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The Great British Sewing Bee Season 7 Episodes
Season 7 Episode Guide
12 Episodes 2021 - 0
Episode 1
Episode #7.1
Wed, Apr 14, 2021 60 mins
Joe Lycett welcomes a fresh batch of sewers to a brand new location on the banks of London's River Thames. Week One sees judges Patrick Grant and Esme Young settling them in with a trio of challenges based on everyday wardrobe staples.
Episode 2
Episode #7.2
Wed, Apr 21, 2021 60 mins
Joe Lycett hosts as Summer Week hits the sewing room, with three challenges themed around sewing clothes to look and feel cool in even the fiercest heat. Patrick and Esme's Pattern Challenge this week is a pair of paperbag shorts.
Episode 3
Episode #7.3
Wed, Apr 28, 2021 60 mins
The 10 remaining home sewers return for gent's classics week. In a gentle first test of tailoring, judges Patrick Grant and Esme Young kick off the Pattern Challenge with a Sewing Bee first: a baker boy cap. The cap requires perfect symmetry in its construction, a supporting brim and a snug fit to get that full Peaky Blinders look.
Episode 4
Episode #7.4
Wed, May 5, 2021 60 mins
Joe Lycett hosts as the nine remaining sewers go global, taking on garments from around the world. First, they must follow a pattern as judges Patrick Grant and Esme Young ask them to make a French Breton Top.
Episode 5
Episode #7.5
Wed, May 12, 2021 60 mins
Joe Lycett hosts as the eight remaining home sewers return for Children's Week. The garments might be tiny, but their fiddliness makes them a huge challenge to sew.
Episode 6
Episode #7.6
Wed, May 19, 2021 60 mins
Reduce, Reuse and Recycle Week, with all the usual fabric in the haberdashery being replaced with charity shop clothes and soft-furnishings. Host Joe Lycett kicks the six remaining home sewers off with a pattern for a gentleman's waistcoat using just second-hand clothes.
Episode 7
Winter Week
Wed, May 26, 2021 60 mins
Joe Lycett hosts as temperatures drop and winter hits the sewing room, with challenges themed around keeping warm and adding sparkle to the coldest months of the year. Patrick and Esme's Pattern Challenge this week is a man's flannel shirt.
Episode 8
Music and the Movies Week
Wed, Jun 2, 2021 60 mins
Five remaining sewers take on challenges that are inspired by music and film.
Episode 9
The Great British Sewing Bee
Wed, Jun 9, 2021 60 mins
Joe Lycett hosts the semi-final, as the four remaining sewers go back in time to the 1940s. Attempting to revive both the glamorous and thrifty styles of the decade, they tackle the decade's most elegant and innovative garments.
Episode 10
Episode #7.10
Wed, Jun 16, 2021 60 mins
Three finalists compete for the title of Britain's best amateur sewer, taking on a trio of challenges for special occasions and bringing together a range of advanced sewing skills.
Episode 11
2021 Specials: Celebrity Christmas Special
Wed, Dec 22, 2021 60 mins
New host Sara Pascoe throws a Christmas Sewing Bee extravaganza. To help her get into the festive spirit, she welcomes celebrity sewers the Rev Kate Bottley, Antony Cotton, Kiell Smith-Bynoe and Anneka Rice into the Sewing Room. Under the watchful eye of judges Esme Young and Patrick Grant, the four brave celebrities follow a pattern for a Christmas jumper, transform a charity shop bundle into fancy dress outfits and create dresses from Christmas past.
Episode 12
2021 Specials: Celebrity New Year Special
Thu, Dec 30, 2021 60 mins
Comedian and host Sara Pascoe celebrates the new year by inviting four more celebrities into the Sewing Room to try their hand at creating party clothes. Drag Race winner Lawrence Chaney, comedian Rose Matafeo, singer Claire Richards from Steps and journalist Kirsty Wark all get behind their sewing machines and give it a go.
