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I must say, I was very much looking forward to this week’s episode. I do enjoy it when they go a bit “historical” and the 1920s-40s have always been one of my favourite eras for fashion. The Pattern Making Challenge saw the contestants make sailor trousers, which in actual fact look like the most difficult-to-makeContinue reading “Great British Sewing Bee 2022 Episode 8 Recap – 1930s Week”

Following on from last week’s magnificent Music Week, we’ve come crashing back down to earth with Lingerie & Nightwear Week. I don’t have anything against these garments per se (it’s not like I go commando or anything), it’s just I tend to squirm with embarrassment at the mere mention of “crotch” or “gusset”, to theContinue reading “Great British Sewing Bee 2022 Episode 7 Recap – Lingerie & Nightwear Week”

Sorry this is a bit late – I got more involved with the Platinum Jubilee celebrations than I intended and have been up to my ears in trifle since Thursday. Honestly, if I never see a mandarin segment again, it will be too soon. However I am here, so let’s cast our minds back toContinue reading “Great British Sewing Bee 2022 Episode 6 Recap – Music Week”

This is my least favourite week and to be honest, I didn’t rush making my pre-programme cuppa, so it was a few minutes in by the time I started watching. I then walked into the room to hear the phrase “to make their sailor suits…” which made me eye roll and grimace like never before,Continue reading “Great British Sewing Bee 2022 Episode 5 Recap – Childrenswear Week”

We’re at that point in the series when we all have to dig out our husbands’ old Y-Fronts to make charming lampshades. Yes, folks, it’s Patrick’s favourite week; Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and the contestants had some right challenges to contend with this week! A nice easy Pattern Challenge to begin with; make a quilted jacketContinue reading “Great British Sewing Bee 2022 Episode 4 Recap – Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Week”

After last week’s fiasco I had a lot of hope for this week, as it seemed by watching the trailer that it was going to be relatively normal and thankfully my hopes were not dashed! In fact, even the Transformation Challenge wasn’t that bad this week, so things are looking up!  It’s quite nice thatContinue reading “Great British Sewing Bee 2022 Episode 3 Recap – Summer Week”

How naive of me to think there could not possibly be a week less interesting to me than Childrenswear week (I have no kids + I don’t like kids = zero interest) and along came a week when they had to make chuffing knock-off Converse in the Pattern Challenge!!! 🤦‍♀️ Have Patrick and Esme now started aContinue reading “Great British Sewing Bee 2022 Episode 2 Recap – Sportswear Week”

Well, hello there! It’s good to be back with my little lighthearted recaps of the Great British Sewing Bee episodes! They seemed to be quite popular last year, so the pressure’s on for me not to disappoint this time round, especially as the big man himself (Damien) messaged to say he was looking forward toContinue reading “Great British Sewing Bee 2022 Episode 1 Recap – Sewing Fundamentals Week”

Yes, it’s happened. After much stalking and investigative work, we have managed to find Damien from the Sewing Bee! Not only that, he actually came to the shop to visit us! (Of his own free will, I might add. There was no need for a hood and a tranquiliser dart.) The journey of discovery startedContinue reading “#WeFoundDamo”

And now, the end is near, and so we face, the final…fro-ock!  Yes folks, we’ve all made it. I’ve managed to find some kind of ridiculousness in each and every episode of this series of The Bee and you have persevered and read my recaps each week. We all deserve a medal! The final three,Continue reading “Great British Sewing Bee 2021: Episode 10: THE FINAL!”