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

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Series 7 of the Great British Sewing Bee will start on 14th April 2021. It will be on Wednesdays each week on BBC 1 at 9pm. This will be the seventh series of the sewing BBC TV show and we are so excited to see what contestants and sewing challenges will be. Each year we look forward to another series and most recently we were treated to a celebrity special over Christmas. So far we know that there was a call out for Sewing Bee contestants to apply for the new TV series last year and also that it was filmed in Autumn 2022. In previous years The Great British Sewing Bee has been shown on the BBC in the UK in Spring time, usually around April but this year it will air in May. If you’ve not come across the Sewing Bee before, take a look below at previous series, Sewing Bee books, interviews with contestants and also our vlogs of each episode where we hunt out the patterns used in each episode! Episode 7 –For episode seven the theme was Winter week where challenges were themed around keeping warm and adding sparkle. The challenges included making a man’s flannel shirt, a new garment from old scarves and a made-to-measure festive party dress. Find the sewing patterns used by the contestants here. Episode 2– In episode two of the sewing bee, eleven contestants remain, after we sadly said goodbye to Angillia in week one. The theme for this week is sewing for the holidays. The challenges included making a pair of Palazzo pants, transforming towels into beach cover-ups and making a made-to-measure relaxed men’s beach shirt for a model. Take a look at our sewing pattern suggestions for your handmade wardrobe.

Episode 10 –For the final the theme was Special Occasions, giving the final three contestants the opportunity to show off their advanced sewing skills. The challenges included making a little child’s bridesmaid dress, upcycling homewares into a summer festival outfit, and a made-to-measure off the shoulder evening gown. Find the sewing patterns used by the contestants here. The first episode of The Great British Sewing Bee Season 9 will be on our screens at 9pm on Wednesday 24th May! 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.Episode 4 blog post and video – coming soon. Where can I talk about about the sewing bee TV show with other makers? Farie 34, Accountant. From Dunstable, she began sewing after being inspired by textiles at GCSE. She loves to make outfits for her children.

Annie was inspired by her granny to start sewing, works as a buyer for a high street fashion brand and loves roller skating, camping and long walks. 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. The Great British Sewing Bee will be on BBC 1 at 9pm starting on the 24th May 2023. There will be ten episodes in total, airing weekly. Watch our vlog review of the book where Kate talks about what sewing patterns are included and you can get a sneak peak of what to expect inside! The 2023 edition of our ever-popular Great British Sewing Bee digital book is live now! Feeling inspired by the return of The Great British Sewing Bee? We’ve got you coveredYou 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! Episode 9– In the eighth episode there are four contestants remaining, after we sadly said goodbye to Mark in week eight. The sewing bee theme for week nine is the silver screen! The challenges included making a dress inspired by Marilyn Monroe in The Seven Year Itch, transforming futuristic scrapyard fabrics into new science fiction-inspired outfits and making a made-to-measure flapper dress inspired by films like The Great Gatsby. Take a look at our sewing pattern suggestions so you can make your own at home.

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) Rebecca 23, Customer Assistant. She studied textiles at A-Level and now makes clothes to help her relax. Yes indeed! It's a wonderful book of patterns and techniques, created by Season 5 winner, Juliet Uzor. Juliet is a regular columnist for Love Sewing magazine and has even graced our cover!Episode 8 –In the seventh episode of The Great British Sewing Bee series 9 the contestants are challenged with 1930s Week. Find the sewing patterns used by the contestants here. Cathryn 57, Post Office worker. Sewing for over 50 years, she likes to refashion fabrics into new garments. She loves music, especially David Bowie.

Mark– Personal banker from Kenilworth, 42. Mark has been sewing for three years now and likes to make vintage inspired menswear, often inspired by Dr Who outfits.

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Fauve is also a top golfer, who has represented Wales in the Home Nationals. She only started sewing five years ago when she joined a sewing class and made a peg bag. At the home she shares with her mum, dad, brother and nan, she has a small ‘sewing cupboard’ where she makes puff sleeved feminine dresses.