0:00:02 > 0:00:04If last week's woollen capes were all a bit Mary Poppins,
0:00:04 > 0:00:07then I'm afraid the Sewing Room is about to get just a little bit
0:00:07 > 0:00:11"50 Shades," as our sewers prepare to get intimate with very
0:00:11 > 0:00:13delicate lingerie.
0:00:13 > 0:00:16Welcome to the Great British Sewing Bee.
0:00:16 > 0:00:18At the last Sewing Bee...
0:00:18 > 0:00:19BLOWS RASPBERRY
0:00:19 > 0:00:21..Angeline just pipped Jamie...
0:00:21 > 0:00:23I'm happy. Good stuff, well done.
0:00:23 > 0:00:26..to win Garment Of The Week for a second time.
0:00:26 > 0:00:27I still can't believe it.
0:00:29 > 0:00:31And Josh clung on yet again...
0:00:31 > 0:00:33If you're going to go out, go out with a bang, I say.
0:00:33 > 0:00:38..as Ghislaine became the second person to leave the Sewing Room.
0:00:38 > 0:00:40- Now... - The cardigan's coming off.
0:00:40 > 0:00:42..the eight remaining sewers face the most intimate
0:00:42 > 0:00:44Pattern Challenge yet.
0:00:44 > 0:00:46How can that fit on someone's boob?
0:00:46 > 0:00:49'An Alteration Challenge that starts in a charity shop...
0:00:49 > 0:00:51- We're giving you... - 'and ends up in the bedroom.'
0:00:51 > 0:00:55- I'm going to do a babydoll thingy. - Lovely.- Covers your bits.- Thank you.
0:00:55 > 0:00:58'..and a luxurious Made-To-Measure...
0:00:58 > 0:01:00- It's about ten mile too long. - LAUGHS
0:01:00 > 0:01:02- '..that could deliver... - Pins everywhere!
0:01:02 > 0:01:05'..the biggest upset of the competition so far.'
0:01:05 > 0:01:07Why do I always cut it to the wire?
0:01:09 > 0:01:10Come out!
0:01:10 > 0:01:12I love it when a plan comes together.
0:01:33 > 0:01:37Our eight remaining sewers are back to face three more challenges,
0:01:37 > 0:01:39set by Esme and Patrick.
0:01:39 > 0:01:43- Think happy thoughts. - Think of the judges naked.- Oh, God.
0:01:43 > 0:01:46Think it's going to be an interesting one. Lingerie week.
0:01:46 > 0:01:47Right, nice and organised this week.
0:01:47 > 0:01:50'Lingerie week could be good for me.'
0:01:50 > 0:01:51My style is very feminine.
0:01:51 > 0:01:54It's very much about the, I suppose, the...
0:01:54 > 0:01:56Can I say sex appeal?
0:01:56 > 0:01:58It's very fiddly, and there's a lot of fine sewing.
0:01:58 > 0:02:01I think lingerie's a really hard one, and we're all totally
0:02:01 > 0:02:03trying to second guess what we're going to have to do.
0:02:03 > 0:02:06Have you got your slippers, Charlotte?
0:02:06 > 0:02:07Always got the bunnies.
0:02:07 > 0:02:10I've got a horrible feeling it's going to be something like a bra.
0:02:10 > 0:02:11Not a bra. No bras, please.
0:02:11 > 0:02:13I mean, who wants to make a bra?
0:02:13 > 0:02:16I would dread it if the Pattern Challenge was to make a bra.
0:02:16 > 0:02:19I would not have the first clue.
0:02:20 > 0:02:21Good morning, sewers.
0:02:21 > 0:02:26So, this week, the judges would like to test you on how you deal
0:02:26 > 0:02:29with really delicate fabrics.
0:02:29 > 0:02:31Esme, would you like to enlighten them?
0:02:31 > 0:02:32Here we are.
0:02:32 > 0:02:35- GASPS AND SCREAMS - No!
0:02:35 > 0:02:39- Pass it round.- We were praying it wouldn't be a bra.
0:02:39 > 0:02:42- It's a soft cup bra, no underwire... - Good.
0:02:42 > 0:02:45..but we want a beautifully symmetrical scolloped edge,
0:02:45 > 0:02:47and we want a very close fit on the mannequin.
0:02:47 > 0:02:49You have two and a half hours.
0:02:49 > 0:02:52There are some beautiful laces in the haberdashery, and
0:02:52 > 0:02:57afterwards the good news is Patrick will be modelling all of the bras.
0:02:57 > 0:02:58Your time starts now.
0:03:03 > 0:03:06To make a bra, the sewers have been asked to use the trickiest
0:03:06 > 0:03:10fabric of the competition so far - stretch lace.
0:03:12 > 0:03:14I haven't got a bloody clue.
0:03:15 > 0:03:18I'm looking for a lace with a scolloped edge,
0:03:18 > 0:03:21because there is scolloped edge on the pattern,
0:03:21 > 0:03:24so I'm just trying to search for one that has it.
0:03:24 > 0:03:28Nice scolloped edge. Not so nice, so we'll have that.
0:03:30 > 0:03:33I'm going for purple, and I'm going for this pink underneath,
0:03:33 > 0:03:35so it looks naked.
0:03:35 > 0:03:37At my age, I should know better.
0:03:37 > 0:03:39Stretch lace.
0:03:39 > 0:03:42It's not that easy to sew, because it's fine and it's stretchy.
0:03:42 > 0:03:44We want each cup to be symmetrical.
0:03:44 > 0:03:48It's very important, the symmetry, and also this point here.
0:03:48 > 0:03:50It might look simple,
0:03:50 > 0:03:53but they have to be very accurate sewing that point together.
0:03:53 > 0:03:55But also, there's some very, very complex geometry,
0:03:55 > 0:03:57so the seaming needs to be very accurate,
0:03:57 > 0:04:00the cutting needs to be very precise, because we will see
0:04:00 > 0:04:04any differences from one side to the other incredibly clearly.
0:04:04 > 0:04:06I'm actually quite happy about the challenge.
0:04:06 > 0:04:10It's more construction, it's not kind of quite like tailored stuff.
0:04:10 > 0:04:12Jamie's love of construction
0:04:12 > 0:04:14and tailored garments is a family affair.
0:04:14 > 0:04:18My grandfather was a big influence on the style of clothes that
0:04:18 > 0:04:19I like to make.
0:04:19 > 0:04:22Very much a gentleman, he wouldn't leave the house without a hat,
0:04:22 > 0:04:24and he was always very smartly dressed.
0:04:24 > 0:04:26Not a lot of pieces to go wrong, is there?
0:04:26 > 0:04:27There's a lot TO go wrong,
0:04:27 > 0:04:30but there's not a lot of PIECES to go wrong, so should be OK.
0:04:32 > 0:04:34With their stretch lace chosen...
0:04:34 > 0:04:35This is really mean.
0:04:35 > 0:04:38..the sewers need to begin cutting out the most intricate
0:04:38 > 0:04:40pattern yet in the Sewing Bee.
0:04:40 > 0:04:42There's so many bits to it, and they're so small.
0:04:42 > 0:04:45Like, how can that fit on someone's boob?
0:04:45 > 0:04:48The pattern is made up of nine small pieces of fabric.
0:04:48 > 0:04:50Three pieces are sewn together to form the cups,
0:04:50 > 0:04:54an underband is attached, two panels are joined at the back with
0:04:54 > 0:04:57a hook and eye fastening, and it's finished with
0:04:57 > 0:04:59two adjustable shoulder straps.
0:05:00 > 0:05:03I've made a bra before, and it was sort of completely useless.
0:05:03 > 0:05:07It was like putting on a vest, it was that effective.
0:05:07 > 0:05:08Not all of Charlotte's stretchy,
0:05:08 > 0:05:12close-fitting garments have ended in disaster.
0:05:12 > 0:05:15Trying on swimsuits in the shops is a horrible experience,
0:05:15 > 0:05:17but making one is amazing,
0:05:17 > 0:05:20because you don't have to get undressed in public, and you
0:05:20 > 0:05:23make this thing that fits you in a way that a bought swimsuit can't.
0:05:23 > 0:05:25It was wonderful.
0:05:25 > 0:05:26I don't know.
0:05:26 > 0:05:29I'm just going to go with the picture, and hope for the best.
0:05:29 > 0:05:31What could go wrong(?)
0:05:31 > 0:05:35Cutting stretch lace for a close-fitting bra will be tricky.
0:05:35 > 0:05:37Well, it's got to be.
0:05:37 > 0:05:40The small size of the pattern pieces demand even greater
0:05:40 > 0:05:42accuracy during cutting.
0:05:42 > 0:05:43Just need to be careful.
0:05:43 > 0:05:45The slightest deviation will not only affect
0:05:45 > 0:05:47the symmetry of the bra...
0:05:47 > 0:05:48Man, this is bonkers.
0:05:48 > 0:05:51..but could also prevent the intricate pieces
0:05:51 > 0:05:52from fitting together.
0:05:52 > 0:05:54An ill-fitting bra isn't good.
0:05:57 > 0:06:01I've got meaty hands, and I hate the fact that this is so fiddly.
0:06:01 > 0:06:03Although he's never made lingerie before,
0:06:03 > 0:06:07Josh's passion has had an impact on his relationship.
0:06:07 > 0:06:10When I was first sewing, it was the odd evening here and there,
0:06:10 > 0:06:13and then I moved my sewing machine into my own bedroom,
0:06:13 > 0:06:15so it started taking over my bedroom life.
0:06:15 > 0:06:18My girlfriend's always been open to me doing what I want,
0:06:18 > 0:06:20so she's very supportive.
0:06:20 > 0:06:22- Morning, Josh.- Morning.
0:06:22 > 0:06:25There's a sort of sense of resignation in your voice
0:06:25 > 0:06:26this morning.
0:06:26 > 0:06:28- SIGHS - This is the thing that I was
0:06:28 > 0:06:32praying wouldn't come up, and unfortunately, it has.
0:06:32 > 0:06:34It isn't as difficult as it might appear,
0:06:34 > 0:06:36and you've just got to sew it really accurately.
0:06:36 > 0:06:38- And you've got to be accurate.- Yeah.
0:06:38 > 0:06:41What is it about it that is worrying you the most?
0:06:41 > 0:06:44It's something that I've never even looked at,
0:06:44 > 0:06:47in terms of how it's made, and normally they're only
0:06:47 > 0:06:50there for a couple of seconds, and then it's gone.
0:06:52 > 0:06:56# Hold your hand out, you naughty boy. #
0:06:56 > 0:07:00Making a bra in only two and a half hours may be daunting, but there was
0:07:00 > 0:07:03a time when women had to spend just as long putting their underwear on.
0:07:03 > 0:07:07Freedom from countless uncomfortable layers was finally
0:07:07 > 0:07:12delivered in 1894, by divorced single mother Lucy Sutherland,
0:07:12 > 0:07:14the designer of a fashion phenomenon -
0:07:14 > 0:07:17a liberating new dress known as a tea gown.
0:07:20 > 0:07:23Lucille must have realised pretty quickly that a tea gown, although
0:07:23 > 0:07:26lovely, probably needed some pretty underclothes to go underneath it.
0:07:26 > 0:07:29The underclothes they were wearing were probably rather clumsy,
0:07:29 > 0:07:32so she decided not only would they have a beautiful,
0:07:32 > 0:07:37lacy tea gown, but she would design the most gorgeous
0:07:37 > 0:07:42and luxurious and soft and sensual underwear to go beneath.
0:07:42 > 0:07:44Rebranding herself Lucille,
0:07:44 > 0:07:48she discarded the restricting whalebone corsetry, and replaced it
0:07:48 > 0:07:54with deconstructed bras, camisoles, nightgowns, negligees, and pyjamas.
0:07:54 > 0:07:56She liked soft, fluid fabrics.
0:07:56 > 0:08:02She loved silk, chiffon, lace, and all the trimmings.
0:08:02 > 0:08:06She would use flowers, she liked velvet bows.
0:08:06 > 0:08:08To add to their appeal,
0:08:08 > 0:08:11Lucille came up with an innovative way to market her creations.
0:08:11 > 0:08:14She would call them these wonderful names.
0:08:14 > 0:08:19Garden Of Love, or The Sighing Sounds Of Lips That Are Unsatisfied,
0:08:19 > 0:08:21or whatever it was, you know.
0:08:21 > 0:08:24She made it really very, very sexy.
0:08:24 > 0:08:27In 1905, she launched her own boutique in London's Mayfair,
0:08:27 > 0:08:31but the business wasn't an immediate success.
0:08:31 > 0:08:33People didn't want to buy them, because they would come,
0:08:33 > 0:08:35they would look, and they would feel shocked.
0:08:35 > 0:08:37They would then come back again,
0:08:37 > 0:08:40they would be less shocked, and on their third or fourth visit,
0:08:40 > 0:08:43they would buy them, wrap them up in brown paper bags so nobody
0:08:43 > 0:08:47could see what they'd bought, and then hurry them back to their homes.
0:08:47 > 0:08:51To combat Edwardian modesty, Lucille created a space in her boutique,
0:08:51 > 0:08:55known as the Rose Room, where women could shop in complete privacy.
0:08:55 > 0:08:57Luxurious and exclusive,
0:08:57 > 0:09:01it soon became THE place to shop for the women of London's high society.
0:09:02 > 0:09:04She had a few very, very famous people,
0:09:04 > 0:09:08that were huge in court, had huge fashion followings,
0:09:08 > 0:09:11and the more they came to her, the more her business grew.
0:09:11 > 0:09:14The more her business grew, the more outrageous she became,
0:09:14 > 0:09:18and she just had this following of successful, rich,
0:09:18 > 0:09:22beautiful women, that just wanted to wear Lucille.
0:09:22 > 0:09:24In 1910, she repeated this winning
0:09:24 > 0:09:29formula in New York, undeterred even by a business trip on the Titanic.
0:09:29 > 0:09:30She was rescued,
0:09:30 > 0:09:33but lost over a quarter of a million pounds worth of stock.
0:09:35 > 0:09:36Lucille was a survivor.
0:09:36 > 0:09:40She survived bankruptcy, she survived broken hearts,
0:09:40 > 0:09:43and she wasn't afraid to push the boundaries.
0:09:43 > 0:09:48For me, her lasting legacy is really how she changed the way women feel.
0:09:48 > 0:09:52I think Lucy was determined to make women feel fabulous.
0:09:58 > 0:10:02With all their pieces cut out,
0:10:02 > 0:10:04the first elements to construct are the cups.
0:10:08 > 0:10:12Joining two pieces of stretch lace requires careful sewing.
0:10:12 > 0:10:13EXHALES SHARPLY
0:10:13 > 0:10:15Both pieces are highly mobile,
0:10:15 > 0:10:18and have edges with different-sized curves.
0:10:20 > 0:10:24Unless they're joined evenly, the cup shape will be distorted.
0:10:24 > 0:10:27I'm changing the standard foot for this foot, which is called
0:10:27 > 0:10:31a walking foot, cos that'll help the fabric go through at the same rate.
0:10:31 > 0:10:36So it looks like a fancy bit of kit, but it's quite simple, really.
0:10:36 > 0:10:38Never made a bra before.
0:10:38 > 0:10:41Underwear is the only garment Tracey doesn't make for herself,
0:10:41 > 0:10:44but she regularly sews with stretch fabric.
0:10:44 > 0:10:47I'm a big fan of cotton with a bit of spandex in it.
0:10:47 > 0:10:49The style of a lot of the stuff I make is,
0:10:49 > 0:10:51I would probably describe as "comfortable."
0:10:51 > 0:10:55I think... You get to my age, I'm built for comfort, not speed.
0:10:55 > 0:10:59Right, I've fastened the two under-cup pieces together,
0:10:59 > 0:11:02and now I'm attaching the piece that goes on the top half of the bra.
0:11:02 > 0:11:05The instruction says, "Attach the upper cup," which is
0:11:05 > 0:11:07this bit with the scollop, "to the lower cup," which is
0:11:07 > 0:11:09the bit that I've already sewn,
0:11:09 > 0:11:12so that they make something vaguely looking like a bra cup.
0:11:12 > 0:11:15The complex construction of a bra doesn't quite suit Rumana's
0:11:15 > 0:11:17usual sewing style.
0:11:17 > 0:11:19I'm a really haphazard sewer.
0:11:19 > 0:11:22I'm a bit like, when you get an IKEA bit of furniture,
0:11:22 > 0:11:25just "Put it together, it's fine, work it out," but I've realised
0:11:25 > 0:11:28with sewing, you probably need to be a little bit more methodical.
0:11:28 > 0:11:31Do you now think, "Do you know what? This could be my thing.
0:11:31 > 0:11:33- "I'll make all my own underwear." - I don't know.
0:11:33 > 0:11:37It's all brand-new materials, brand-new everything to me, so...
0:11:37 > 0:11:39Just follow the instructions, that's what my plan is.
0:11:39 > 0:11:42But this is the one thing that is so much cheaper to make at home,
0:11:42 > 0:11:46so, ie, if you found the bra that you like, you're off.
0:11:46 > 0:11:47That's true.
0:11:47 > 0:11:51- I love this colour.- Black. - Some people have gone mad. Yeah.
0:11:56 > 0:11:58Little bit of Madonna going on here.
0:11:58 > 0:12:01In an attempt to give their finished cups more shape...
0:12:01 > 0:12:04See? And it stretches.
0:12:04 > 0:12:06..one sewer has already turned to the iron.
0:12:06 > 0:12:10I learnt last week just to make sure that I press.
0:12:10 > 0:12:14But I don't know whether this actually requires pressing.
0:12:14 > 0:12:15Jade has been working with lace
0:12:15 > 0:12:18since she began sewing at the age of 14.
0:12:18 > 0:12:22The item that I'm most proud of would definitely be my prom dress.
0:12:22 > 0:12:25All the lace, that took so much effort.
0:12:25 > 0:12:29I do like vintage stuff, I have quite a few vintage patterns.
0:12:29 > 0:12:33Anything from a ballgown to a pair of knickers.
0:12:33 > 0:12:36It looks like a bra, doesn't it? I'm stealing this.
0:12:37 > 0:12:39I don't think it would fit me.
0:12:39 > 0:12:42I have never made a bra before, so today we are
0:12:42 > 0:12:46following the pattern, and as we do each bit, we're ticking it off.
0:12:46 > 0:12:50Joyce is a retired schools administrator, and after 50 years of
0:12:50 > 0:12:55sewing by her own rules, following a pattern doesn't come naturally.
0:12:55 > 0:13:00I just like to do things in my way, and my style,
0:13:00 > 0:13:03but I will try and fit in.
0:13:03 > 0:13:05As long as I can do it my way!
0:13:07 > 0:13:10"Cut your clear elastic in half..."
0:13:10 > 0:13:12The next stage of the pattern...
0:13:12 > 0:13:15"..underside of the scolloped edge." OK.
0:13:15 > 0:13:18..should ensure that the cups cling to the body.
0:13:19 > 0:13:21They don't fit on my lady's boobs.
0:13:21 > 0:13:25Each cup needs a transparent elastic to be fitted inside its top edge.
0:13:25 > 0:13:26Don't stretch it.
0:13:26 > 0:13:29Why would that go in there? So this goes in here?
0:13:30 > 0:13:33Honestly, you can tell I don't get too close to this sort of garment.
0:13:33 > 0:13:38"Cut your clear elastic in half, using a three-step zigzag stitch."
0:13:38 > 0:13:41What on earth is a three-step zigzag stitch?
0:13:41 > 0:13:44The zigzag's got a bit of give in it, so obviously,
0:13:44 > 0:13:47if you stitch it with a straight stitch, it'll pop.
0:13:47 > 0:13:48The stitches will pop,
0:13:48 > 0:13:51and the fabric won't be able to stretch properly.
0:13:51 > 0:13:53The elastic is just five millimetres wide...
0:13:54 > 0:13:56Phew! That felt like the hard part.
0:13:56 > 0:14:00..and even if they manage to begin attaching it...
0:14:00 > 0:14:04Oh. No. I'm finding it really hard to get it into my machine.
0:14:04 > 0:14:07..they need to evenly stretch the elastic as it's sewn...
0:14:07 > 0:14:09This is ridiculousness.
0:14:09 > 0:14:12..or the most visible edge of their bra will be lumpy.
0:14:13 > 0:14:14That's not worked.
0:14:14 > 0:14:18I've not stretched the elastic enough to actually fit
0:14:18 > 0:14:21all the way across.
0:14:21 > 0:14:24It's got a bit of elastic on there, so it should fit.
0:14:25 > 0:14:30Ring-a-ding-ding. That is kebab, and back to mine.
0:14:30 > 0:14:32You're so classy, Claudia. That's what I love about you.
0:14:32 > 0:14:33I am.
0:14:33 > 0:14:36I have worked with dresses with stretch lace, and there were
0:14:36 > 0:14:41scolloped edges on it, so I am aware of how the scollops should sit,
0:14:41 > 0:14:42but obviously, not on a bra,
0:14:42 > 0:14:45but I'm hoping that it sort of works the same way.
0:14:45 > 0:14:48Complex construction with fine fabrics has been Angeline's
0:14:48 > 0:14:52obsession since she mastered the basics of home sewing.
0:14:52 > 0:14:54It brings me out of my comfort zone slightly.
0:14:54 > 0:14:56That's where you sort of achieve something that you never
0:14:56 > 0:14:58think you could ever do.
0:14:58 > 0:15:02I love creating something dramatic, and also just glamorous.
0:15:02 > 0:15:04Glamour is definitely the key.
0:15:04 > 0:15:07- You have won Garment Of The Week twice now.- Yeah.
0:15:07 > 0:15:10- Twice in a row, and we've only done the show twice.- Yes.
0:15:10 > 0:15:12So, do you feel...
0:15:12 > 0:15:15Do you go home and bash your chest, and go, "I am amazing."
0:15:15 > 0:15:17"I am the queen."
0:15:17 > 0:15:19- Yeah.- Do you?- No, I don't.
0:15:21 > 0:15:25Sewers, you have 48 minutes left, in bra world.
0:15:25 > 0:15:29"With the right sides together, sew on the bottom band." Bottom band.
0:15:29 > 0:15:34I am pinning my underband to the bra itself.
0:15:34 > 0:15:39- Charlotte, does that look right to you?- Yes.- 100%. OK, I'm sewing.
0:15:40 > 0:15:43'Once the underband is sewn to the cups...'
0:15:43 > 0:15:45- Does that look like a bra?- Yes.
0:15:45 > 0:15:48Unfortunately, I don't really need one.
0:15:48 > 0:15:51'..the sewers need to attach the side bands.'
0:15:51 > 0:15:56The side bits seem to be too small for the amount of bra I've got.
0:15:56 > 0:15:59I'm wondering whether I've stretched the lace. I'm going to have to
0:15:59 > 0:16:02just slightly gather that a little bit, to make it fit onto that.
0:16:02 > 0:16:03And then...
0:16:03 > 0:16:05Next step, next step, next step.
0:16:07 > 0:16:09..there's even more elastic.
0:16:09 > 0:16:11The cardigan's coming off.
0:16:11 > 0:16:16So, I now need to attach the bottom elastic to the bottom of the bra.
0:16:16 > 0:16:19A second type of elastic, called picot, holds the bottom and
0:16:19 > 0:16:22sides of the bra close to the body.
0:16:22 > 0:16:24I don't know which one picot elastic is.
0:16:24 > 0:16:28It's designed to be seen, under the armhole and lower edge, to
0:16:28 > 0:16:29give a decorative effect.
0:16:29 > 0:16:34This is the picot. Now, I've pinned it so you can see how it just
0:16:34 > 0:16:36peeps over the top.
0:16:38 > 0:16:40I've never used this type of elastic before.
0:16:40 > 0:16:44Picot should be sewn on the inside, with its shiny surface
0:16:44 > 0:16:46against the skin.
0:16:46 > 0:16:51Three-step zigzag stitch, and it's close to the picot edge. See?
0:16:51 > 0:16:55Its decorative loops need to be just visible above the bra's edge.
0:16:55 > 0:16:58Very difficult. Gets on your nerves.
0:16:58 > 0:17:01This is the first time, I think, that I've really panicked.
0:17:01 > 0:17:07But I've attached the shiny side to the bra, which means that the wrong
0:17:07 > 0:17:12side is facing the skin, which has caused me to lose a lot of time.
0:17:12 > 0:17:15- Right, what do I need to do? - Sewers, you have 30 minutes,
0:17:15 > 0:17:16half an hour left.
0:17:16 > 0:17:18All right.
0:17:18 > 0:17:23I'm not panicked, I'm not panicked. See, look. This thing here is
0:17:23 > 0:17:27supposed to fit inside this thing here, but it's a lot wider.
0:17:27 > 0:17:31I'm going to have to put a little gather in it. It's not ideal.
0:17:31 > 0:17:33- SIGHS - I think I've done it.
0:17:39 > 0:17:41Agh! My hand is shaking.
0:17:42 > 0:17:43It's just so fiddly.
0:17:46 > 0:17:48I'm a wee bit stressed.
0:17:48 > 0:17:51I don't think I can afford to not finish my garment. It seems
0:17:51 > 0:17:55to be a recurrence, and I really don't want that to be the case.
0:17:55 > 0:17:57I'm close.
0:17:59 > 0:18:01- That looks OK. - I have a bra!
0:18:02 > 0:18:04So I can sit back and have a cup of tea, then?
0:18:04 > 0:18:08- Shoosh.- It's only cos I've done it before.
0:18:08 > 0:18:10Och, I'm so far behind.
0:18:10 > 0:18:12It's not going to be perfect, I know, but for the time
0:18:12 > 0:18:15that I had, I'm happy.
0:18:15 > 0:18:19- I'm right chuffed with that.- You're right chuffed?- I'm right chuffed.
0:18:19 > 0:18:24- Joyce?- Finished, I'm finished, Claudia!- Well done!
0:18:24 > 0:18:25You've finished.
0:18:25 > 0:18:27One minute, sewers.
0:18:27 > 0:18:29Come on, babe.
0:18:29 > 0:18:31- Mmm.- Angeline, are you all right?
0:18:31 > 0:18:34- Angeline, are you going to be all right?- No, it keeps...
0:18:34 > 0:18:36- Just put it on the mannequin. - Why is mine twisted?
0:18:38 > 0:18:39Oh, I'm going to cry.
0:18:39 > 0:18:43How do you loosen these things? I've twisted the straps.
0:18:43 > 0:18:45Baby, it's fine, it's fine. Put her on.
0:18:45 > 0:18:47I got a twist in my last second.
0:18:49 > 0:18:54Guys, it's over now. Over, over, over. Step away from your bras.
0:18:54 > 0:18:56Bring your mannequins up.
0:18:56 > 0:18:57Come on, man, yeah.
0:19:05 > 0:19:08Eight stretch lace bras made from scratch in just
0:19:08 > 0:19:12two and a half hours. But what will Esme and Patrick make of the sewers'
0:19:12 > 0:19:14first items of lingerie?
0:19:15 > 0:19:19Charlotte, you're up first. Please bring your gorgeous bra forward.
0:19:19 > 0:19:24# Come on, baby, light my fire
0:19:24 > 0:19:27# Come on, baby, light my fire. #
0:19:29 > 0:19:32- I love the colours, the combination of the colours.- Thank you.
0:19:32 > 0:19:35All over, it's very neat. It's hugging well, there's just the
0:19:35 > 0:19:39right tension in the elastic, there. There's a good tension underneath.
0:19:39 > 0:19:42We have got just the very edge of this picot, which is exactly
0:19:42 > 0:19:46what we were looking for, all the way around.
0:19:46 > 0:19:50- This works. Not twisted.- Back fastening is very neat.
0:19:50 > 0:19:52- Actually, you know...- You've gathered it.- Actually, you have.
0:19:52 > 0:19:54I know, I had to. To get it to fit in.
0:19:54 > 0:19:58But I prefer that you've done that than made it wider...
0:19:58 > 0:20:01- Yes.- ..because it would have really sung out at us.- Yeah.
0:20:01 > 0:20:04This is the only thing that stops this being absolutely perfect.
0:20:04 > 0:20:05- Well done.- Thanks.
0:20:11 > 0:20:15The fit all the way round, everything's doing its job.
0:20:15 > 0:20:19Tension here's not bad. The back... You've gathered it in slightly.
0:20:19 > 0:20:22You've obviously cut it a bit wide and had to just ease
0:20:22 > 0:20:24it in, and it's just given us little ripples.
0:20:24 > 0:20:28You're showing a little bit too much of the edge of this elastic.
0:20:28 > 0:20:31- We should just see the loops.- Yes, the loops.
0:20:34 > 0:20:38When I look at it, it just doesn't have the symmetry.
0:20:38 > 0:20:40Also, it's gaping a little bit at the front.
0:20:40 > 0:20:44- Did you press it?- Yeah.- So you might have stretched it when you
0:20:44 > 0:20:46- pressed it, you know.- Maybe when I pressed it, yeah.
0:20:46 > 0:20:51But for me, this is the worst bit, cos it really knocks you in
0:20:51 > 0:20:54- the eye, that.- Yeah.- That they're not lining up.
0:21:00 > 0:21:03I was worried you weren't going to finish, but you have.
0:21:03 > 0:21:04- Yeah.- So well done.
0:21:04 > 0:21:08It's a little bit untidy in various places.
0:21:08 > 0:21:13This seam here looks just a little bit lumpy. You've actually made
0:21:13 > 0:21:17it difficult for yourself, because you've got this quite textured lace,
0:21:17 > 0:21:19you've twisted this strap, unfortunately, in the
0:21:19 > 0:21:21panic to get things done.
0:21:21 > 0:21:23- It doesn't have the finesse...- Yeah.
0:21:23 > 0:21:25- ..that we would like.- It didn't feel like it was having the
0:21:25 > 0:21:28finesse when I was working with it, to be honest.
0:21:33 > 0:21:36- You've done a really good job here.- Thank you.
0:21:36 > 0:21:41It's matched here, the tension's good under the bust. For me,
0:21:41 > 0:21:43you've done this fantastically.
0:21:43 > 0:21:47I think you're understating it. I think it's absolutely flawless.
0:21:47 > 0:21:50- I mean, the picot is very, very even.- Very nicely sewn.
0:21:50 > 0:21:55- This is absolutely flawless here. I can't imagine that...- It's great.
0:21:55 > 0:21:58..there's much else you could have done that would have improved this.
0:21:58 > 0:22:00Oh, that makes a nice change.
0:22:06 > 0:22:09Well, I don't know where to start, but let's start with the
0:22:09 > 0:22:12- really obvious bit. You're a long way from finishing.- Yeah.
0:22:12 > 0:22:15Here, this strap should have gone through the other side of the
0:22:15 > 0:22:19slider. You're never going to have any proper tension on that.
0:22:19 > 0:22:20- It'll always do that.- Yep.
0:22:20 > 0:22:23- Oops a daisy.- Not your best challenge ever.- Yeah.
0:22:32 > 0:22:34I mean, first impressions, not bad.
0:22:34 > 0:22:37Somehow, it seems a bit deeper there than most of the others.
0:22:37 > 0:22:38Yeah, I don't know why.
0:22:38 > 0:22:41Almost like you've cut this piece a little deep. Either that, or
0:22:41 > 0:22:43it's all stretched a bit.
0:22:43 > 0:22:48The picot's not bad. Again, you've just had to pleat it a little
0:22:48 > 0:22:52- at the back here to get it in. - Yeah.- I've got a problem with this,
0:22:52 > 0:22:55- where you've gathered it in to the side.- Yeah.
0:22:55 > 0:22:58Overall, I'd say it's pretty competently done.
0:22:58 > 0:22:59Yeah, thank you.
0:23:05 > 0:23:10- Another twisted strap. - Yeah.- Also...- Oh, hold on.- Oh, no!
0:23:10 > 0:23:14- This one...- Oh, no!- You mean, "Oh, no, we've found it?",
0:23:14 > 0:23:16- or...- No, no, genuinely, it was...
0:23:16 > 0:23:20- No, honestly, it was working. - There is evidence, Esme, of a
0:23:20 > 0:23:25stitch having been present. If it was present, it is no longer
0:23:25 > 0:23:27doing its job, which is a shame.
0:23:27 > 0:23:30Well, at least this one was the right way round, and not twisted.
0:23:30 > 0:23:36- Oh, God.- The picot's nicely sewn on. The back is very even and neat.
0:23:36 > 0:23:39No pleating at all in there, that runs in together really nicely.
0:23:39 > 0:23:43The panels are well joined. I think it's sitting nicely.
0:23:43 > 0:23:47I think it's a shame. You're so close to a really good bra there.
0:23:47 > 0:23:52Esme and Patrick must now decide who they think has mastered the
0:23:52 > 0:23:55trickiest Pattern Challenge of the competition so far.
0:23:55 > 0:23:58WHISPERED CONFERRING
0:23:58 > 0:24:00Patrick, who comes in eighth?
0:24:00 > 0:24:03Eighth place, Angeline. You didn't get it finished.
0:24:03 > 0:24:07Seventh place, Josh. You finished everything, but it doesn't
0:24:07 > 0:24:09have a finesse to it.
0:24:09 > 0:24:14Jade's sixth, Rumana's fifth, Jamie's fourth, and Tracey is third.
0:24:15 > 0:24:16In second place...
0:24:19 > 0:24:25..Charlotte. Beautifully sewn, impeccable detailing everywhere,
0:24:25 > 0:24:27beautiful combination of colours.
0:24:27 > 0:24:29You know why it's not in first place?
0:24:29 > 0:24:33You've got a tiny little tuck on the back strap, and that
0:24:33 > 0:24:37is the only thing we could choose to separate them.
0:24:37 > 0:24:41- Thank you.- In first place is Joyce.
0:24:41 > 0:24:44CLAPPING AND CHEERING
0:24:44 > 0:24:48- Well done, Joyce. Everything about it is very nicely sewn.- Oh,
0:24:48 > 0:24:49thank you so much.
0:24:49 > 0:24:52In two and a half hours, you've made an immaculate bra.
0:24:52 > 0:24:56Huge well done to Joyce, well done to all of you. Off you go,
0:24:56 > 0:25:02have a relax. When you come back, the Alteration Challenge. Well done.
0:25:02 > 0:25:05- We're so proud of you.- Oh, thank you.- Joyce is so happy!
0:25:05 > 0:25:08- - Good job. - Oh, thank you, Charlotte.
0:25:08 > 0:25:09A bloody miracle, Jamie.
0:25:11 > 0:25:17# Teacher's pet, I wanna be teacher's pet. #
0:25:17 > 0:25:20This morning, I made a decision that I was really going to read
0:25:20 > 0:25:23the pattern, and it paid off. Yes!
0:25:25 > 0:25:27- Ah.- Definitely making more bras.
0:25:28 > 0:25:33Having your piece of clothing fall apart at the judges' hands, I was
0:25:33 > 0:25:37just, I was actually horrified. I wanted the ground to swallow me up.
0:25:37 > 0:25:41I didn't come last. Not yet, but I didn't in that challenge.
0:25:41 > 0:25:44I'm so cross that I stitched it the wrong way round.
0:25:44 > 0:25:48I'm so cross that I left myself under so much time pressure.
0:25:48 > 0:25:50Yeah, I'm just really cross.
0:25:55 > 0:25:57The sewers' next lingerie challenge involves the element of
0:25:57 > 0:26:00surprise, and a trip to a charity shop.
0:26:01 > 0:26:06After the judges tested you on very, very tricky lace, for the
0:26:06 > 0:26:08Alteration Challenge, they would love you to make a piece of
0:26:08 > 0:26:13lingerie from a different kind of material.
0:26:13 > 0:26:14Patrick.
0:26:14 > 0:26:19Today, we're giving you a scarf.
0:26:19 > 0:26:23We'd like you to make an item of lingerie to fit one of your
0:26:23 > 0:26:24mannequins.
0:26:24 > 0:26:27You can have three scarves. All are different, so you have to
0:26:27 > 0:26:30think carefully how they go together.
0:26:30 > 0:26:34You can use the haberdashery for trimmings, but the judges
0:26:34 > 0:26:38would like you just to use the fabric from the scarves.
0:26:38 > 0:26:40These two have to depart, goodbye.
0:26:40 > 0:26:44You've got 90 minutes. Your time starts now.
0:26:49 > 0:26:51They're all different sizes, as well.
0:26:51 > 0:26:53Why wouldn't anybody want that?
0:26:53 > 0:26:55Just me.
0:26:55 > 0:26:58Every charity shop up and down the country has bundles of these
0:26:58 > 0:27:02scarves, and actually, it's a very inexpensive way of buying a
0:27:02 > 0:27:04really beautiful quality silk.
0:27:04 > 0:27:07What'll be interesting is to see how they use them.
0:27:07 > 0:27:10- They've already got an edge, which they won't have to redo.- Yep.
0:27:10 > 0:27:15We need to see them understanding the natural drape of this fabric.
0:27:15 > 0:27:18And they could be cut on the bias, and that really
0:27:18 > 0:27:20lends itself to lingerie.
0:27:22 > 0:27:25So I want to do a camisole. That doesn't really go.
0:27:25 > 0:27:27I don't know about that one, but I think
0:27:27 > 0:27:29these two complement each other.
0:27:29 > 0:27:33My idea is something like this. It's going to be a wee nightie.
0:27:33 > 0:27:36Fingers crossed, cos I really need to pick up me game on this one..
0:27:36 > 0:27:41I am going to make a cami top. This one just has a massive bow on
0:27:41 > 0:27:43the front of it. I quite like that.
0:27:43 > 0:27:47- I'm going to do a babydoll thingy. - Lovely.- Covers your bits.- Thank you.
0:27:47 > 0:27:51I'm going to make a little babydoll nightie, that's going to have
0:27:51 > 0:27:54little triangle-y bits for the bosoms, like this, that are
0:27:54 > 0:27:56going to be gathered underneath.
0:27:56 > 0:28:00I'm making a camisole. I'm utilising the edge of the scarf as the
0:28:00 > 0:28:02top edges of the camisole,
0:28:02 > 0:28:05and then this bit will be sewn to some of the blue.
0:28:05 > 0:28:07I'm making some lady boxers. I've chosen to make a pattern,
0:28:07 > 0:28:11because I like to try and get things right. We've only got a short time,
0:28:11 > 0:28:14and you've only got one shot at it. If it goes wrong, it goes wrong.
0:28:14 > 0:28:20- Josh. What are you making?- Like a dropped-sleeve jumpsuit, with just
0:28:20 > 0:28:24the skirt rather than the shorts, that should do up at the back,
0:28:24 > 0:28:27- which I understand...- Is that underwear?- Erm, no, I would
0:28:27 > 0:28:29- class it as lingerie.- Nice.
0:28:31 > 0:28:37One hour remaining to make lingerie out of old silk scarves.
0:28:38 > 0:28:40I just pinged myself in the face.
0:28:40 > 0:28:43Because a lot of this is cut on the bias, so it's stretchy, I've
0:28:43 > 0:28:45given meself a slight problem.
0:28:45 > 0:28:49I'm just putting my booby bits on my mannequin, just to see if
0:28:49 > 0:28:51they sort of work.
0:28:51 > 0:28:54That's the frill, nearly, for the bottom.
0:28:54 > 0:28:57My idea has changed from being a nightie to more like a wee
0:28:57 > 0:29:00camisole top. This is going to go round the front.
0:29:01 > 0:29:05I just hope that they will determine this to be lingerie. I'm hoping that
0:29:05 > 0:29:09I can get it finished, so then maybe I can change the shape of it
0:29:09 > 0:29:11to give it a bit more "feminimity."
0:29:11 > 0:29:14Is that all right? Is that a word? "Feminimity?"
0:29:15 > 0:29:18Sewers, you are halfway through.
0:29:18 > 0:29:22I'm doing something that twists. How it twists, don't know.
0:29:22 > 0:29:24Can it be backless? Is that rude?
0:29:24 > 0:29:27I'm using the second scarf to make a very, very simple waistband.
0:29:27 > 0:29:31I'm going to sew the elastic into the silk, and stretch it.
0:29:31 > 0:29:34Think it actually looks like a camisole now. I think I'll do
0:29:34 > 0:29:37the hemming next, and do the straps last.
0:29:37 > 0:29:39Going to put the pins in there.
0:29:39 > 0:29:45I am just sewing my straps on. So, I bound the neck first, and then
0:29:45 > 0:29:49I enclosed that edge into this edge.
0:29:49 > 0:29:54I'm doing a rolled hem. OK, so, one extremely narrow hem.
0:29:54 > 0:29:57I've used a silk-satiny binding. Just makes it a little bit
0:29:57 > 0:29:58more luxurious.
0:29:58 > 0:30:00Even more important than a luxurious finish...
0:30:00 > 0:30:03This is going to be a strap.
0:30:03 > 0:30:06..the judges want to see lingerie that fits the mannequin.
0:30:06 > 0:30:07Slightly unnerving.
0:30:07 > 0:30:10It's important that it sort of hook the boobs, and then it's in tight,
0:30:10 > 0:30:13so mines is actually a tie-back, so it'll be able to
0:30:13 > 0:30:15grasp underneath the bosoms.
0:30:15 > 0:30:18Just better check it fits her, cos this is where it goes all
0:30:18 > 0:30:19horribly wrong.
0:30:19 > 0:30:21Sewers, you've got half an hour left. Half an hour.
0:30:21 > 0:30:23Methinks too tight.
0:30:25 > 0:30:28- Plan two.- Josh.
0:30:28 > 0:30:31Got enough time? Looks complex, what you've created.
0:30:31 > 0:30:33I'll certainly finish it. It's disgusting, but...
0:30:33 > 0:30:35No, don't say it's disgusting!
0:30:35 > 0:30:37Oh, blimey, does this go on? Oh.
0:30:37 > 0:30:39Straps, quick press, then I'm done.
0:30:39 > 0:30:43That was close. I need to put the strap on, and then I'm just
0:30:43 > 0:30:45going to press it, and that's it.
0:30:45 > 0:30:47I just need to do a wee bit of hand-sewing here,
0:30:47 > 0:30:48just for the draping.
0:30:52 > 0:30:53There we go.
0:30:53 > 0:30:55I'm finished.
0:30:55 > 0:30:58Panicking somewhat, beca... How long have we got, Claudia?
0:30:58 > 0:31:00- Sewers, you have 11 minutes.- Great.
0:31:06 > 0:31:09Is there any shirring elastic anywhere? Is it in our box?
0:31:09 > 0:31:11- Shirring elastic?- Yeah.- No, it's all over there in a big jar.
0:31:11 > 0:31:14- Where?- That one, over there.
0:31:14 > 0:31:16- Where was it, Trace?- Definitely it was in a jar.
0:31:16 > 0:31:20If it's not that one, try that one at the back, by the window.
0:31:20 > 0:31:21Is my neck too high?
0:31:21 > 0:31:24- What happens to the sides if your neck's lower?- Lovely.
0:31:24 > 0:31:26I'm just looking at that right boob, and thinking,
0:31:26 > 0:31:28- "That's so falling out." - Yeah.
0:31:28 > 0:31:30Shir around the top, pull it in that way.
0:31:30 > 0:31:31Right.
0:31:31 > 0:31:35It is quite revealing. Show a little bit of side boob.
0:31:35 > 0:31:37Did you say "side boob?"
0:31:37 > 0:31:38You've got four minutes.
0:31:38 > 0:31:39Four minutes.
0:31:39 > 0:31:42Can't get mine to fit properly.
0:31:42 > 0:31:44I'm just going to roll them, and quickly hem them.
0:31:44 > 0:31:47- I can't remember how I twisted it round.- What do you mean?
0:31:47 > 0:31:50It's all twisting. It's supposed to be like that, maybe.
0:31:50 > 0:31:54I'm done, and whatever this creation is, it is finished.
0:31:54 > 0:31:56I'm just going to hand-sew this little bit in.
0:31:56 > 0:31:58Seem to have missed it.
0:31:58 > 0:31:59Guys, 30 seconds.
0:32:01 > 0:32:02Let's just tuck it in.
0:32:07 > 0:32:09OK, that's it.
0:32:10 > 0:32:11These WILL fit.
0:32:11 > 0:32:13Get your mannequins. Let's bring them to the front.
0:32:13 > 0:32:15Let's jiggle them around.
0:32:15 > 0:32:20# Everybody loves a lover. #
0:32:20 > 0:32:24Patrick and Esme will have no idea whose charity shop silk scarf
0:32:24 > 0:32:26underwear is whose.
0:32:26 > 0:32:28I think they've done pretty well.
0:32:28 > 0:32:30I'm reasonably impressed.
0:32:36 > 0:32:40This person's put elastic round here, and they've turned one
0:32:40 > 0:32:44scarf into this little skirt. It's quite cute, how they've done
0:32:44 > 0:32:45the back there, with the crossing.
0:32:45 > 0:32:48They've thought about the geometrics on here.
0:32:48 > 0:32:51And here, it hasn't stretched, and that's a danger.
0:32:51 > 0:32:55- It's been actually very competently put together in the time.- Yeah.
0:32:59 > 0:33:03We've got a vest here, and I like the fact that this person has
0:33:03 > 0:33:05put this bow on this corner.
0:33:05 > 0:33:07That has been really clearly thought through.
0:33:07 > 0:33:09This looks a little stretched.
0:33:09 > 0:33:12I'm not quite sure I love the combination of these two fabrics.
0:33:12 > 0:33:13Neither am I.
0:33:19 > 0:33:21A lot of twisting, front and back.
0:33:21 > 0:33:24The front is more successful than the back.
0:33:24 > 0:33:28I agree. I'm not quite sure why we need this.
0:33:28 > 0:33:31It's almost like they made it, and then it was too big.
0:33:36 > 0:33:37Right.
0:33:39 > 0:33:44I think this is a strange selection of scarves. Is it lingerie?
0:33:44 > 0:33:47- Is it night attire? - I'm not really sure.
0:33:47 > 0:33:50I think, given that this is a very lightweight silk, the whole
0:33:50 > 0:33:53- impression is just a bit, sort of, leaden.- Heavy.
0:33:59 > 0:34:02This one, by contrast, I think, has made really good
0:34:02 > 0:34:04use of the silk. It's full of bounce.
0:34:04 > 0:34:08They've really thought about this. We've got this inserted
0:34:08 > 0:34:13godets here, that go all the way round, which is a different scarf.
0:34:13 > 0:34:18And they've used the edge of the scarf in these V-shapes.
0:34:18 > 0:34:22And we've got four pieces cut and seamed, and I think,
0:34:22 > 0:34:24actually, very successfully seamed.
0:34:24 > 0:34:27I think it's really well thought out.
0:34:31 > 0:34:35So, this person has been quite bold in making a knicker.
0:34:35 > 0:34:37I don't know what kind of elastic they've put in here.
0:34:37 > 0:34:39Feels like shirring elastic.
0:34:39 > 0:34:42- The hem is awful. - It really jumps out.
0:34:42 > 0:34:45Well, maybe they didn't think about the hem on the scarf.
0:34:45 > 0:34:47Yes, that would have been the place to use it.
0:34:51 > 0:34:53- Right.- I like it.
0:34:53 > 0:34:57The combination of the two fabrics is actually really good.
0:34:57 > 0:35:00And they've used the edge of the scarf on the hem.
0:35:00 > 0:35:03For me, it's a little bit too mumsy, to tell you the truth. But it
0:35:03 > 0:35:05has been well thought out.
0:35:05 > 0:35:10These seams are all very neatly handled. That is extremely even.
0:35:10 > 0:35:14This frill on the bottom is a very even gather, it's a very even depth.
0:35:14 > 0:35:17I'm pretty impressed. Except that it's mumsy.
0:35:25 > 0:35:28Oh. There seems to be a theme going on here.
0:35:28 > 0:35:30That, for me, works better than the other one.
0:35:30 > 0:35:33- It does, because of all of this. - Yes.- You've got a little
0:35:33 > 0:35:37- handmade rosette there.- They've used the hem again for the bottom.
0:35:37 > 0:35:40- We've got a sort of double cut there.- That's interesting.
0:35:40 > 0:35:43- Again retaining the original...- Edge.- ..edge.
0:35:43 > 0:35:47Choice of this blue with this works really well.
0:35:47 > 0:35:50It fits the mannequin, actually, very well. It's good.
0:35:53 > 0:35:57Esme and Patrick will now rank the silk scarf alterations.
0:35:57 > 0:36:01In eighth place is this one, the Paisley one.
0:36:01 > 0:36:05Josh. We weren't actually sure what the hell it was.
0:36:06 > 0:36:10Seventh place, it's the halterneck twisted with the florals.
0:36:10 > 0:36:14We just didn't really like the back. It just felt a little bit clumsy.
0:36:15 > 0:36:17Jamie's sixth, Jade's fifth,
0:36:17 > 0:36:19and Charlotte is fourth.
0:36:19 > 0:36:23In third place, our babydoll dress with the lace straps.
0:36:23 > 0:36:26Well done. Really well balanced.
0:36:26 > 0:36:30You've carefully thought it through, and you've executed it really well.
0:36:30 > 0:36:32In second place...
0:36:35 > 0:36:37It's the nightie.
0:36:37 > 0:36:41It works very, very well, with the frill at the bottom. Really
0:36:41 > 0:36:42nicely made, and well thought out.
0:36:42 > 0:36:43Thank you.
0:36:43 > 0:36:49Which means, our winner is Tracey's negligee.
0:36:49 > 0:36:51- What a great piece of work.- Thank you.
0:36:51 > 0:36:54It's so well thought through, it's well-executed, beautifully
0:36:54 > 0:36:57- colour balanced. It's fantastic, so really well done.- Thank you.
0:36:57 > 0:37:01- Well done.- Yeah, well done.- Are you happy?- Yes, very!
0:37:01 > 0:37:05So, a huge well done to all of you. Today was really tricky, I know.
0:37:05 > 0:37:08Go home, you can all wear your nightwear.
0:37:08 > 0:37:11Jamie, I'd like to see a photo of you in those orange shorts.
0:37:11 > 0:37:16And then come back in tomorrow, for your big challenge. Night-night.
0:37:16 > 0:37:21- Congrats, congrats, Tracey!- Well, of course, it was brilliant.
0:37:21 > 0:37:22- - Thank you.- Well done.
0:37:22 > 0:37:24I never thought for a minute I'd ever get first. I didn't
0:37:24 > 0:37:27think it was something I was good at, and clearly I was.
0:37:27 > 0:37:31So I'm completely overwhe... Completely overwhelmed.
0:37:31 > 0:37:33- Well done.- Amazing, thank you. - You deserve it.
0:37:33 > 0:37:35I feel a lot better about coming third.
0:37:35 > 0:37:38A slightly nicer position than what I was this morning.
0:37:38 > 0:37:41That was harsh. I did expect to come higher in the challenge,
0:37:41 > 0:37:43because I didn't do the same as everybody else.
0:37:43 > 0:37:45But, I think I can pull it back tomorrow.
0:37:45 > 0:37:49I knew I would struggle with lingerie. I'm definitely in
0:37:49 > 0:37:52the deep end, as it were, and I'm in the firing line.
0:37:59 > 0:38:02There's just one more item of lingerie to make, before one
0:38:02 > 0:38:05sewer is awarded Garment Of The Week, and another has to
0:38:05 > 0:38:06leave the Sewing Room.
0:38:06 > 0:38:09Who's been doing really well, are Joyce and Tracey.
0:38:09 > 0:38:11- Joyce's bra was pretty much perfect...- Yep.
0:38:11 > 0:38:14..And her alteration was really first-rate. And I think...
0:38:14 > 0:38:17And we loved Tracey's. It was clever.
0:38:17 > 0:38:19It's clear Josh is sitting at the bottom.
0:38:19 > 0:38:24His Alteration Challenge, well, we had no idea what the hell it was.
0:38:24 > 0:38:25Let's talk about Rumana.
0:38:25 > 0:38:28Her bra was nicely made, actually. It was just that, when we
0:38:28 > 0:38:31- started fiddling with it, it came apart.- Yeah.
0:38:31 > 0:38:33Would you say everybody else is safe?
0:38:33 > 0:38:34I wouldn't have said so.
0:38:34 > 0:38:37I'm disappointed with Jamie and his cami-knickers.
0:38:37 > 0:38:39They were really quite poorly sewn,
0:38:39 > 0:38:42and I think Angeline's bra was a challenge to forget.
0:38:44 > 0:38:46'For this final challenge, the mannequins are gone.'
0:38:46 > 0:38:48- Morning, hon, you all right?- Yeah.
0:38:48 > 0:38:50'The sewers will be fitting their last item of
0:38:50 > 0:38:52'lingerie to a real person.'
0:38:52 > 0:38:57Welcome, sewers, and a massive welcome to our brilliant models.
0:38:57 > 0:39:00For your Made-To-Measure Challenge, the judges would love you to make
0:39:00 > 0:39:08a luxurious and very beautiful robe. Think silk, piping, not towelling.
0:39:08 > 0:39:12So, you have five hours. Enormous luck. Your time starts now.
0:39:14 > 0:39:15Right, I'll measure you first.
0:39:15 > 0:39:18'This is the one challenge the sewers have been able
0:39:18 > 0:39:19'to practise at home.
0:39:19 > 0:39:20That's all right there, isn't it?
0:39:20 > 0:39:23'But now, they have to fit it to their model...
0:39:23 > 0:39:26- It's about ten mile too long. - LAUGHS
0:39:26 > 0:39:28'..and make it with their chosen luxurious fabric.'
0:39:28 > 0:39:32I would say, anyone can wear any old robe. I have done, in the past.
0:39:32 > 0:39:35How will you... What will you be looking at?
0:39:35 > 0:39:38- Length of sleeve is really important.- Yes.- We don't want
0:39:38 > 0:39:40the end of the sleeve down here.
0:39:40 > 0:39:43We don't want shoulders that sit here, and likewise, we don't
0:39:43 > 0:39:45want shoulders that are too narrow. You know, if you've got a
0:39:45 > 0:39:48shawl collar, needs to be hugging the neck, and it needs to be
0:39:48 > 0:39:51sitting in line, flat across the chest.
0:39:51 > 0:39:53What's the best kind of fabric for a robe?
0:39:53 > 0:39:55The way it hangs is obviously vital.
0:39:55 > 0:40:00Something like a crepe de chine, or a silk, has great movement,
0:40:00 > 0:40:03and hangs over the body really gorgeously.
0:40:03 > 0:40:05Even a really beautiful cotton would look great.
0:40:05 > 0:40:09For a really high-quality cotton lawn, it's got a really nice
0:40:09 > 0:40:10sort of floatiness to it.
0:40:10 > 0:40:12Charlotte is making a kimono-style
0:40:12 > 0:40:14robe, with contrasting trim
0:40:14 > 0:40:15on the neckband and cuffs.
0:40:15 > 0:40:19I'm going to be finishing everything by hand, so that's the other thing
0:40:19 > 0:40:22that's luxurious about this, is the finish. So, I've got very,
0:40:22 > 0:40:24very fine needles to do that with.
0:40:24 > 0:40:28I just like the idea of something a little bit ethnic, but also
0:40:28 > 0:40:31quite fun, so that's why I'm going for a kimono robe.
0:40:31 > 0:40:32Rumana's version of a kimono robe
0:40:32 > 0:40:34will have traditional drape
0:40:34 > 0:40:36sleeves, and she's mounting fine
0:40:36 > 0:40:38lace on top of a crepe back satin.
0:40:38 > 0:40:41I'd really love to do well today, especially after yesterday.
0:40:41 > 0:40:44The thing is, even though we've been able to practise these, I don't feel
0:40:44 > 0:40:47like I've done my Made-To-Meausre to my best of my ability yet.
0:40:47 > 0:40:51Took me 40 minutes to cut it out at home, so, argh.
0:40:52 > 0:40:56This is so much fabric. I have taken a basic robe pattern,
0:40:56 > 0:40:59and altered it quite a bit. I seen these puffed sleeves on a robe,
0:40:59 > 0:41:02and I thought, "That's a good idea," so...
0:41:02 > 0:41:04I like taking inspiration from past fashions.
0:41:04 > 0:41:06Working with crepe back satin,
0:41:06 > 0:41:08Angeline's vintage-style robe
0:41:08 > 0:41:10has a full-length flared skirt.
0:41:10 > 0:41:12What's happening here, on the yoke?
0:41:12 > 0:41:15- So, I am attaching the lace yoke...- Oh!
0:41:15 > 0:41:18- ..for the front and the back.- So that's inserted, or laid on?
0:41:18 > 0:41:19That's going to be inserted.
0:41:19 > 0:41:22- There's going to be a weight to this...- There is, yes.
0:41:22 > 0:41:25- ..so it might pull this lace, you know.- It could, but then I
0:41:25 > 0:41:29thought, "If I add the twill tape, then it'll give that wee bit more."
0:41:29 > 0:41:31So you're going to have a tape across the shoulder seam as
0:41:31 > 0:41:34well? You're not just joining two pieces of lace together?
0:41:34 > 0:41:36- No, there's going to be this tape.- OK.- OK.
0:41:36 > 0:41:39Well, I think this is going to be, well, I'm hoping, really
0:41:39 > 0:41:42- dramatic and sexy.- Good.- Thank you.
0:41:42 > 0:41:48Oh, happy day. I'm making a full-length robe, so it's
0:41:48 > 0:41:53this one, with a crossover front. It's very simple, very classic.
0:41:53 > 0:41:55Tracey's making a collarless robe
0:41:55 > 0:41:56with gathered sleeves. She's
0:41:56 > 0:41:58trimming the neckline and cuffs
0:41:58 > 0:42:00with delicate decorative lace.
0:42:00 > 0:42:03I chose this, because it's something I would wear. It's my kind of
0:42:03 > 0:42:05colours, and yesterday in the Alteration Challenge, the
0:42:05 > 0:42:08scarves I chose were this colour.
0:42:08 > 0:42:13And it got me first, so maybe, blue's a lucky colour for me.
0:42:15 > 0:42:18Some sewers are taking this final challenge in
0:42:18 > 0:42:20a very different direction.
0:42:20 > 0:42:24- I am doing a very nice man's robe.- Are you?
0:42:24 > 0:42:27- He only wears it when he's with somebody he wants to impress.- Ooh!
0:42:27 > 0:42:29- I think ladies' is harder than men's.
0:42:29 > 0:42:32Why do you think ladies' is harder? I'd have thought a men's one
0:42:32 > 0:42:34- was harder.- Well, because you've got darts and...
0:42:34 > 0:42:37Yeah, but darts aren't difficult. I think piping's more difficult
0:42:37 > 0:42:39than darts.
0:42:39 > 0:42:40Do you?
0:42:40 > 0:42:46If we're playing Sewing Top Trumps, your piping trumps my darts.
0:42:46 > 0:42:47Trumps.
0:42:47 > 0:42:49Jade is making her own pink piping
0:42:49 > 0:42:51to trim the pockets, cuffs
0:42:51 > 0:42:52and collar of her
0:42:52 > 0:42:54full-length man's robe.
0:42:54 > 0:42:58- What are you doing there?- I am marking where my pocket goes,
0:42:58 > 0:43:01- cos I'm going to pattern match my pocket...- You're going to
0:43:01 > 0:43:02- match the pocket?- ..to go onto it.
0:43:02 > 0:43:06- Ooh! Very good.- So they should match perfectly.- I really like this
0:43:06 > 0:43:10print. I think it's a really good choice for this type of garment.
0:43:10 > 0:43:14I'm going for a very traditional gentleman's housecoat.
0:43:14 > 0:43:18Grandad had a robe very similar, so yeah, it's sort of part of my
0:43:18 > 0:43:20childhood, part of my history, I guess.
0:43:20 > 0:43:23Jamie is the only sewer attempting a
0:43:23 > 0:43:24quilted collar, cuffs, and
0:43:24 > 0:43:25pocket tops for his
0:43:25 > 0:43:27silk-lined housecoat.
0:43:28 > 0:43:32I have gone for a lightweight silk. I'm actually going to mount
0:43:32 > 0:43:35the silk onto some black lining, which has got silk in it.
0:43:35 > 0:43:41So, why start with a very light diaphanous soft fabric, and
0:43:41 > 0:43:43then stick it onto something heavy?
0:43:43 > 0:43:45Sounds like it needs an awful lot of precision.
0:43:45 > 0:43:47And you think you'll get this finished?
0:43:47 > 0:43:49- This is going to be finished. - OK.
0:43:49 > 0:43:52But there is more than one housecoat that will need to be finished.
0:43:52 > 0:43:55There's a lot of pieces to this pattern. Luckily, Jamie has the
0:43:55 > 0:43:58same pattern, so if I lose something I can go and take it from him.
0:43:59 > 0:44:03Josh is making his robe in stretch satin, with a contrasting
0:44:03 > 0:44:05crepe back satin for his collar,
0:44:05 > 0:44:07cuffs, and pocket trimming.
0:44:07 > 0:44:10That fabric looks really bouncy. - Yeah. It's got a bit of
0:44:10 > 0:44:13stretch in it. - So why didn't you just choose something simple,
0:44:13 > 0:44:14like a nice, fine cotton?
0:44:14 > 0:44:17- When I thought of luxury, I thought of nice silk, sort of
0:44:17 > 0:44:19smoking jacket.
0:44:19 > 0:44:22I like the fact that you've used the floral for a man.
0:44:22 > 0:44:25Yeah, I think it matches itself up quite nicely with the suited man.
0:44:25 > 0:44:27- Yeah.
0:44:27 > 0:44:29- Patrick's going to get his done soon.
0:44:29 > 0:44:32- Housecoat over the top. Why not?
0:44:32 > 0:44:35# Love me in the daytime
0:44:35 > 0:44:37# Love me in the night-time. #
0:44:37 > 0:44:40Most of the sewers are using a second fabric, to create a
0:44:40 > 0:44:43contrasting detail, but one of them is making this final
0:44:43 > 0:44:44challenge even harder.
0:44:46 > 0:44:50I thought, "Everything I make is pretty plain," but I've tried
0:44:50 > 0:44:54to add something to it, to make it a little bit special.
0:44:54 > 0:44:57And I think, to line this, would just give it an edge.
0:44:57 > 0:44:59Joyce's gown will be made from two
0:44:59 > 0:45:01contrasting viscose fabrics.
0:45:01 > 0:45:03It will have a shawl collar,
0:45:03 > 0:45:05belt, and two patch pockets.
0:45:05 > 0:45:09This has a very different feel to it. It's much stiffer.
0:45:09 > 0:45:13- Yeah, I'm hoping that this will...- Firm that up.- Yes.- OK.
0:45:13 > 0:45:16- I would have done the whole thing in that.- In that?
0:45:16 > 0:45:19- I'm hoping it will work. - OK.- OK.- Well, fingers crossed.
0:45:22 > 0:45:25Once the main body of their gown has been constructed...
0:45:26 > 0:45:28Let me see your arms, that's all I need to see.
0:45:28 > 0:45:32..the sewers will need to begin working on their collar.
0:45:32 > 0:45:34Right, now, this off. Great, thank you.
0:45:34 > 0:45:37This is the wadding that I'm going to use to create my quilted
0:45:37 > 0:45:40collar, and the cuffs and pocket tops.
0:45:40 > 0:45:42Right, that's it.
0:45:42 > 0:45:44Time to get jiggy.
0:45:44 > 0:45:47The collar is a shawl collar, so it will act as a lining, but
0:45:47 > 0:45:49it's folded over from here, so then the collar is actually
0:45:49 > 0:45:52presented, up and around the back here.
0:45:52 > 0:45:55A shawl collar doesn't have any points, just a nice,
0:45:55 > 0:45:58gentle curve. Now, I'm understitching, cos then the collar
0:45:58 > 0:46:01lies nice and flat, and it doesn't roll over.
0:46:06 > 0:46:08I've sewn my edging al the way around the neckline and the
0:46:08 > 0:46:12front of the robe, and I'm just pressing it so the seams are towards
0:46:12 > 0:46:16the edge. Then I'm going to fold that over, and hand-stitch it down.
0:46:16 > 0:46:20This was the key thing for me - being able to get this to sit
0:46:20 > 0:46:22nice and flush on him. At least it's coming together.
0:46:22 > 0:46:26I'm about ten minutes behind my practice time,
0:46:26 > 0:46:29but I'm not even going to think about that.
0:46:29 > 0:46:31As well as a flat and even collar...
0:46:31 > 0:46:35If I can get the piping onto this bit, and then this bit onto
0:46:35 > 0:46:37the front of the robe, I'll be really happy.
0:46:37 > 0:46:41Because of the time, I've decided not to fully quilt my collar,
0:46:41 > 0:46:42I'm just going to pad it.
0:46:42 > 0:46:45..the judges will expect perfectly fitting sleeves.
0:46:45 > 0:46:49I haven't done any proper fittings with my model. This is like
0:46:49 > 0:46:50sewing with butterfly wings.
0:46:52 > 0:46:53It'll be OK.
0:46:53 > 0:46:55I've got set-in sleeves on mine, which means you have to set
0:46:55 > 0:46:59the sleeve into the armhole. So, by putting a line of gathering
0:46:59 > 0:47:02stitches in, it means you can gently fit it into the hole.
0:47:02 > 0:47:05This is a laid-on sleeve, rather than a set-in sleeve.
0:47:05 > 0:47:08The shoulder sort of comes down to there, and then the sleeve
0:47:08 > 0:47:09starts about there-ish.
0:47:09 > 0:47:12There's no easing at the sleeve cap. It's just a question of
0:47:12 > 0:47:14making sure the holes are the same size.
0:47:14 > 0:47:18My armhole was too big, so I've had to open up my sleeve a bit.
0:47:18 > 0:47:22There's, like, an extra L-shape to the sleeves, so my sleeves hang.
0:47:22 > 0:47:24These are the kind of times when you think,
0:47:24 > 0:47:26"Should I have just gone for a really simple, basic robe?"
0:47:26 > 0:47:30- Having abandoned his quilting... - Oh, man, this isn't good.
0:47:30 > 0:47:34..now Jamie's double-layered sleeves aren't lining up with the armholes.
0:47:34 > 0:47:36Going to have to gather my bloody sleeve cut.
0:47:36 > 0:47:39- Josh, you got your sleeves in yet?- Yeah.- I hate you.
0:47:39 > 0:47:42- TRACEY LAUGHS - Brilliant.
0:47:42 > 0:47:45Sewers, you have one hour left. That is only one hour.
0:47:46 > 0:47:49- Got a pucker, but I ain't worried about it.- I've done one.
0:47:49 > 0:47:52I've just got these cuffs to put on. I wasn't planning on doing a
0:47:52 > 0:47:56cuff, but my model's got quite long arms.
0:47:56 > 0:47:58This is really fiddly. That circumference has to fit the
0:47:58 > 0:48:01armhole's circumference.
0:48:01 > 0:48:03Threads everywhere.
0:48:03 > 0:48:06I'm doing tiny little stitches. The finish is sort of the luxury
0:48:06 > 0:48:11element to me. That's what I want to show off
0:48:11 > 0:48:16This isn't done as well as I'd like. It's such a slippy fabric, though.
0:48:16 > 0:48:18So that was a bit of a mistake, wasn't it?
0:48:18 > 0:48:21When I cut the pocket out, I was really careful to try and
0:48:21 > 0:48:24pattern match it with the rest of the fabric.
0:48:24 > 0:48:26I'm allowing myself 15 minutes to do pockets.
0:48:28 > 0:48:31I think every robe should have a cheeky pocket. It gives you
0:48:31 > 0:48:35something extra, you can hide your biscuits in there from
0:48:35 > 0:48:37your mum, when she says you're not allowed any more.
0:48:39 > 0:48:43Sewers, you have ten minutes! Ten minutes.
0:48:43 > 0:48:45- Release the model. - Try not to panic.
0:48:47 > 0:48:49No point stressing about it at this point.
0:48:51 > 0:48:54Right, let's make a belt. There won't be any pockets on it, but...
0:48:54 > 0:48:57Hem's done, my binding's done, I'm just going to press it.
0:48:57 > 0:49:00Jamie, isn't it a bit late for cutting out?
0:49:00 > 0:49:02If I need to... Yeah, it is.
0:49:07 > 0:49:10I'm trying to just turn it back in the right way.
0:49:11 > 0:49:13Why do I always cut it to the wire?
0:49:15 > 0:49:17Agh! Pins everywhere.
0:49:17 > 0:49:20So they just need ironing now, and they're done.
0:49:22 > 0:49:24Come on. Come on, turn it up a bit.
0:49:27 > 0:49:29This is beautiful!
0:49:29 > 0:49:31I love it when a plan comes together.
0:49:31 > 0:49:34I haven't actually tried my robe on my model.
0:49:34 > 0:49:36Right, let's put this on you, quickly.
0:49:38 > 0:49:42- Well done.- That's it. That is not bad.
0:49:42 > 0:49:45It's so beautiful1.
0:49:45 > 0:49:46Come out!
0:49:47 > 0:49:50I think this is going to look nice on you.
0:49:50 > 0:49:51- You've got 30 seconds.- Done!
0:49:51 > 0:49:53Just putting the pin in, just be careful.
0:49:53 > 0:49:55OK, that's it, finished. Time.
0:49:57 > 0:50:00Flipping heck. I'm absolutely knackered. Need a pint.
0:50:00 > 0:50:03# Breakfast in bed
0:50:03 > 0:50:06# And a kiss or three
0:50:06 > 0:50:10# You don't have to say you love me
0:50:10 > 0:50:13# Breakfast in bed
0:50:13 > 0:50:15# And nothing need be said. #
0:50:15 > 0:50:21There is a delicacy and a lightness to it that is exactly what I
0:50:21 > 0:50:23was looking for in this challenge.
0:50:23 > 0:50:27Your hand-sewing is absolutely exquisite, and really,
0:50:27 > 0:50:29- really, really even.- Thank you.
0:50:29 > 0:50:32- It has a crispness to it.- It's a really, really good choice of
0:50:32 > 0:50:35fabric. You know, luxury can just mean a beautiful cotton,
0:50:35 > 0:50:37treated perfectly.
0:50:37 > 0:50:40It looks like a very good fit. The sleeves fall nicely.
0:50:40 > 0:50:44The depths of these bands, and attachment of the band around
0:50:44 > 0:50:47- the neck, it all just works.- Well done.
0:50:47 > 0:50:50# Oh, my Johnny
0:50:50 > 0:50:55# With the gentle hands, I'm waiting.#
0:50:55 > 0:50:58- Well, I love this.- Thank you.
0:50:58 > 0:51:01- I love your choice of fabrics, the colours.- I think it's
0:51:01 > 0:51:06absolutely knockout. The length looks absolutely spot-on, for me.
0:51:06 > 0:51:10- Your sleeve is nicely set in. - You've used black thread.
0:51:10 > 0:51:12- I think you should have used pink thread.- Yep.
0:51:12 > 0:51:15- Cos all this... It would have just disappeared, completely.- Yeah.
0:51:15 > 0:51:18The pattern matching on those pockets is absolutely spot-on.
0:51:18 > 0:51:21- It looks cool.- I'd wear it. - Thank you.
0:51:21 > 0:51:25# In the misty moonlight
0:51:25 > 0:51:29# By the flickering firelight. #
0:51:29 > 0:51:33I love this colour. Were the sleeves meant to be gathered?
0:51:33 > 0:51:34- Just a little, at the top.- OK.
0:51:34 > 0:51:37If you're going to put gathers in, think about where they're going
0:51:37 > 0:51:40- to go, cos otherwise it looks like a mistake.- I understand that, yeah.
0:51:40 > 0:51:44But, I think the overall impression is really clear and powerful.
0:51:44 > 0:51:45Thank you.
0:51:45 > 0:51:49# In the misty moonlight
0:51:49 > 0:51:51# By the flickering firelight. #
0:51:51 > 0:51:54I was slightly worried about your choice of fabrics, but
0:51:54 > 0:51:57actually, I think this has worked really well.
0:51:57 > 0:52:00- The colours do work really well. - You lined this, didn't you?
0:52:00 > 0:52:03Yes, it's fully lined. That was the luxury bit.
0:52:03 > 0:52:05I was worried about the hem. It does look like
0:52:05 > 0:52:07that's dropped a bit, to me.
0:52:07 > 0:52:12# Any place is all right, long as you're there. #
0:52:12 > 0:52:16It is very glamorous, and it is very different to anything anyone
0:52:16 > 0:52:20else has done. I love the lace. Love the idea that you made the
0:52:20 > 0:52:23reverse of the fabric here.
0:52:23 > 0:52:27The lace seems very well-handled, and the tape has worked
0:52:27 > 0:52:31really well. It's a really, really powerful, well thought-through
0:52:31 > 0:52:35- piece of clothing. Very...- Glamorous.- ..glamorous.
0:52:35 > 0:52:37# Birds do it
0:52:37 > 0:52:39# Bees do it
0:52:39 > 0:52:43# Even educated fleas do it. #
0:52:43 > 0:52:49I think the overall impression is good. Just sitting off at the neck.
0:52:49 > 0:52:53That's what kimonos do, actually. Geishas quite often have
0:52:53 > 0:52:55their kimonos sitting back off their necks, cos this is an
0:52:55 > 0:52:57erogenous zone in Japan.
0:52:59 > 0:53:01Interesting.
0:53:01 > 0:53:02Er, now we know.
0:53:03 > 0:53:06- I think the combination of fabrics is really nice.- Yep.
0:53:06 > 0:53:09You've handled it well as well. If we look at all of the seams,
0:53:09 > 0:53:11you've managed it very well.
0:53:11 > 0:53:14It hangs nicely, it looks elegant. I think it's pretty good.
0:53:16 > 0:53:21# I'm old-fashioned, I love the moonlight
0:53:21 > 0:53:22# I love the old-fashioned... #
0:53:22 > 0:53:27- Something has happened here.- The under-collar is collapsing and
0:53:27 > 0:53:31- falling out.- It's almost like that layer is too big.
0:53:31 > 0:53:34And I honestly don't feel like the top-stitching works well on
0:53:34 > 0:53:35this satin.
0:53:35 > 0:53:37You've barely caught it here.
0:53:37 > 0:53:40There's a big piece coming out there.
0:53:40 > 0:53:42- You haven't got the pockets on. - No.
0:53:42 > 0:53:46If we turn you round, there is still a pin in the centre back here.
0:53:47 > 0:53:50Let's have a look at the cuffs. This one's deeper at the front
0:53:50 > 0:53:53- than it is at the back. - We've got gathers here.
0:53:53 > 0:53:57Gathers in the sleeve, and we've got gathering in the shoulder seam.
0:53:57 > 0:54:00- It's that difficult fabric.- Oh, yeah, it was horrendous.
0:54:00 > 0:54:04You've got three layers. You had it backed and lined, and you
0:54:04 > 0:54:07- just haven't done it very well. - No.
0:54:07 > 0:54:13# Send me the pillow that you dream on. #
0:54:13 > 0:54:17I like your choice of fabrics. I really like the idea of
0:54:17 > 0:54:19floral for a man.
0:54:19 > 0:54:21It's important that the collar sits nicely, and this collar is
0:54:21 > 0:54:25sitting nicely on the neck. Both sides are exactly the same size.
0:54:25 > 0:54:28You've got a little bit of puckering in the shoulder here, but
0:54:28 > 0:54:31because of the busyness of this pattern, you actually don't
0:54:31 > 0:54:33really see it, and it's nice and smooth.
0:54:33 > 0:54:36I think those cuffs are nice and even. They're nicely pressed.
0:54:36 > 0:54:40- Aren't men's top pockets normally on that side?- Yeah, they are.
0:54:42 > 0:54:46And I worked it out, finally, around two minutes ago.
0:54:46 > 0:54:48Overall, I think you've not done badly, though.
0:54:48 > 0:54:50- You know, it's a tricky fabric. - And the fabric was difficult,
0:54:50 > 0:54:52- wasn't it?- Yep. - Well done.
0:54:58 > 0:55:02While the sewers take a well-earned break, Esme and Patrick have
0:55:02 > 0:55:03a crucial decision to make.
0:55:03 > 0:55:08- Angeline and Rumana have done more than enough...- Yes.- ..to keep
0:55:08 > 0:55:10..to keep themselves in the competition.
0:55:10 > 0:55:13This morning, you were very worried about Josh, and you were a
0:55:13 > 0:55:16- bit worried about Jamie.- Josh gave us this in the alteration,
0:55:16 > 0:55:20- which neither of us liked at all. - Yes. Absolute dog's dinner.
0:55:20 > 0:55:22Jamie gave us a pair of cami-knickers.
0:55:22 > 0:55:25- Better...- Yes.- ..but still by no means great.
0:55:25 > 0:55:30- And we've got two gowns, actually the same pattern.- No pockets.
0:55:30 > 0:55:35Josh got his pockets on. But a man's pocket normally is on this side.
0:55:35 > 0:55:38- Jamie tried to give us every bell and whistle in the book...- Yes.
0:55:38 > 0:55:40- ..and actually, because of it, he's come unstuck.- Yeah.
0:55:40 > 0:55:43I'm really surprised, actually, because he can sew.
0:55:43 > 0:55:45I think it's a really tough one.
0:55:51 > 0:55:55First up, the lovely bit - the Garment Of The Week.
0:55:55 > 0:55:58- Patrick.- Our Garment Of The Week this week is...
0:56:02 > 0:56:05Well done, well done, dear.
0:56:08 > 0:56:10- You owe me a kiss!
0:56:10 > 0:56:13The delicacy of all of that hand-sewing, just the
0:56:13 > 0:56:16beautiful softness of all of it. It was a clear winner.
0:56:16 > 0:56:21And now, the less nice bit. I'm really sorry that anybody has to go.
0:56:21 > 0:56:23The judges found it difficult, but
0:56:23 > 0:56:27the person who is leaving the Sewing Bee is...
0:56:32 > 0:56:34We're really sorry.
0:56:34 > 0:56:35It's Jamie.
0:56:35 > 0:56:36GASPS
0:56:36 > 0:56:38- I told you.- Sorry.
0:56:38 > 0:56:40- I said.- Yeah, but even so.
0:56:40 > 0:56:42Don't look so worried.
0:56:44 > 0:56:47I'm immensely proud of myself. I've got onto the Sewing Bee, and
0:56:47 > 0:56:50I've been in this room with some amazing people, and
0:56:50 > 0:56:52I've had the opportunity. It's been brilliant.
0:56:52 > 0:56:54- Let me give you a hug. - Yeah, go on.
0:56:54 > 0:56:59Sending Jamie home was a shock. I thought he'd go all the way through.
0:56:59 > 0:57:01- Good luck.- You've been a bright star, Jamie.
0:57:01 > 0:57:05- I think Jamie can be very proud of what he's done on Sewing Bee.
0:57:05 > 0:57:09He took on a big project, in a really tough fabric, and it
0:57:09 > 0:57:10just didn't come together.
0:57:10 > 0:57:13SCREAMS
0:57:13 > 0:57:15I might have just got Garment Of The Week.
0:57:15 > 0:57:17I'm a little bit happy.
0:57:17 > 0:57:20I'm so happy to still be in the competition. My aim was week
0:57:20 > 0:57:22four, and I made it to week four!
0:57:24 > 0:57:26It's devastating to see Jamie go,
0:57:26 > 0:57:28because he is one of the most competent,
0:57:28 > 0:57:33experienced sewers I've ever, ever met, and such a genuine bloke.
0:57:34 > 0:57:36EXHALES
0:57:37 > 0:57:39I've learnt to try new things.
0:57:39 > 0:57:41Some of the stuff that I've made, I would never make at home,
0:57:41 > 0:57:45so it's been a real eye-opener, and I look forward to having a go,
0:57:45 > 0:57:48and doing some different things in the future.
0:57:48 > 0:57:50PHONE RINGING
0:57:50 > 0:57:52- WOMAN ON PHONE:- Hello. - How are you?
0:57:52 > 0:57:54Good, thanks. How are you?
0:57:54 > 0:57:57Uh, I made it through again!
0:57:57 > 0:57:59WOMAN SCREAMS
0:57:59 > 0:58:02- You're kidding!- I, honestly, I don't know how I done it.
0:58:02 > 0:58:04I do not know how I done it.
0:58:04 > 0:58:05# Come fly with me... #
0:58:05 > 0:58:06'Next time...
0:58:06 > 0:58:08I feel like a superhero.
0:58:08 > 0:58:10'..The Sewing Bee goes international.'
0:58:10 > 0:58:13Origami, here. Losing my marbles.
0:58:13 > 0:58:15'..with a pattern Challenge from China...
0:58:15 > 0:58:17- Look at the bottom of it now. - SHE LAUGHS
0:58:17 > 0:58:18'..Indian Alterations...
0:58:18 > 0:58:21I'd love to wear something very similar to this.
0:58:21 > 0:58:24'..and stunning Made-to-Measure West African dresses.'
0:58:24 > 0:58:26Hello, gathered bottom.
0:58:26 > 0:58:28But who will make the next Garment Of The Week?
0:58:28 > 0:58:30- Whoop! Whoop! - Oh, come on.
0:58:30 > 0:58:32'And who will be leaving the Sewing Room?'
0:58:32 > 0:58:34Josh.
0:58:34 > 0:58:35How are you?
0:58:35 > 0:58:37I'm all right, yeah. How are you?