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8 Episodes 2016 - 2016
Episode 1
Mon, May 16, 2016 60 mins
Ten sewers follow a pattern for a woman's top made of four pieces.
Episode 2
Mon, May 23, 2016 60 mins
Nine amateur sewers compete to show they can make beautiful clothes on a miniature scale. First, the sewers must follow a pattern to make a babygrow from stretch cotton jersey. Next, the sewers must show they can handle slippery satin and chiffon by transforming an adult bridesmaid dress into a wearable garment for a boy or a girl. For the final challenge, real children replace the mannequins, as the sewers strive to create perfectly fitted woolen capes.
Episode 3
Mon, May 30, 2016 60 mins
The sewers work with complicated pattern pieces and delicate fabric.
Episode 4
Mon, Jun 6, 2016 60 mins
The sewers must tackle techniques and garment styles from other cultures and continents.
Episode 5
Mon, Jun 13, 2016 60 mins
The sewing room is transformed back to the 1960s.
Episode 6
Mon, Jun 20, 2016 60 mins
The five remaining sewers work on activewear.
Episode 7
Mon, Jun 27, 2016 60 mins
Four sewers are left to compete for a place in the final. In the pattern challenge, the sewers must make an asymmetric yoked skirt inspired by modern Japanese pattern cutting. Next, contestants transform a duvet cover into a female garment in the no-waste alteration challenge. For their made-to-measure challenge, the judges seek to draw out the sewers' inner designer.
Episode 8
Mon, Jul 4, 2016 60 mins
The three finalists compete for the title of Britain's best amateur sewer by creating three pieces of evening wear. First is the pattern challenge, in which the sewers demonstrate their precision by creating a man's pin-tucked dress shirt. Then they must use their imagination to transform a classic tuxedo into a little black dress in the alteration challenge. For the final made-to-measure challenge, the sewers make floor-length evening gowns for a model of their choice.