1142 00:46:50,360 --> 00:46:52,240 It's not really Prada. 1143 00:46:52,240 --> 00:46:53,360 It's more Primarni. 1144 00:46:53,360 --> 00:46:55,720 Right, now, what am I going to do about this? This shambles? 1145 00:46:55,720 --> 00:46:57,120 How long have we got left? 1146 00:46:57,120 --> 00:46:59,320 You've got ten minutes left. 1147 00:46:59,320 --> 00:47:01,200 Oh! I'm just putting on the flounce. 1148 00:47:01,200 --> 00:47:03,440 Just discovered a catastrophic error. 1149 00:47:03,440 --> 00:47:06,520 I spent ages slip-stitching the side seams, 1150 00:47:06,520 --> 00:47:08,400 but I was stitching them to themselves. 1151 00:47:08,400 --> 00:47:09,720 What was I thinking?! 1152 00:47:09,720 --> 00:47:11,760 The neck won't be how I planned. 1153 00:47:11,760 --> 00:47:13,000 It'll finish it off. 1154 00:47:13,000 --> 00:47:14,600 It'll finish me off - I know that. 1155 00:47:14,600 --> 00:47:16,240 I'm doing a buttonhole. 1156 00:47:16,240 --> 00:47:17,640 I'm really cutting it fine. 1157 00:47:17,640 --> 00:47:19,720 I've done my best invisible zip of my life. 1158 00:47:21,080 --> 00:47:23,800 You've got five minutes. 1159 00:47:23,800 --> 00:47:25,840 So I'm now making a poo bag. 1160 00:47:25,840 --> 00:47:28,400 OK, how many bows can we do and where shall they go? 1161 00:47:28,400 --> 00:47:29,800 I'm butchering this hem, though. 1162 00:47:29,800 --> 00:47:32,000 I am very glad it's nearly over. 1163 00:47:32,000 --> 00:47:34,320 - It's lovely. What's this? - It's a poo bag. 1164 00:47:34,320 --> 00:47:35,760 Right, OK. 1165 00:47:35,760 --> 00:47:37,560 - Do you want to explain? - For poo! 1166 00:47:37,560 --> 00:47:39,200 - For whose poo? - Oh, the dog poo. 1167 00:47:40,760 --> 00:47:42,400 You've got one minute! 1168 00:47:42,400 --> 00:47:43,680 Oh, my goodness! 1169 00:47:43,680 --> 00:47:47,680 My future on this show is by no means certain. 1170 00:47:47,680 --> 00:47:50,480 It's going to be crazy to the wire, man! 1171 00:47:50,480 --> 00:47:52,080 Get yourself dressed! 1172 00:47:52,080 --> 00:47:53,520 Oh! 1173 00:47:53,520 --> 00:47:55,680 EMMA LAUGHS 1174 00:47:55,680 --> 00:47:58,560 - Go, go, go. Keep going. - You're a real sweetheart. 1175 00:47:58,560 --> 00:48:01,560 The trouble is, I haven't set in the lining. 1176 00:48:01,560 --> 00:48:03,400 Needles up! 1177 00:48:03,400 --> 00:48:07,320 You've just finished your first made-to-measure challenge! 1178 00:48:07,320 --> 00:48:09,200 Give yourselves a round of applause! 1179 00:48:09,200 --> 00:48:10,680 Woo! 1180 00:48:10,680 --> 00:48:13,040 That was so... 1181 00:48:16,360 --> 00:48:19,000 # I'm walking on sunshine... # 1182 00:48:19,000 --> 00:48:22,400 12 perfect summer's day outfits made to fit 1183 00:48:22,400 --> 00:48:24,800 and modelled by our very own sewers. 1184 00:48:24,800 --> 00:48:27,480 # I'm walking on sunshine 1185 00:48:27,480 --> 00:48:29,240 # Whoa 1186 00:48:29,240 --> 00:48:31,560 # And don't it feel good? 1187 00:48:31,560 --> 00:48:33,440 # Hey, all right now 1188 00:48:33,440 --> 00:48:35,200 # And don't it feel good? 1189 00:48:35,200 --> 00:48:39,560 # oh, yeah, oh, yeah, oh, yeah... # 1190 00:48:39,560 --> 00:48:43,000 You were really having fun going down the catwalk. 1191 00:48:43,000 --> 00:48:44,280 Oh, thank you, Esme. 1192 00:48:44,280 --> 00:48:46,680 In terms of the fit, it's an easy fit. 1193 00:48:46,680 --> 00:48:49,000 The shoulder looks a little bunched. 1194 00:48:49,000 --> 00:48:51,160 Just gathering a little bit here. 1195 00:48:51,160 --> 00:48:53,440 When I came to see you, you were talking about changing 1196 00:48:53,440 --> 00:48:55,880 the way you were finishing the neck opening. 1197 00:48:55,880 --> 00:48:58,040 And actually, you've managed that very well. 1198 00:48:58,040 --> 00:49:00,240 But the dress is very simple. 1199 00:49:00,240 --> 00:49:03,760 # Lazing on a sunny afternoon 1200 00:49:03,760 --> 00:49:06,880 # In the summertime... # 1201 00:49:06,880 --> 00:49:08,120 I love this fabric. 1202 00:49:08,120 --> 00:49:09,480 Thank you very much. 1203 00:49:09,480 --> 00:49:11,760 - It's got lining in, hasn't it? - Yeah. 1204 00:49:11,760 --> 00:49:14,000 And it fits really well here. 1205 00:49:14,000 --> 00:49:16,480 I think it's a really, really nice choice of shape. 1206 00:49:16,480 --> 00:49:19,640 Obviously, the fabric has these embroidered elements, 1207 00:49:19,640 --> 00:49:21,480 which are a little bit bulkier. 1208 00:49:21,480 --> 00:49:23,400 So it's not gathering perfectly evenly. 1209 00:49:23,400 --> 00:49:26,160 I think it falls very nicely. 1210 00:49:26,160 --> 00:49:28,400 - It's a triumph. Well done. - Thank you. 1211 00:49:28,400 --> 00:49:31,000 # Here comes the summer 1212 00:49:31,000 --> 00:49:33,480 # Here comes the summer... # 1213 00:49:35,240 --> 00:49:37,320 - I think this looks terrific. - Thank you. 1214 00:49:37,320 --> 00:49:39,800 You've fitted the trousers fantastically well. 1215 00:49:39,800 --> 00:49:41,560 The shirt looks just right. 1216 00:49:41,560 --> 00:49:43,400 Turn you round to the back. 1217 00:49:43,400 --> 00:49:45,360 - Bottom hem, you've just got a little tuck. - Yeah. 1218 00:49:45,360 --> 00:49:46,720 Just at the back there. 1219 00:49:46,720 --> 00:49:48,560 Turn you back round to the front. 1220 00:49:48,560 --> 00:49:50,000 Pocket - crisp, neat. 1221 00:49:50,000 --> 00:49:51,840 The sharpest corners here. 1222 00:49:51,840 --> 00:49:56,160 I think these buttons are great - that they go with the trousers. 1223 00:49:56,160 --> 00:50:00,000 - I think there is so much that's good about this. - Thank you. 1224 00:50:00,000 --> 00:50:04,040 # They were sittin' on the strawberry swing 1225 00:50:05,840 --> 00:50:08,680 # It's such a perfect day... # 1226 00:50:08,680 --> 00:50:11,440 Well, I really like this fabric. 1227 00:50:11,440 --> 00:50:12,840 Turn around. 1228 00:50:14,240 --> 00:50:15,880 Sits pretty good. 1229 00:50:15,880 --> 00:50:17,840 The fit is beautiful. 1230 00:50:17,840 --> 00:50:20,680 It just looks light and effortless. 1231 00:50:20,680 --> 00:50:22,040 - Well done. - Thank you. 1232 00:50:23,400 --> 00:50:27,320 # Idle in the sunshine... # 1233 00:50:29,000 --> 00:50:31,000 Starting with the top - the fit's great. 1234 00:50:31,000 --> 00:50:35,000 I love the accessorisation with just these little points of red. 1235 00:50:35,000 --> 00:50:36,400 Can I turn you around? 1236 00:50:36,400 --> 00:50:38,600 Neat and tidy throughout. 1237 00:50:38,600 --> 00:50:41,720 All of the sewing is really, really exemplary. 1238 00:50:41,720 --> 00:50:44,320 So, you haven't elasticated? 1239 00:50:44,320 --> 00:50:46,600 Yeah. Because the embroidery's so lovely, 1240 00:50:46,600 --> 00:50:48,600 - it's nice to see it. - Yes, I agree. 1241 00:50:48,600 --> 00:50:50,000 How did you get into it? 1242 00:50:50,000 --> 00:50:51,480 - Have you got a zip? - It's a zipper at the back. 1243 00:50:51,480 --> 00:50:53,000 - Oh, yes. - Mm-hm. 1244 00:50:53,000 --> 00:50:57,320 It's not quite lining up here, but I'm being absolutely... 1245 00:50:57,320 --> 00:51:00,000 - I was hoping you wouldn't pick this up. - ..picky. 1246 00:51:00,000 --> 00:51:02,240 # What a beautiful day 1247 00:51:02,240 --> 00:51:03,720 # Hey, hey 1248 00:51:03,720 --> 00:51:05,800 # I'm the king of all time... # 1249 00:51:05,800 --> 00:51:11,000 I like that you've mixed all these different fabrics together. 1250 00:51:11,000 --> 00:51:13,760 - This hole here? - Yeah. - Turn around. 1251 00:51:13,760 --> 00:51:16,920 I very much like the wrap trousers. 1252 00:51:16,920 --> 00:51:20,000 This is a bit lower than the front. 1253 00:51:20,000 --> 00:51:21,880 I think there's a lot going on. 1254 00:51:21,880 --> 00:51:23,560 We've got a square fly. 1255 00:51:23,560 --> 00:51:25,000 We've got curved panels. 1256 00:51:25,000 --> 00:51:26,600 It's quite busy. 1257 00:51:26,600 --> 00:51:28,080 Let's have a look at the waistcoat. 1258 00:51:28,080 --> 00:51:29,640 You haven't understitched this edge. 1259 00:51:29,640 --> 00:51:32,720 And as a result, we've just got that yellow 1260 00:51:32,720 --> 00:51:34,120 rolling out to the front. 1261 00:51:34,120 --> 00:51:36,480 And again, the armhole - it's just bouncing. 1262 00:51:36,480 --> 00:51:39,160 And that's accentuating the fact that it's a little bit 1263 00:51:39,160 --> 00:51:40,440 loose across the front. 1264 00:51:40,440 --> 00:51:41,680 You gave yourself a lot to do. 1265 00:51:41,680 --> 00:51:46,240 I think some of it you just haven't handled quite to perfection. 1266 00:51:46,240 --> 00:51:48,640 # So go downtown 1267 00:51:48,640 --> 00:51:52,840 # Things will be great when you're downtown... # 1268 00:51:52,840 --> 00:51:55,160 I love this piping. 1269 00:51:55,160 --> 00:51:57,200 Piping is really even. 1270 00:51:57,200 --> 00:51:59,760 The fit looks absolutely first-rate. 1271 00:51:59,760 --> 00:52:01,200 Turn you around. 1272 00:52:01,200 --> 00:52:03,480 You've got an invisible zip at the back. 1273 00:52:03,480 --> 00:52:06,120 It's not absolutely perfect, but it's not bad. 1274 00:52:06,120 --> 00:52:09,280 We've just got a slight bit of visibility here. 1275 00:52:09,280 --> 00:52:11,000 Turn you back around to the front. 1276 00:52:11,000 --> 00:52:12,400 The whole thing is great. 1277 00:52:13,720 --> 00:52:15,920 # Seven days in sunny June 1278 00:52:15,920 --> 00:52:19,120 # But long enough to bloom... # 1279 00:52:19,120 --> 00:52:21,360 - I like this fabric. - Thank you. 1280 00:52:21,360 --> 00:52:24,360 Got little pleats in the sleeves. 1281 00:52:24,360 --> 00:52:26,560 - Oh. - I ran out of time to ease them. 1282 00:52:26,560 --> 00:52:28,000 - So that's... - Making do. 1283 00:52:28,000 --> 00:52:30,400 ..in a completely different place to that. 1284 00:52:30,400 --> 00:52:32,000 You can just see a little bit of lining 1285 00:52:32,000 --> 00:52:33,640 showing through at the top. 1286 00:52:33,640 --> 00:52:36,120 I mean, there are some execution flaws. 1287 00:52:36,120 --> 00:52:38,160 But on the fit side, it's great - so well done. 1288 00:52:38,160 --> 00:52:40,600 # And made a great noise 1289 00:52:40,600 --> 00:52:42,600 # Then I'd drink till I stank and then drink plenty more 1290 00:52:42,600 --> 00:52:45,000 # And I won't go down to the sea any more... # 1291 00:52:45,000 --> 00:52:48,040 I've seen you twice do this. 1292 00:52:48,040 --> 00:52:49,280 Yeah. 1293 00:52:49,280 --> 00:52:52,000 Which tells me that it's a bit short in the front. 1294 00:52:52,000 --> 00:52:53,640 I really like this pocket shape. 1295 00:52:53,640 --> 00:52:55,240 I really like the pleat on the front. 1296 00:52:55,240 --> 00:52:57,400 I feel like the pockets want to be a bit deeper. 1297 00:52:57,400 --> 00:52:59,280 - Yeah, a bit roomier. - I mean, the whole thing 1298 00:52:59,280 --> 00:53:00,440 is neat and tidy. 1299 00:53:00,440 --> 00:53:03,400 Really, it's just that balance that's thrown me off. 1300 00:53:03,400 --> 00:53:05,000 But I like it. It's good. 1301 00:53:05,000 --> 00:53:09,400 # Let's dance to Joy Division and celebrate the irony 1302 00:53:09,400 --> 00:53:12,360 # Everything is going wrong... # 1303 00:53:12,360 --> 00:53:14,560 I think first thing to say - it looks fab. 1304 00:53:14,560 --> 00:53:19,320 It's nice how you've used the tie from the trousers. 1305 00:53:19,320 --> 00:53:22,200 The trousers have got such a beautiful shape to them. 1306 00:53:22,200 --> 00:53:25,000 You've got these lovely even pleats across the front 1307 00:53:25,000 --> 00:53:27,560 that's throwing all this fullness all the way around. 1308 00:53:27,560 --> 00:53:29,640 I mean, the zip is super invisible. 1309 00:53:29,640 --> 00:53:32,280 - I think it's a fantastic outfit. - Thank you. 1310 00:53:32,280 --> 00:53:34,040 # Daydream 1311 00:53:34,040 --> 00:53:37,200 # I fell asleep amid the flowers 1312 00:53:37,200 --> 00:53:39,520 # For a couple of hours... # 1313 00:53:39,520 --> 00:53:41,600 I think the fit is great. 1314 00:53:41,600 --> 00:53:43,560 It's sitting really nicely on the neck. 1315 00:53:43,560 --> 00:53:47,000 I think you've got a good, modest wrap at the front. 1316 00:53:47,000 --> 00:53:50,320 I love the combination of the fabrics. 1317 00:53:50,320 --> 00:53:51,760 Let's have a look. 1318 00:53:51,760 --> 00:53:55,360 - That's very neat. - Thank you. - That edge. It's good. 1319 00:53:55,360 --> 00:53:58,520 # When I met you in the summer... # 1320 00:54:02,000 --> 00:54:05,000 Both the colours and the print are really, really bold. 1321 00:54:05,000 --> 00:54:06,320 And I really like it. 1322 00:54:06,320 --> 00:54:10,200 The fit of the top of the swimming costume is first-rate. 1323 00:54:10,200 --> 00:54:12,280 I also think the fit of the trousers is really nice. 1324 00:54:12,280 --> 00:54:13,640 They've got a lovely fall. 1325 00:54:13,640 --> 00:54:17,600 I love the bow tie, which is a nod to your dad. 1326 00:54:17,600 --> 00:54:19,240 And you've got pockets? 1327 00:54:19,240 --> 00:54:21,440 Yes, everything should have pockets. 1328 00:54:21,440 --> 00:54:23,760 - Let's see the trousers off. - OK. 1329 00:54:23,760 --> 00:54:25,200 We're all friends here. 1330 00:54:27,320 --> 00:54:30,800 Er, I think it's really well made, actually. 1331 00:54:30,800 --> 00:54:33,000 We've got these really dramatic cut-outs. 1332 00:54:33,000 --> 00:54:35,200 Everything is absolutely spot-on. It's brilliant. 1333 00:54:35,200 --> 00:54:36,600 Thank you. 1334 00:54:38,240 --> 00:54:42,440 I feel really pleased and quite proud of myself, actually. 1335 00:54:42,440 --> 00:54:45,000 The catwalk was definitely a new experience. 1336 00:54:45,000 --> 00:54:48,000 Actually walking and being able to wear what you've made 1337 00:54:48,000 --> 00:54:51,000 down the runway was very cool. 1338 00:54:51,000 --> 00:54:53,680 I think I've gone for something too simple. 1339 00:54:53,680 --> 00:54:56,080 Whether that will be enough, we'll see. 1340 00:54:56,080 --> 00:54:58,000 It didn't all go according to plan. 1341 00:54:58,000 --> 00:55:02,000 Have I done enough to draw me up out of the relegation zone? 1342 00:55:02,000 --> 00:55:03,520 Mm, I don't think so. 1343 00:55:06,000 --> 00:55:08,240 Well, you've got through your first week. 1344 00:55:08,240 --> 00:55:11,000 Well done. You've been absolutely amazing. 1345 00:55:11,000 --> 00:55:14,680 So, first up, Garment of the Week. 1346 00:55:14,680 --> 00:55:15,880 Patrick? 1347 00:55:17,320 --> 00:55:19,720 Our Garment of the Week this week is... 1348 00:55:26,000 --> 00:55:28,680 CHEERING AND APPLAUSE 1349 00:55:32,000 --> 00:55:34,640 Bravo. I mean, it was bold, it was brilliant, 1350 00:55:34,640 --> 00:55:37,920 it was perfectly sewn, beautifully fitted. 1351 00:55:37,920 --> 00:55:40,760 - Couldn't have asked for anything more. - Thanks. 1352 00:55:40,760 --> 00:55:44,320 So, unfortunately, one of you fabulous people 1353 00:55:44,320 --> 00:55:46,000 has to go home today. 1354 00:55:46,000 --> 00:55:48,120 It's not been an easy decision at all 1355 00:55:48,120 --> 00:55:50,760 because you're all absolutely brilliant. 1356 00:55:50,760 --> 00:55:54,040 But the person that we're sending home today is... 1357 00:55:59,240 --> 00:56:00,600 ..Dawn. 1358 00:56:02,160 --> 00:56:04,840 So sorry. You've been absolutely fabulous. 1359 00:56:06,960 --> 00:56:09,320 Well, I feel sad about going home, 1360 00:56:09,320 --> 00:56:11,200 but I think they made the right decision. 1361 00:56:11,200 --> 00:56:14,240 These wonderful bees are here, and they're all so talented. 1362 00:56:15,760 --> 00:56:18,000 - I've had a lovely time! - Good. 1363 00:56:18,000 --> 00:56:21,360 I've been lucky to have good and bad experiences in my life, 1364 00:56:21,360 --> 00:56:24,640 but this will be definitely up there with the best of them. 1365 00:56:24,640 --> 00:56:26,600 You've done brilliantly. Well done. 1366 00:56:26,600 --> 00:56:28,680 Dawn should feel extraordinarily proud. 1367 00:56:28,680 --> 00:56:31,000 It's very difficult to decide who went home this week. 1368 00:56:31,000 --> 00:56:33,800 On one hand, we had Tim. 1369 00:56:33,800 --> 00:56:35,160 Tonnes of ambition, 1370 00:56:35,160 --> 00:56:36,880 execution that let him down. 1371 00:56:36,880 --> 00:56:38,400 And on the other hand, Dawn. 1372 00:56:38,400 --> 00:56:39,760 Pretty good execution, 1373 00:56:39,760 --> 00:56:42,280 but just a lack of ambition. 1374 00:56:42,280 --> 00:56:45,240 And ultimately, the reason we chose to keep Tim 1375 00:56:45,240 --> 00:56:48,000 was because we wanted to reward his ambition. 1376 00:56:48,000 --> 00:56:49,720 I'm so happy. It's so gorgeous. 1377 00:56:51,360 --> 00:56:54,000 Congratulations! It's amazing! 1378 00:56:54,000 --> 00:56:55,440 To have won Garment of the Week 1379 00:56:55,440 --> 00:56:57,840 in the first week is just, like, a dream come true. 1380 00:56:57,840 --> 00:56:59,680 I didn't expect it at all. 1381 00:56:59,680 --> 00:57:04,000 So I am feeling a little bit, oh, proud of myself. 1382 00:57:04,000 --> 00:57:06,440 A lot of the sewers seem creative, 1383 00:57:06,440 --> 00:57:10,400 so I am excited to see what they come up with next. 1384 00:57:13,160 --> 00:57:14,880 - Next time... - Game on! - Out the way! 1385 00:57:14,880 --> 00:57:16,800 ..it's Colour and Prints Week. 1386 00:57:16,800 --> 00:57:18,600 I love colour. 1387 00:57:18,600 --> 00:57:20,640 The sewers tackle tricky tops... 1388 00:57:20,640 --> 00:57:22,280 Made a right meal of this. 1389 00:57:22,280 --> 00:57:24,000 ..we discover old hues... 1390 00:57:24,000 --> 00:57:26,600 What are we doing torturing ourselves with this lot? 1391 00:57:26,600 --> 00:57:28,640 ..and explore their shady side... 1392 00:57:28,640 --> 00:57:30,080 It's terrific. 1393 00:57:30,080 --> 00:57:31,480 ..with one-colour outfits. 1394 00:57:31,480 --> 00:57:33,400 - This is mad! - Oh, shoot! 1395 00:57:33,400 --> 00:57:35,480 I feel like I'm going to explode, you know? 1396 00:57:35,480 --> 00:57:37,920 If there's a mistake now, nowt I can do about it. 1397 00:57:37,920 --> 00:57:39,400 Oh, no! 1398 00:57:39,400 --> 00:57:40,880 RIPPING FABRIC 1399 00:57:40,880 --> 00:57:42,720 MINNIE SIGHS