The contest to find Britain's best amateur sewer returns with 10 competitors trying to impress judges May Martin from the Women's Institute and Savile Row designer Patrick Grant. In the .. show full overview
The contest to find Britain's best amateur sewer returns with 10 competitors trying to impress judges May Martin from the Women's Institute and Savile Row designer Patrick Grant. In the first episode, they are asked to work with cotton - a core fabric in every dressmaker's cupboard. First up they have to make a pair of women's trousers with a complicated invisible zip, then transform a denim shirt in just 90 minutes before producing a stunning summer dress for their real-life models. Claudia Winkleman presents.
The nine remaining contestants take part in three more challenges, this time testing their ability to scale down items and make children's clothes. They first have to fashion a .. show full overview
The nine remaining contestants take part in three more challenges, this time testing their ability to scale down items and make children's clothes. They first have to fashion a waistcoat, then show their ingenuity by breathing new life into a plain T-shirt and a hand-me-down dress, and finish by creating a fancy-dress costume. Judges May Martin from the Women's Institute and Savile Row designer Patrick Grant then decide who will leave the competition. Claudia Winkleman presents.
Claudia Winkleman takes the eight remaining contestants back to the 1950s, when home sewing was at its height, with the first challenge involving following one of the biggest-selling .. show full overview
Claudia Winkleman takes the eight remaining contestants back to the 1950s, when home sewing was at its height, with the first challenge involving following one of the biggest-selling dress patterns of that era. Next they are given a vintage item to transform into a wearable garment, before making a 1950s blouse out of an unforgiving sheer fabric. Judges May Martin from the Women's Institute and Savile Row designer Patrick Grant then decide who will leave the competition.
The seven remaining contestants are tested on their ability to add shape and structure to clothing, with their first task involving sewing together 12 pieces of fabric to make a boned .. show full overview
The seven remaining contestants are tested on their ability to add shape and structure to clothing, with their first task involving sewing together 12 pieces of fabric to make a boned corset. They then have to make a garment out of a 1980s `power' suit and finish by creating a traditional kilt from scratch, before judges May Martin and Patrick Grant decide who will leave the competition. Claudia Winkleman presents.
