Great British Sewing Bee: The Modern Wardrobe: Create Clothes You Love with 28 Projects and Innovative Alteration Techniques

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Ali– Paramedic from West Yorkshire, 48. Alex loves golf and makes her own golf outfits. She also has a sewing blog and likes to get involved in the sewing community arranging meet ups.

Episode 9 –For episode nine the theme was 1940s, reviving the glamour and thriftiness of that decade. The challenges included making a pair of Oxford Bag trousers, adapting old parachutes into glamorous dresses, and a made-to-measure outfit inspired by Dior’s New Look. Find the sewing patterns used by the contestants here. You can watch the trailer for the sewing bee series 8 here, get a sneak peak of the new contestants, challenges and humour we can expect from the show this year. With twelve contestants and 10 episodes, there will be lots of challenges to come! Did you get caught up in the excitement and now can’t remember which sewing patterns were featured? Have no fear, catch up at your leisure on our sewing blog where we will have lots of sewing inspiration from each episode of series 4. In each of the sewing bee eight episodes, the contestants will have to complete three tasks. The first is a surprise dressmaking pattern, the second a refashioners project and finally fit a sewing pattern to a model. Yes! Series 9 of the Great British Sewing Bee will start in May 2023. This will be the ninth series of the sewing BBC TV show and we are so excited to see what contestants and sewing challenges will be. Watch this space as we share special vlogs each week after the TV programme as sewers take on garment challenges to crowned the best home sewer in Britain. We have been eagerly awaiting series 9 since the sewing bee was last broadcast over Christmas in 2022. We will be sharing all the news about the new contestants of The Great British Sewing Bee and each week a run down of the episodes with sewing patterns featured. What time and date is the Great British Sewing Bee on TV? We’ve some exciting special sewing bee blog posts from series 4 by some of your favourite bloggers and sewing celebrities.Episode 6 –In the sixth episode of The Great British Sewing Bee series 8 the contestants are challenged with Music Week. Find the sewing patterns used by the contestants here.

Sara: "Well, they’re both experts, so if I pipe up I’m ignored and rightly so. I give a little prediction before they say anything and my instincts are always wrong. The person I thought was going home would win garment of the week! I just look at the pretty dresses, whereas they're looking at, you know, actual sewing!"Adam, Lawratu, Julie, Cathryn, Damien, Farie, Andrew, Rebecca, Jean, Adeena, Raph, Serena – (C) Love Productions – Photographer: Mark Bourdillon Who are the contestants for series 7 2021 of the Sewing Bee? Gill started sewing when her husband bought her a machine three years ago. She makes clothes for herself, family and greyhound Maureen. She works as an analyst and feels that her love for numbers helps her with sewing. Matt– Broadcast engineer from London, 43. He recently started sewing in 2017 and started by making his own dress for a drag party. He makes clothes for this partner and friends alongside menswear for himself too. The new contestants of The Great British Sewing Bee are Man Yee, Annie, Cristian, Brogan, Mitch, Marni, Steve, Debra, Richy, Gill, Chichi and Angela.

Episode 4– In the fourth episode there are nine contestants remaining, after we sadly said goodbye to Fiona in week three. The sewing bee theme for week four is sportswear. The challenges included making a rugby shirt, transforming cagoules into miniature waterproof onesies for toddlers and making a made-to-measure tennis outfit. Take a look at our sewing pattern suggestions so you can make your own at home. Episode 2 –In the second episode of The Great British Sewing Bee series 8 the contestants are challenged with sportswear. Find the sewing patterns used by the contestants here. Sewing Bee Episode 7 Guide (semi-final) – This week was all about puzzling patterns pattern cutting. The first task was to sew a asymmetric skirt inspired by Japanese pattern cutting. In the refashioning challenge, the contestants has to create a garment from a duvet and use all the fabric. In the final challenge, the contestants had to draft their own pattern and fit it to a model. Sara: "And my dog, Mouse, came up to visit, which was great apart from the fact he did a wee on Esme. It was some Alpha move. He owns Esme now, that’s how it works!" Alex– Student from Gloucestershire, 24. The youngest contestant this year, Alex studies science at University. He learnt to sew from his mum as a teenager and now makes his own clothes. Left the show in week two.

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Episode 1– In episode one of the Great British Sewing Bee, twelve fresh faced contestants took part in three challenges. This first week eased the contestants in with the wardrobe staples theme. The challenges included making a wrap skirt, refashioning two men’s work shirts and making a made-to-measure tea dress for a model. Take a look at our sewing pattern suggestions to recreate these looks for your handmade wardrobe. Joyce, 71 is from West Sussex and a retired school admissions officer. She likes to sew for herself and her family. Julie 62, Beauty Therapist and former dancer. Living in Rotherham, she gets her inspiring from lots of places and likes to wow with her handmade garments. The new contestants of The Great British Sewing Bee are Adam, Lawratu, Julie, Cathryn, Damien, Farie, Andrew, Rebecca, Jean, Adeena, Raph and Serena. Nicole– jewellery designer from London, 42. Nicole lived in Trinidad as a child and had clothes made by a seamstress. She then learnt to sew as a teenager and since then has been making many of her own clothes from relaxed outfits to outfits for special occasions using bold Asian prints and metallics. Sewing Bee Episode guide – series 6 (2020)