0:00:02 > 0:00:05Seven weeks ago, the sewing room opened its doors
0:00:05 > 0:00:08to ten of the best amateur sewers in Britain.
0:00:08 > 0:00:14After 147 garments, just three sewers remain.
0:00:14 > 0:00:19- It's so empty. Oh, it is so empty.- It is so empty.
0:00:19 > 0:00:22And now either Charlotte...
0:00:22 > 0:00:24- This is not good.- ..Jade...
0:00:24 > 0:00:27One more, just one more.
0:00:27 > 0:00:30- ..or Joyce...- Damn, damn, damn.
0:00:30 > 0:00:34..is going to be crowned the winner of The Great British Sewing Bee.
0:00:34 > 0:00:37Feeling ready?
0:00:37 > 0:00:38No.
0:01:00 > 0:01:04Charlotte, Joyce and Jade have just three more garments to make before
0:01:04 > 0:01:09Esme and Patrick decide who deserves the title of Britain's best amateur sewer.
0:01:09 > 0:01:11I was born ready.
0:01:11 > 0:01:13I don't know ready for what.
0:01:13 > 0:01:17Charlotte takes a mathematical approach to her sewing and often
0:01:17 > 0:01:20prefers to play it safe, but last week she excelled,
0:01:20 > 0:01:23winning a complex pattern challenge with a precisely sewn skirt
0:01:23 > 0:01:25and revealing a real flair for design
0:01:25 > 0:01:28with her Garment Of The Week-winning alteration.
0:01:28 > 0:01:31The fact that I had a good week in the semifinal has really buoyed me up.
0:01:31 > 0:01:35I'm just going to do the best I can, and hopefully it will be enough.
0:01:35 > 0:01:37Right.
0:01:38 > 0:01:42With six decades of sewing behind her, Joyce knows every technique in the book.
0:01:42 > 0:01:48Her taste may be traditional, but her fabric handling, fitting and finishing are hard to beat.
0:01:48 > 0:01:54If - big, big if - I won, it would be the cherry on the icing of the cake,
0:01:54 > 0:01:58and my son-in-law has already got me down to switch on the Hassocks lights if...
0:01:58 > 0:02:02- SHE LAUGHS - It's a tiny little village.
0:02:02 > 0:02:05This is exciting, guys.
0:02:05 > 0:02:08At 18, Jade is the youngest ever sewer on the sewing bee.
0:02:08 > 0:02:11She may be the least experienced, but she's proved she's a fast learner
0:02:11 > 0:02:15and showed she has the ability to remain cool under pressure.
0:02:15 > 0:02:18I feel like I've worked really hard for this.
0:02:18 > 0:02:20I'm just going to get my head down,
0:02:20 > 0:02:23show the judges why I'm meant to be here.
0:02:23 > 0:02:25Guess what. We are in the final.
0:02:25 > 0:02:28- CHARLOTTE:- No, we're not. This is a dream.
0:02:31 > 0:02:34- Good morning, sewers. - Hello.- Good morning.
0:02:34 > 0:02:37Will you come and join us, please, finalists?
0:02:37 > 0:02:41For the final, they've decided to take it up a notch,
0:02:41 > 0:02:45and you are dealing with the daddy in the sewing world,
0:02:45 > 0:02:48and that is exquisite evening wear.
0:02:48 > 0:02:51- What is their first challenge, Esme? - Right, here you are.
0:02:51 > 0:02:56- What we've given you is a man's dress shirt. - THEY GASP
0:02:56 > 0:02:58Wow!
0:02:58 > 0:03:02This shirt has rows of perfectly parallel
0:03:02 > 0:03:05pin tucks down the front, and more than any challenge we've set before,
0:03:05 > 0:03:09we are only going to be looking at the precision of your sewing.
0:03:09 > 0:03:12Girls, are you feeling all right?
0:03:12 > 0:03:17- Yes.- You have 4½ hours for a perfect shirt.
0:03:17 > 0:03:21- Your time starts now. JOYCE:- Thank you.
0:03:22 > 0:03:24Shall we pull it back together?
0:03:24 > 0:03:29For the last pattern challenge, the fabric has already been cut.
0:03:29 > 0:03:31- Bags not pink. - JOYCE:- I don't mind pink.
0:03:31 > 0:03:33- I want that one. - JADE:- I'll have the blue
0:03:33 > 0:03:36The judges want to focus purely on the finalists' sewing,
0:03:36 > 0:03:39and expect precision with every stitch.
0:03:39 > 0:03:41I'm glad it is just down to the sewing,
0:03:41 > 0:03:44because this is the kind of thing that would take four hours to cut out.
0:03:44 > 0:03:47This challenge is probably the toughest we've ever set.
0:03:47 > 0:03:48Every bit of this is difficult.
0:03:48 > 0:03:52We will be looking at the placement, the precision, the accuracy,
0:03:52 > 0:03:54the straightness, the spacing -
0:03:54 > 0:03:56and that's just on the pin tucks on the front of the shirt.
0:03:56 > 0:04:03Also the placket, this is a binding for the cut you make in the sleeve of the shirt
0:04:03 > 0:04:05so you can open the cuff.
0:04:05 > 0:04:08But it's the tricky piece of sewing.
0:04:08 > 0:04:11They've got to attach the collar to a collar stand,
0:04:11 > 0:04:13it has to then sit correctly all the way round.
0:04:13 > 0:04:16These points have to be precisely turned out, no bumps in the corners.
0:04:16 > 0:04:19There is so much precision in this.
0:04:19 > 0:04:24And we will pick up on every single error they make.
0:04:24 > 0:04:26I had a feeling it would be a shirt or something hard,
0:04:26 > 0:04:31so I'm just reading the instructions and really taking in exactly what they are telling me to do.
0:04:31 > 0:04:35My approach to this is to follow the pattern to the letter.
0:04:35 > 0:04:38Pencil at the ready, tick off when I'm done.
0:04:38 > 0:04:39The first step is to sew a set of
0:04:39 > 0:04:42six pin tucks on each of the front pieces.
0:04:42 > 0:04:45Then the button stands are created,
0:04:45 > 0:04:47before the front and back are joined at the yoke.
0:04:47 > 0:04:50The sleeves are made with their placket openings and inserted.
0:04:50 > 0:04:52The collar and cuffs are added,
0:04:52 > 0:04:55and there are seven buttons to attach at the front
0:04:55 > 0:04:57and two more at the cuffs.
0:04:57 > 0:05:00I think the pin tucks is probably the trickiest part of the pattern.
0:05:00 > 0:05:04Once you've done them, it's just a nice sewing job.
0:05:04 > 0:05:08Having said that, of course, we've got plackets to put in, as well.
0:05:08 > 0:05:13And a collar to put on, so perhaps it's not just an old sewing job.
0:05:14 > 0:05:18Joyce left her old job as a school admissions officer in 2012,
0:05:18 > 0:05:22but since the Sewing Bee started, she hasn't had a spare minute.
0:05:22 > 0:05:26Being retired, I think Mum thinks she works hard,
0:05:26 > 0:05:30but actually now she's really had to focus and concentrate on the sewing.
0:05:30 > 0:05:34I think she has been quite tired, but when she gets there,
0:05:34 > 0:05:37it sort of like reinvigorates her.
0:05:37 > 0:05:39How are you feeling about the final?
0:05:39 > 0:05:41I'm really excited.
0:05:41 > 0:05:43I just love it when I'm there, to be honest.
0:05:43 > 0:05:46It's not just me that's proud of her, I know my dad's really proud of her,
0:05:46 > 0:05:49my son's really proud of her.
0:05:49 > 0:05:51All of the family are proud of her.
0:05:51 > 0:05:53- You are the best.- Oh, darling. - Even if you don't win.
0:05:53 > 0:05:56THEY LAUGH
0:05:56 > 0:05:58Such faith in her mother, Harry(!)
0:05:58 > 0:05:59Have you made a shirt before?
0:05:59 > 0:06:02I've made shirts for my boys when they were youngsters,
0:06:02 > 0:06:04but of course it didn't have the precision of this.
0:06:04 > 0:06:08And I actually made a shirt for my husband once when cheesecloth came into fashion.
0:06:08 > 0:06:12- Oh, right, OK.- He wore it once, so I made him no more. - SHE LAUGHS
0:06:12 > 0:06:14Was it the cheesecloth or your sewing, Joyce?
0:06:14 > 0:06:16How could it be my sewing, Patrick?
0:06:18 > 0:06:22"Attach your pin tuck foot, and, working from top to bottom, stitch the first tuck.
0:06:22 > 0:06:24"Continue sewing your pin tucks."
0:06:24 > 0:06:26Do we have a pin tuck foot?
0:06:26 > 0:06:28Oh, we do.
0:06:28 > 0:06:30Sewing them free hand would mean
0:06:30 > 0:06:32spending hours on the pin tucks alone.
0:06:32 > 0:06:34The pin tuck foot should speed things up.
0:06:34 > 0:06:36The pin tuck foot has several ridges,
0:06:36 > 0:06:38but the ridge in the middle is the one
0:06:38 > 0:06:40that makes the pin tuck you're currently sewing.
0:06:40 > 0:06:43And then the other ridges are where previous pin tucks sit,
0:06:43 > 0:06:47so the new one, it's absolutely parallel to the one you've sewn before.
0:06:47 > 0:06:50Any wobbliness in those pin tucks is going to be, "Hello!"
0:06:52 > 0:06:55I need to do 12 pin tucks altogether.
0:06:55 > 0:06:57You've got to get your stitching exact.
0:06:57 > 0:06:59This is petrifying.
0:06:59 > 0:07:01I'm going to slow right down.
0:07:01 > 0:07:04I'm concentrating on getting this line spot on.
0:07:04 > 0:07:08- CHARLOTTE:- I've never sewed anything so slowly in my life.
0:07:08 > 0:07:09- Charlotte.- Hello.
0:07:09 > 0:07:11- It's the final.- Aargh!
0:07:11 > 0:07:14I just like saying it because I really like your reaction.
0:07:14 > 0:07:16It's a mixture of excited and terrified.
0:07:16 > 0:07:18How important is it for the psychology
0:07:18 > 0:07:20to do well in the first challenge?
0:07:20 > 0:07:23Oh, it's hugely important because it sets you up.
0:07:25 > 0:07:26There, that does look nice.
0:07:26 > 0:07:30Charlotte studied for three years to get her PhD in osteology,
0:07:30 > 0:07:33but getting to the Sewing Bee final has been much more of a team effort.
0:07:35 > 0:07:39The kids, throughout the process, have been so supportive of her,
0:07:39 > 0:07:41it's really sweet.
0:07:41 > 0:07:43- This one will go with the green. - Do you think?
0:07:43 > 0:07:47It has been really nerve-racking to find out if my mum has got through every week.
0:07:47 > 0:07:50Every single time that I got a phone call,
0:07:50 > 0:07:52I got really excited and shaky, like,
0:07:52 > 0:07:54"Oh, no, what if she doesn't get through?"
0:07:54 > 0:07:56But I think in my heart I knew she was
0:07:56 > 0:07:59going to get through because she's amazing at sewing.
0:07:59 > 0:08:01Winning it would mean so much to her.
0:08:01 > 0:08:03She told me if she won Sewing Bee,
0:08:03 > 0:08:07she would be more proud than she was of her PhD.
0:08:07 > 0:08:09Just in case there was ever any doubt,
0:08:09 > 0:08:11I am never making my husband a shirt.
0:08:11 > 0:08:12Sorry, honey.
0:08:14 > 0:08:15This is ridiculous.
0:08:15 > 0:08:20They are all taking an awfully long time doing their pin tucks.
0:08:20 > 0:08:23We gave everything cut out, they had to sit down,
0:08:23 > 0:08:27read the instructions, put that first piece under the machine and sew.
0:08:27 > 0:08:30I understand they want to get this right, this is the final.
0:08:30 > 0:08:33But they've got to crack on, there's so much to do in this challenge.
0:08:33 > 0:08:34Yes. It is quite worrying.
0:08:34 > 0:08:38Sewers, you've spent an hour already doing...
0:08:38 > 0:08:40- Nothing.- You said it, Charlotte.
0:08:40 > 0:08:43I've done 3½ pin tucks.
0:08:43 > 0:08:45- Yeah.- How many have you done, Joyce?
0:08:45 > 0:08:47One, two, three, four, five.
0:08:47 > 0:08:51It is very hard. And they want 12 of them.
0:08:51 > 0:08:53I will be glad when this bit's over.
0:08:53 > 0:08:56Feel like my eyes are going woozy.
0:08:56 > 0:08:59Jadey, how are you finding this?
0:08:59 > 0:09:02- Awful.- Have you ever sewn a pin tuck before?
0:09:02 > 0:09:03I've never sewn a pin tuck.
0:09:03 > 0:09:06Don't worry about the fact you haven't done it, just -
0:09:06 > 0:09:10if I can say this in the nicest possible way - smash it.
0:09:12 > 0:09:14You sound like my mum.
0:09:14 > 0:09:18God, I think you were only about 11 there.
0:09:18 > 0:09:20Jade is no stranger to competition.
0:09:20 > 0:09:23On course to eventually represent Great Britain as a swimmer,
0:09:23 > 0:09:27a knee injury four years ago put an end to her Olympic dreams.
0:09:27 > 0:09:31You know, when she got injured, her life was changed dramatically.
0:09:31 > 0:09:33It was a real shock to the system.
0:09:33 > 0:09:37And then obviously sewing took over after the swimming.
0:09:37 > 0:09:39Jade was always a very strong-willed person -
0:09:39 > 0:09:42if she put her mind to something, she would always achieve.
0:09:42 > 0:09:45Jade is so pleased she's got down to the final,
0:09:45 > 0:09:47but she would love to win.
0:09:47 > 0:09:51It would be like winning an Olympic gold medal for Jade.
0:09:51 > 0:09:53Finished my pin tucks.
0:09:55 > 0:09:57I'm never doing any again in my entire life.
0:09:57 > 0:10:00Next is the button stand.
0:10:00 > 0:10:03The button stand is the opening where the buttons and buttonholes will go.
0:10:03 > 0:10:07It's created by pressing double folds along the front to reinforce the edges.
0:10:07 > 0:10:12I'm going to sew up here first and then that gets folded in again
0:10:12 > 0:10:13and then you sew up that one.
0:10:13 > 0:10:16It says to fold over 2.7cm.
0:10:16 > 0:10:19Normally, I would eyeball this sort of thing,
0:10:19 > 0:10:22but today is just the precision, so I'm measuring it.
0:10:22 > 0:10:25Next, the front and back pieces must be joined to a yoke, and every seam
0:10:25 > 0:10:27finished with impeccable top stitching.
0:10:27 > 0:10:29It is very important it's an even distance away
0:10:29 > 0:10:31from the edge of the seam.
0:10:31 > 0:10:33This shirt has an awful lot of top stitching.
0:10:33 > 0:10:36Right, I'm going to hang this up and then we're making sleeve plackets.
0:10:36 > 0:10:39Never done one before, this is going to be a tough one.
0:10:41 > 0:10:44- JOYCE:- Placket binding, is that what they call placket binding?
0:10:44 > 0:10:47This is going to go round the bit that goes to the cuffs
0:10:47 > 0:10:48so you can get your arm in, basically.
0:10:48 > 0:10:49You have to make a slit.
0:10:49 > 0:10:53- Have you done a placket before? - I wish!- I'm a bit lost.
0:10:53 > 0:10:59This is quite a tricky piece of sewing and on the inside of a placket,
0:10:59 > 0:11:01it should have a little triangle here,
0:11:01 > 0:11:05and they have to push the excess fabric up between this,
0:11:05 > 0:11:08so we don't want to see any raw edges.
0:11:08 > 0:11:12I'm not quite sure what to do with you. Just turn you under, I guess.
0:11:12 > 0:11:13Pin you down.
0:11:13 > 0:11:17If you're no good at origami, you cannot do a shirt placket.
0:11:17 > 0:11:19Oh! How did that happen?
0:11:19 > 0:11:21- What?- It looks like it makes sense,
0:11:21 > 0:11:23all these little raw edges get tucked inside
0:11:23 > 0:11:26and then you top-stitch it down and it hides it all.
0:11:26 > 0:11:27How have you done it?
0:11:27 > 0:11:29I just kept fiddling with it, and suddenly it fell into place.
0:11:29 > 0:11:33I'll have to do it again, though - God knows if it'll work the second time.
0:11:33 > 0:11:34Two sleeves, two plackets.
0:11:34 > 0:11:37Hello, Joyce. This is the first or the second?
0:11:37 > 0:11:39This is the first placket.
0:11:39 > 0:11:42OK, so you've still got...
0:11:42 > 0:11:45- to make up your cuffs, your collars, put your sleeves in.- Yep.
0:11:45 > 0:11:47You're panicking me, Patrick.
0:11:47 > 0:11:49- Do all your buttonholes. - You're panicking me, Patrick.
0:11:49 > 0:11:52- It looks neat, but honestly... - I need to pull my finger out.
0:11:52 > 0:11:56You need to move at about twice the speed you're moving at, you've got a lot to do. Okey dokey. Hustle.
0:11:56 > 0:12:01# You made my heart go tick-a-tick tock... #
0:12:01 > 0:12:03Placket two...
0:12:03 > 0:12:04Out the way.
0:12:04 > 0:12:07Right, let's... Cuffs, cuffs, cuffs.
0:12:07 > 0:12:11- CHARLOTTE:- A cuff has two pieces, an inside and outside, basically.
0:12:11 > 0:12:13You sew all the way round that, clip the curvy bit,
0:12:13 > 0:12:15flip it inside out and then you have a cuff.
0:12:15 > 0:12:19I'm hoping that if I just remain calm and just keep on trucking,
0:12:19 > 0:12:20it will be all right.
0:12:20 > 0:12:21The cuffs aren't tricky, really,
0:12:21 > 0:12:26you just need to make sure you've got nice angles on them and no puckers
0:12:26 > 0:12:28or anything like that.
0:12:28 > 0:12:33The difficulty with the cuffs is to make sure that they match on each side.
0:12:33 > 0:12:35OK. Sew it on.
0:12:35 > 0:12:39Sewers, you have one hour and ten minutes. Will you be all right for time, Joyce?
0:12:39 > 0:12:41If I rush, I might, but...
0:12:41 > 0:12:44Come on! What do you need me to do?
0:12:44 > 0:12:46Shall I make like, galloping noises...?
0:12:46 > 0:12:49No, couldn't you do my collar for me, while I do the buttonholes?
0:12:49 > 0:12:51Like I know how to make a collar! Look what I'm wearing!
0:12:51 > 0:12:53I'm not allowed to have an opinion on clothes.
0:12:53 > 0:12:58I'm pinning my collar pieces together and I'm going to sew around the edge.
0:12:58 > 0:13:03I need to make sure that my collar sits nice and flat on the body,
0:13:03 > 0:13:07but has nice pointy corners at the end.
0:13:07 > 0:13:11Once they've made the collar itself, they need to make the collar stand,
0:13:11 > 0:13:13the section of fabric that joins it to the neck.
0:13:13 > 0:13:15I'm now attaching my collar stand.
0:13:15 > 0:13:19I'm just going to follow the instructions at this point, cos I haven't got a clue what I'm doing.
0:13:19 > 0:13:24So that basically goes over like... that.
0:13:24 > 0:13:27"Right sides together, pin and stitch the inner collar stand..."
0:13:27 > 0:13:30What sort of seam allowance have we got?
0:13:30 > 0:13:32Doesn't tell you, so let's use 1cm.
0:13:32 > 0:13:35The seam allowance is the distance between the edge of the fabric
0:13:35 > 0:13:37and the line of stitching.
0:13:37 > 0:13:40The pattern specifies 1cm for the collar itself,
0:13:40 > 0:13:44but it's up to the sewers to decide if this applies to the collar stand.
0:13:44 > 0:13:47I used a 1cm seam allowance.
0:13:47 > 0:13:50Creating too much seam allowance will make the collar too small.
0:13:50 > 0:13:53Too little, and the collar will be too big.
0:13:53 > 0:13:56Definitely being under pressure makes it harder to remember how to do stuff.
0:13:56 > 0:13:59Also makes you second-guess yourself in a way that you wouldn't ordinarily.
0:13:59 > 0:14:02It doesn't say a seam allowance in the instructions,
0:14:02 > 0:14:06- but I've done- 1½. Charlotte?- Yep?
0:14:06 > 0:14:08It doesn't say one.
0:14:08 > 0:14:11I know, but I've just done it on one and it fits perfectly.
0:14:11 > 0:14:14- But I've done it and trimmed it.- Oh.
0:14:14 > 0:14:18I've sewn the collar stands together with a 1.5cm seam allowance
0:14:18 > 0:14:19and now I'm panicking that it won't fit,
0:14:19 > 0:14:22but there's nothing I can do about it at this point.
0:14:22 > 0:14:23I've already cut it, trimmed it.
0:14:26 > 0:14:27Sewers, I have bad news.
0:14:27 > 0:14:30You only have half an hour left.
0:14:33 > 0:14:35OK, that's the collar on.
0:14:35 > 0:14:38As Jade and Joyce move on to the final stage...
0:14:38 > 0:14:42- Buttonhole.- ..Charlotte's struggling to fit her collar.
0:14:42 > 0:14:45It's not going to work. I can see already, that's not going to work.
0:14:45 > 0:14:48The collar stand is too small for the shirt.
0:14:48 > 0:14:50I did use the wrong seam allowance.
0:14:50 > 0:14:53Aargh! This is going to look like crap.
0:14:55 > 0:14:58I think the whole issue with the collar has thrown her.
0:14:58 > 0:15:00Absolutely. She's panicking a bit, isn't she?
0:15:00 > 0:15:02- Slightly, yes.- It's a shame.
0:15:02 > 0:15:07I haven't got the time to fix it, haven't got time to do anything about it.
0:15:07 > 0:15:08Everyone else is on buttonholes.
0:15:08 > 0:15:11One more. Just one more.
0:15:13 > 0:15:14Come on, get out!
0:15:20 > 0:15:22This is not good.
0:15:22 > 0:15:24Sewers, 15 minutes. CHARLOTTE SIGHS
0:15:24 > 0:15:27I'm sorry, Charlotte is angry with me for mentioning the time.
0:15:28 > 0:15:31You've got to sew your buttons so that they match the buttonholes.
0:15:31 > 0:15:34There's no point having in your button half an inch up.
0:15:34 > 0:15:37It is stressful. If I had another five minutes, I could easily get these on.
0:15:37 > 0:15:39The rest of it is absolutely fine.
0:15:39 > 0:15:43It's just that one bit. That's going to have to do.
0:15:43 > 0:15:47Just desperately trying to finish this so I can give it a good press.
0:15:47 > 0:15:51And between you and me, my top buttonhole is not brilliant.
0:15:53 > 0:15:55I've got nine buttons to sew on.
0:15:55 > 0:15:59- JOYCE:- They're all the same, Charlotte, just get it in the right position and put your foot down.
0:15:59 > 0:16:01- CHARLOTTE:- Got it. - Sewers, you have five minutes left.
0:16:01 > 0:16:04I think I can do it. They're not going to be beautiful,
0:16:04 > 0:16:06but they're going to be finished. Four done, five to go.
0:16:06 > 0:16:07Three buttons left.
0:16:07 > 0:16:09They're getting tacked on quick as they can.
0:16:09 > 0:16:11I've done my buttons and it's just pressing now.
0:16:11 > 0:16:15I don't think I can sew these buttons on fast enough, my hands are shaking.
0:16:15 > 0:16:17- Jade, are you OK? - I've got one button to go.
0:16:17 > 0:16:20It's not going to do up. OK, never mind.
0:16:20 > 0:16:21- JOYCE:- A quick press of the collar.
0:16:21 > 0:16:23One minute left.
0:16:23 > 0:16:25I actually feel like I'm going to be sick.
0:16:25 > 0:16:28I've never sewn buttons on so badly in my life.
0:16:28 > 0:16:29That top button's not good.
0:16:29 > 0:16:32Sewers, your time is up.
0:16:32 > 0:16:33What a bloody mess.
0:16:33 > 0:16:38Very well done, guys. Let's take the mannequins to the front.
0:16:38 > 0:16:40# Lipstick on your collar
0:16:40 > 0:16:42# Told a tale on you... #
0:16:42 > 0:16:45Three pin-tuck dress shirts in four-and-a-half hours,
0:16:45 > 0:16:48but who's followed their final pattern with the most precision?
0:16:48 > 0:16:50Joyce, you're up first.
0:16:50 > 0:16:54# ..Bet your bottom dollar You and I are through
0:16:54 > 0:17:00# Cos lipstick on your collar told a tale on you. #
0:17:00 > 0:17:02Your pin tucks look pretty good.
0:17:02 > 0:17:06I'm not sure if this isn't slightly narrower.
0:17:06 > 0:17:07Yeah, probably is.
0:17:10 > 0:17:12- Yes, it is.- Yes.
0:17:12 > 0:17:13- Smaller this side?- Mm.
0:17:13 > 0:17:17Those points of collar are very sharp, very even.
0:17:17 > 0:17:23The top stitching is very neat, it's a very nice curve here on the cuff.
0:17:23 > 0:17:25When I look inside the placket,
0:17:25 > 0:17:28you've sewn it in exactly the right place there.
0:17:28 > 0:17:30The one thing that absolutely leaps out...
0:17:30 > 0:17:31- Is that.- ..is this.
0:17:31 > 0:17:33You've just got this buttonhole in the wrong place.
0:17:33 > 0:17:36To me, it's really pretty much the only flaw.
0:17:36 > 0:17:37It's pretty good.
0:17:45 > 0:17:47Shall we start with the pin tucks?
0:17:47 > 0:17:49This side is definitely narrower.
0:17:49 > 0:17:51I mean, we can check that, for sure.
0:17:53 > 0:17:58They're noticeably narrower, but they are pretty straight.
0:17:58 > 0:18:00- Thank you.- Now, let's have a look at those cuffs
0:18:00 > 0:18:01and see how even those are.
0:18:01 > 0:18:02How are you that side?
0:18:02 > 0:18:04- They're pretty good.- Yep.
0:18:04 > 0:18:08The top stitching on the button stand is very neat.
0:18:08 > 0:18:10You obviously rushed putting your buttons on,
0:18:10 > 0:18:11you didn't check the spacing.
0:18:11 > 0:18:14We've got a bit of a gape on these two,
0:18:14 > 0:18:17but it's a very good shirt in a very short space of time.
0:18:17 > 0:18:19- I'll take that.- Thank you very much.
0:18:35 > 0:18:36Um...
0:18:38 > 0:18:39- Right.- OK, Charlotte.
0:18:39 > 0:18:41There are a few things that jump out.
0:18:41 > 0:18:45- Yes.- The most obvious one to me is that your collar is too short.
0:18:45 > 0:18:49And what that's doing is dragging everything out of shape,
0:18:49 > 0:18:53so all of this here is because the collar is too small
0:18:53 > 0:18:55and it's dragging everything around the shirt
0:18:55 > 0:18:58into a smaller neck hole than it wants to be in to.
0:18:58 > 0:19:00What you've done is taken too big a seam allowance.
0:19:00 > 0:19:02It didn't specify seam allowance.
0:19:02 > 0:19:03We specified a centimetre.
0:19:03 > 0:19:07- For the collar, but not for the collar stand.- Hm.
0:19:07 > 0:19:10I mean, if I was sewing a centimetre on the collar,
0:19:10 > 0:19:12I'd sew a centimetre on the collar stand.
0:19:12 > 0:19:15Which is a shame, because the plackets are very neat,
0:19:15 > 0:19:17the cuffs are pretty even.
0:19:17 > 0:19:19The top stitching is pretty good.
0:19:19 > 0:19:21You have done the pin tucks beautifully neatly.
0:19:21 > 0:19:23The other big one...
0:19:23 > 0:19:25- I know.- Your buttonholes are off-centre.
0:19:25 > 0:19:28- Yes.- And that was because you rushed them at the end.
0:19:28 > 0:19:30- Yeah.- Yep.
0:19:30 > 0:19:33Well done. Thank you, Charlotte.
0:19:40 > 0:19:43Now the judges must decide whose dress shirt
0:19:43 > 0:19:45was sewn most accurately.
0:19:47 > 0:19:49In third place...
0:19:49 > 0:19:52is Charlotte. Your sewing was very, very neat,
0:19:52 > 0:19:55you just made an error on the collar.
0:19:55 > 0:19:57In second place...
0:20:00 > 0:20:04..Jade. Beautiful sewing all over this shirt.
0:20:04 > 0:20:08Just a couple of small errors, but otherwise, very well done indeed.
0:20:08 > 0:20:11- Thank you.- In first place is Joyce.
0:20:11 > 0:20:13Thank you, thank you!
0:20:13 > 0:20:16The only thing was the button hole at the top,
0:20:16 > 0:20:19but everything else was very beautifully sewn.
0:20:19 > 0:20:22- Lovely.- A very, very well done to all three of you.
0:20:22 > 0:20:24We know that was incredibly hard.
0:20:24 > 0:20:27Go, relax, gather yourselves.
0:20:27 > 0:20:30We'll see you back here soon for the alteration challenge.
0:20:30 > 0:20:31Off you go. Well done.
0:20:33 > 0:20:34Thanks, Jadey.
0:20:35 > 0:20:37I'm just thrilled.
0:20:37 > 0:20:39It's a good start for the final for me.
0:20:39 > 0:20:43The number of my husband's shirts I have ironed over the years also helped.
0:20:43 > 0:20:49I knew exactly where to put that little row of stitching onto the placket!
0:20:49 > 0:20:51Pretty happy with second. It's in the middle.
0:20:51 > 0:20:54That's where my mum always said is the best place to be.
0:20:54 > 0:20:57You don't want to always be first. You don't always want to be last.
0:20:59 > 0:21:01I've had a slight knock, obviously.
0:21:01 > 0:21:03I want to do well in the alteration challenge,
0:21:03 > 0:21:05I really need to do well in that.
0:21:06 > 0:21:07So fingers crossed.
0:21:13 > 0:21:17From a dress shirt to another classic item of gentleman's evening wear,
0:21:17 > 0:21:22which will test their ability to reimagine clothes for the final time.
0:21:22 > 0:21:26Patrick, what would you like our lovely finalists to transform?
0:21:26 > 0:21:29- One of these.- Oh, God!
0:21:29 > 0:21:32It's a dinner suit, which we'd like you to transform
0:21:32 > 0:21:35- into a little black dress.- OK.
0:21:35 > 0:21:37What we want is something glamorous.
0:21:37 > 0:21:41We've got sequins, we've got chiffon, we've got georgette,
0:21:41 > 0:21:45so you can use haberdashery and fabrics, but remember,
0:21:45 > 0:21:47it's a little black dress.
0:21:47 > 0:21:51- Judges, you have to leave now. Goodbye.- Goodbye.
0:21:51 > 0:21:52You have 90 minutes.
0:21:52 > 0:21:57This is your final chance to blow their minds with an alteration.
0:21:57 > 0:21:59Your time starts now.
0:22:01 > 0:22:03Right. Let's have a look.
0:22:03 > 0:22:06- I don't care which I have. - I want this one.
0:22:06 > 0:22:08You're going to be beautiful.
0:22:08 > 0:22:11Come on, dude. He's coming with me.
0:22:11 > 0:22:13Don't for one minute think I know what I'm doing.
0:22:13 > 0:22:17I'm thinking that I want to use the lapels in some way.
0:22:17 > 0:22:19Haven't thought about the skirt bit yet, but the scissors are out.
0:22:19 > 0:22:23So, I'm really looking forward to see how they transform this obviously
0:22:23 > 0:22:27very classically masculine evening wear outfit into something classically feminine.
0:22:27 > 0:22:30- There are no big bits of fabric here.- No.
0:22:30 > 0:22:34So they are actually going to have to think about how they use
0:22:34 > 0:22:37- the elements of the original pieces. - The biggest piece are the trousers.
0:22:37 > 0:22:40We're looking for something sexy, something well-fitted.
0:22:40 > 0:22:44And hopefully, they will do something daring.
0:22:44 > 0:22:48You are something of an expert in the field of little black dresses.
0:22:48 > 0:22:52Well, I got a little black dress into the V&A.
0:22:52 > 0:22:54It's part of their permanent collection,
0:22:54 > 0:22:57so I know something about little black dresses.
0:22:57 > 0:22:59Was that made from an old man's dinner suit?
0:22:59 > 0:23:01Well, no, it wasn't.
0:23:01 > 0:23:02That's a bit...
0:23:04 > 0:23:06No. Going to do something with this.
0:23:06 > 0:23:08What are you making, darling?
0:23:08 > 0:23:10Basically going to be like the top of my prom dress,
0:23:10 > 0:23:13so I'm going to have it quite up and then round.
0:23:13 > 0:23:14Oh! Have you just made your own pattern?
0:23:14 > 0:23:16I have just made my own pattern.
0:23:16 > 0:23:18What are you talking about? In an alteration challenge?!
0:23:18 > 0:23:21I know, to get the shape of the top...
0:23:21 > 0:23:22- Of the bodice?- ..I had to draw it.
0:23:22 > 0:23:24I have got a little bit of black sequin here.
0:23:24 > 0:23:28Got to look classy in your tiny, tiny outfit.
0:23:28 > 0:23:31Right. That's the skirt...ish.
0:23:31 > 0:23:34I want to do a longer one with this.
0:23:34 > 0:23:38I want it to show a couple of inches below, like so.
0:23:38 > 0:23:41I've worn quite a lot of little black dresses in my time.
0:23:41 > 0:23:44And when I was younger, they were very little black dresses,
0:23:44 > 0:23:46but as I got older, they got bigger, with me!
0:23:46 > 0:23:47SHE LAUGHS
0:23:47 > 0:23:50This is already the best dress I've ever seen.
0:23:50 > 0:23:52CHARLOTTE LAUGHS It is! Now, your last of alteration.
0:23:52 > 0:23:54I know, a bit sad. I've just got the hang of them.
0:23:54 > 0:23:55It won Garment Of The Week.
0:23:55 > 0:23:58An alteration hasn't won Garment Of The Week this series,
0:23:58 > 0:24:00so that's major. So what are you doing?
0:24:00 > 0:24:02Um, sexy satin...
0:24:02 > 0:24:03- Beautiful.- Bit of sequin.
0:24:03 > 0:24:05- Gorgeous.- Backless.
0:24:05 > 0:24:08You'll also be able to undo the halterneck, because it'll be the bowtie.
0:24:08 > 0:24:10CLAUDIA GASPS Ring-a-ding-ding!
0:24:10 > 0:24:13I might have to let it out a tiny bit, just down the side seam,
0:24:13 > 0:24:15then it should fit.
0:24:15 > 0:24:17It is quite a masculine fabric
0:24:17 > 0:24:20and I think that's what's kind of hard about this challenge,
0:24:20 > 0:24:23that you have to turn something so masculine
0:24:23 > 0:24:25into something quite feminine.
0:24:25 > 0:24:27I'm just binding this edge
0:24:27 > 0:24:30and then I can attach the sequin to the underside.
0:24:30 > 0:24:35I also want to put sequins on the pockets.
0:24:35 > 0:24:39I'm not a blingy sort of person, so this is sort of different for me.
0:24:39 > 0:24:42The dress is going to stay up, I'm going to put straps on it.
0:24:42 > 0:24:44Everyone is really going for it.
0:24:44 > 0:24:47I think cos it's the final, you've got to go for it.
0:24:47 > 0:24:51- Right.- One hour to go in the final alteration challenge.
0:24:51 > 0:24:53Skirt...
0:24:53 > 0:24:56Be quite nice with the buttons down the front of it.
0:24:56 > 0:24:59I'm just sort of making it up as I go along.
0:24:59 > 0:25:01Right. That is a waistbandy stuff.
0:25:01 > 0:25:06Look. Ta-da! You've got the little bit underneath and you've got the bling in the middle.
0:25:06 > 0:25:08Just unpicking the inside leg seams,
0:25:08 > 0:25:10then I can sew the legs together front and back,
0:25:10 > 0:25:12and that will make kind of a skirt shape.
0:25:12 > 0:25:15I like this ribbon down the side.
0:25:15 > 0:25:20Let's sew it on, then we'll think about something for the top.
0:25:21 > 0:25:24I'm going to try and make quite a fitted skirt,
0:25:24 > 0:25:26a bit like a pencil skirt.
0:25:26 > 0:25:27Ooh!
0:25:27 > 0:25:29It's a bit indecent, currently.
0:25:29 > 0:25:32I think I'll put a bit of sequin in the front there, to echo that bit.
0:25:33 > 0:25:37You are halfway through your alteration challenge.
0:25:37 > 0:25:41Gosh. I wonder if I could make this into a strapless?
0:25:42 > 0:25:45What I'm doing now is I'm going to bind the edges of the skirt,
0:25:45 > 0:25:49otherwise, I'll have raw edge, and then sew the sequins underneath.
0:25:49 > 0:25:52I just want to do something a little bit more outrageous
0:25:52 > 0:25:55and have the darts sticking out.
0:25:55 > 0:25:58Usually, they're meant to go on the inside.
0:25:58 > 0:26:01I actually did this on my GCSE project.
0:26:02 > 0:26:04And I thought it looked pretty cool.
0:26:04 > 0:26:06I don't know what the judges are going to think of them.
0:26:06 > 0:26:10Instead of darts in the skirt, it's got pleats in the skirt.
0:26:10 > 0:26:12Oh, I've done that the wrong way.
0:26:12 > 0:26:17I've started sewing the hem the wrong way round.
0:26:21 > 0:26:22Come on!
0:26:22 > 0:26:25I'm attaching my bodice to my skirt
0:26:25 > 0:26:26and then I'm going to put a zip in the centre back.
0:26:26 > 0:26:28Second time lucky.
0:26:29 > 0:26:31Back of the skirt is going to be done up with a zip,
0:26:31 > 0:26:33I just need to figure that out.
0:26:33 > 0:26:35I just need to sew these pockets...
0:26:35 > 0:26:37Done my pleat all wrong again.
0:26:37 > 0:26:41Quickly sewing my darts into my dress.
0:26:41 > 0:26:44I'm loving this, actually. Really enjoying this.
0:26:44 > 0:26:48Sewers, you have only ten minutes left on your little black dress.
0:26:48 > 0:26:53I've gone for a really long open-ended zip.
0:26:53 > 0:26:56Hook and eye. Hook and eye.
0:26:56 > 0:26:59The Velcro is going to be a fastening.
0:26:59 > 0:27:02I like that zip. Does it go all the way down?
0:27:02 > 0:27:04- CLAUDIA GASPS - Yeah.- Filth!
0:27:04 > 0:27:06I'm just putting on a bar at the top of the skirt,
0:27:06 > 0:27:07cos there's quite a big gap -
0:27:07 > 0:27:10it's the kind of thing they might appreciate.
0:27:10 > 0:27:12Right. Let's go for it.
0:27:12 > 0:27:14The straps are on, it's whether they're long enough,
0:27:14 > 0:27:17which I don't think they are. I need to make them longer.
0:27:17 > 0:27:21That goes there, I bet I've put it on the wrong side.
0:27:21 > 0:27:23I have.
0:27:23 > 0:27:26Damn, damn, damn, damn, damn.
0:27:26 > 0:27:30- Come on!- That's one minute left.
0:27:30 > 0:27:31We've done it.
0:27:31 > 0:27:33Anyone know how to tie a bow tie?
0:27:33 > 0:27:36Not very elegant, but it's on.
0:27:36 > 0:27:38That's it, time's up, please.
0:27:38 > 0:27:40Come on, darling.
0:27:40 > 0:27:41There we go.
0:27:41 > 0:27:43Very well done.
0:27:43 > 0:27:48MUSIC: The Look Of Love by Burt Bacharach
0:27:48 > 0:27:53Three little black dresses from three tuxedos in just 90 minutes.
0:27:53 > 0:27:57But will the judges be dazzled by their final alterations?
0:27:57 > 0:28:01I've got to say, I'm extremely pleased with what I'm looking at.
0:28:12 > 0:28:15So we've got an element of the jacket here
0:28:15 > 0:28:18and then a piece has been added on the top.
0:28:18 > 0:28:20We've got a little dart.
0:28:20 > 0:28:22I wonder why the dart's on the outside.
0:28:22 > 0:28:24I don't mind the dart being on the outside,
0:28:24 > 0:28:25but if you're going to do that,
0:28:25 > 0:28:28we should have had this dart on the outside. In fact,
0:28:28 > 0:28:30we should have had all the darts and seams on the outside.
0:28:30 > 0:28:32If you're going to do it, go for it.
0:28:32 > 0:28:34Yeah, keep it consistent throughout.
0:28:34 > 0:28:36Yes, so it looks like it's meant to be there.
0:28:36 > 0:28:39Actually, I quite like this chunky zip in the back.
0:28:39 > 0:28:41Overall, I think the shape is very dramatic.
0:28:41 > 0:28:44I think it looks sort of sexy and fun.
0:28:44 > 0:28:47I just am not sure about the darts on the outside.
0:28:51 > 0:28:54# Bewitched, bewitched
0:28:54 > 0:28:58# You've got me in your spell
0:28:58 > 0:29:01# Bewitched, bewitched... #
0:29:01 > 0:29:04So we've got a little underskirt that's been added.
0:29:04 > 0:29:09The back has been pleated and we've also got pleating at the front.
0:29:09 > 0:29:11I'm not 100% sure I love the placement
0:29:11 > 0:29:13of all of these bits of sequin.
0:29:13 > 0:29:17If they'd been black sequins, I think it would've looked chicer.
0:29:17 > 0:29:19Does this open all the way...?
0:29:19 > 0:29:24Got Velcro on the front, so the whole thing opens up the front.
0:29:24 > 0:29:28One thing I'm kind of surprised by is that it's staying up.
0:29:28 > 0:29:30Cos it's got no support.
0:29:30 > 0:29:32I would've thought when you're disco dancing in this,
0:29:32 > 0:29:35it would probably end up round your waist.
0:29:35 > 0:29:38Certainly with the vigour with which you disco dance,
0:29:38 > 0:29:40I think it's almost a certainty.
0:29:47 > 0:29:52MUSIC: Playboy's Theme by Cy Coleman
0:29:56 > 0:30:01I like very much how they've used the revere, and look.
0:30:01 > 0:30:02SHE LAUGHS
0:30:02 > 0:30:06- They've used the bowtie.- Yep. - That is fantastic.
0:30:06 > 0:30:08And also, look here.
0:30:08 > 0:30:09We've got the trouser stripe.
0:30:09 > 0:30:15They've inserted a zip and a hook and bar. I like the inserted sequin.
0:30:15 > 0:30:17I think it's well-balanced, I think the shape is very nice.
0:30:17 > 0:30:22You know, they've bound these fronts with a kind of satin effect.
0:30:22 > 0:30:23And the hem. I think it's great.
0:30:23 > 0:30:26I do, I think it's great. The proportion of it is really good,
0:30:26 > 0:30:28the fit of it is nice - I really like this.
0:30:32 > 0:30:36The judges will now rank the alterations for the last time.
0:30:39 > 0:30:44In third place, it's our strapless sequin number.
0:30:44 > 0:30:47It's certainly a lot of fun and I think a very dramatic transformation,
0:30:47 > 0:30:49- so very well done.- Thank you.
0:30:49 > 0:30:50In second place...
0:30:54 > 0:30:56..is the heart-shaped dress.
0:30:59 > 0:31:02It's sexy and a very nice shape round the bust.
0:31:02 > 0:31:05- Thank you.- And in first place,
0:31:05 > 0:31:08it is, of course, Charlotte's halterneck sequin number.
0:31:10 > 0:31:13- Thank you.- You're getting good at this at just the right time.
0:31:13 > 0:31:16It's an absolutely fantastic transformation.
0:31:16 > 0:31:17- Thank you, it was a lot of fun. - Good.
0:31:17 > 0:31:20Well done, Charlotte. After shirt-gate...
0:31:20 > 0:31:21Oh, don't!
0:31:21 > 0:31:24What a brilliant first day, thank you so much.
0:31:24 > 0:31:30Go home, relax. Tomorrow really is the final challenge.
0:31:30 > 0:31:33So, on that note, sleep well.
0:31:33 > 0:31:35Sorry.
0:31:35 > 0:31:36Bye.
0:31:38 > 0:31:44It's a huge relief that I came first after this morning's shirt-gate,
0:31:44 > 0:31:46very happy about that.
0:31:46 > 0:31:48Well done!
0:31:48 > 0:31:49'I think it's very close.'
0:31:51 > 0:31:55It puts that little bit more pressure onto tomorrow, that's why,
0:31:55 > 0:31:59you know, I'm going to go in and just get my head down
0:31:59 > 0:32:01and get on with it.
0:32:01 > 0:32:04Two of us got a one and a three and the other one got two twos -
0:32:04 > 0:32:07how to call it? You just don't know, do you?
0:32:18 > 0:32:19One more challenge left.
0:32:19 > 0:32:24In just a few hours, either Joyce, Charlotte or Jade
0:32:24 > 0:32:27will be crowned the winner of the Great British Sewing Bee.
0:32:27 > 0:32:31We've had bottom to top, top to bottom and something in the middle.
0:32:31 > 0:32:33- Nothing is clarified. - Nothing is clear at all.
0:32:33 > 0:32:36Joyce, technically, she's a very good sewer.
0:32:36 > 0:32:40But she has struggled at times with fitting.
0:32:40 > 0:32:45Charlotte I think has the most natural affinity with the fine finishing.
0:32:45 > 0:32:49And Jade has won Garment of the Week for her made-to-measure
0:32:49 > 0:32:51twice out of the last three weeks.
0:32:51 > 0:32:54- But what we really don't know is what is going to happen.- Yeah.
0:32:54 > 0:32:57For the last challenge, as ever,
0:32:57 > 0:33:00the mannequins make way for real people, but this time,
0:33:00 > 0:33:03the models have been hand-picked by the sewers.
0:33:03 > 0:33:07- How are you feeling?- Nervous. Very nervous for them.
0:33:07 > 0:33:10It's exciting, though. It's the waiting!
0:33:10 > 0:33:12They are...Joyce's granddaughter.
0:33:12 > 0:33:17Jennifer! Oh, darling girl! Are you all right?
0:33:17 > 0:33:19Jade's mum's best friend, Gemma.
0:33:19 > 0:33:22Oh, my God!
0:33:22 > 0:33:25And stepmum to Charlotte's children, Ruth.
0:33:27 > 0:33:28You look gorgeous!
0:33:28 > 0:33:30Good morning, sewers.
0:33:30 > 0:33:33Good morning lovely models, thank you so much for being here.
0:33:33 > 0:33:36This is it, there is one challenge left.
0:33:36 > 0:33:37At the end of that,
0:33:37 > 0:33:42- somebody will be crowned Britain's best amateur sewer.- God!
0:33:42 > 0:33:44It's happening, Joyce, there's no other way of saying it.
0:33:44 > 0:33:48For your made-to-measure, the judges would love you to make
0:33:48 > 0:33:52floor-length, exquisite evening gowns using luxury fabrics.
0:33:52 > 0:33:54You have six-and-a-half hours.
0:33:54 > 0:33:57Enormous luck. Your time starts now.
0:33:58 > 0:34:00- OK.- Blimey.
0:34:00 > 0:34:04I'm feeling good, I'm feeling confident, I know what I need to do.
0:34:04 > 0:34:06I think this is their chance to shine.
0:34:06 > 0:34:11It has to have beautiful fit, gorgeous finish.
0:34:11 > 0:34:12It needs to have impact.
0:34:12 > 0:34:16This is the kind of pinnacle of all dressmaking, really.
0:34:16 > 0:34:19- What could go wrong?- Well, they're using very delicate fabrics,
0:34:19 > 0:34:23so they need to handle them with delicacy, they need to press beautifully.
0:34:23 > 0:34:26Everything that we've talked about through seven weeks already,
0:34:26 > 0:34:29all of that needs to come out in this challenge.
0:34:29 > 0:34:31I can't wait to see what they produce.
0:34:31 > 0:34:33Neither can I. I'm really excited.
0:34:33 > 0:34:37Nothing will be as good as your jacket, Esme. Nothing.
0:34:37 > 0:34:41To give them a fighting chance of creating a perfect gown,
0:34:41 > 0:34:43the sewers have all pre-cut their fabric pieces
0:34:43 > 0:34:47and for once, have been able to practise fitting to their models.
0:34:47 > 0:34:50I want to show the judges a well-made garment
0:34:50 > 0:34:52that's slightly off-piste.
0:34:52 > 0:34:56You know, it's not quite what you expect for an evening gown.
0:34:56 > 0:34:59Joyce's black and silver two-piece evening gown
0:34:59 > 0:35:00comprises a pleated bustle skirt
0:35:00 > 0:35:03made of a thick silk called dupion,
0:35:03 > 0:35:05and a tight-fitting velvet bodice
0:35:05 > 0:35:07with a gathered peplum trimmed with lace.
0:35:07 > 0:35:11Are you so excited to wear one of your grandma's amazing creations?
0:35:11 > 0:35:14Yeah, I have worn her dresses before, but now that I'm older,
0:35:14 > 0:35:16I'm getting to wear another one that she's made.
0:35:16 > 0:35:19Can I have a look at a picture? Look at that!
0:35:19 > 0:35:21Are you nervous about making this?
0:35:21 > 0:35:23I need to work flat-out to finish it.
0:35:23 > 0:35:25I'm doing the skirt first, get that out of the way,
0:35:25 > 0:35:27then I can concentrate on the bodice.
0:35:27 > 0:35:30How did you choose it? Did you always think,
0:35:30 > 0:35:32"Corset, peplum, lace, bustle"?
0:35:32 > 0:35:34- Did you just go, "Boof! I know the one!"?- Yes.
0:35:34 > 0:35:38Do you know what I'm also going to get for you? A live horse.
0:35:38 > 0:35:43- I think you need to do that catwalk with a shire horse.- Do you?!
0:35:43 > 0:35:45Are you going to make me feel glamorous, Jade?
0:35:45 > 0:35:48Ah! That's always my aim.
0:35:48 > 0:35:52My dress is a low-cut front dress.
0:35:52 > 0:35:55It's going to have straps out of that beading
0:35:55 > 0:35:58and running down the back from about here, through the straps,
0:35:58 > 0:36:01is just going to be a massive panel of beaded fabric.
0:36:01 > 0:36:04Jade's beaded train and straps will add a striking feature
0:36:04 > 0:36:06to her coral-coloured
0:36:06 > 0:36:07silk satin gown,
0:36:07 > 0:36:09made up of a close-fitted bodice
0:36:09 > 0:36:11and wiggle skirt.
0:36:11 > 0:36:13I see we've come to the hardware store.
0:36:13 > 0:36:15Pliers, hammers, absolutely everything.
0:36:15 > 0:36:19That is, of course, because you're going to have to get rid of some of these beads.
0:36:19 > 0:36:21So you're inserting the zip into the beaded...
0:36:21 > 0:36:23Into the beaded fabric, yeah.
0:36:23 > 0:36:25So it's going to be quite a tough one!
0:36:25 > 0:36:26So where are you?
0:36:26 > 0:36:28I've put all my bodice together...
0:36:28 > 0:36:31- Are you lining this? - I am going to line this, yeah.
0:36:31 > 0:36:33I'm lining it in the same fabric.
0:36:33 > 0:36:35I've interfaced it, as well, the bodice,
0:36:35 > 0:36:38just so it had a little more structure to it.
0:36:38 > 0:36:40Have you ever made anything for Gemma before?
0:36:40 > 0:36:43I've never made anything for Gemma before,
0:36:43 > 0:36:45but anything would look good on Gemma, even, like, a binbag.
0:36:45 > 0:36:47But you're not making us one of those.
0:36:47 > 0:36:50- No, I'm not making you a bin bag. - It doesn't look like a bin bag.
0:36:50 > 0:36:52I hope it doesn't at the end!
0:36:59 > 0:37:01Hello, Charlotte. Hello, Ruth.
0:37:01 > 0:37:03When I said, "Oh, who's Charlotte's model?"
0:37:03 > 0:37:08And they said, "Yes, Charlotte's model is her ex-husband's wife,"
0:37:08 > 0:37:09I was like, "Fantastic."
0:37:09 > 0:37:12I'm never leaving, I'm pulling up a chair,
0:37:12 > 0:37:15I'm here for the whole six-and-a-half hours.
0:37:15 > 0:37:16Jeremy Kyle is just over there.
0:37:16 > 0:37:18No, it's fantastic!
0:37:18 > 0:37:20We've got a lie detector test...
0:37:20 > 0:37:22No, I'm kidding! It's so lovely, because between the two of you,
0:37:22 > 0:37:27you have three people to look after, and they will love it so much
0:37:27 > 0:37:30when they go, "My mummy made my stepmummy this amazing dress."
0:37:30 > 0:37:32- Yes.- Where could it all go wrong?
0:37:32 > 0:37:34- Just to bring it down.- Timing. - Timing.
0:37:34 > 0:37:36Because I want to hand-finish everything.
0:37:36 > 0:37:39- Do you?- That I can, yes. - Holy moley.
0:37:39 > 0:37:42Charlotte's purple crepe-back satin gown
0:37:42 > 0:37:44has gathered shoulders and a V-neck bodice.
0:37:44 > 0:37:47She's attaching a diamante waistband
0:37:47 > 0:37:49to give Ruth an extra touch of glamour.
0:37:49 > 0:37:52She's an extraordinarily important person in the kids' lives,
0:37:52 > 0:37:54she's loving, she's kind, she's brilliant.
0:37:54 > 0:37:56It's just really important to me.
0:37:56 > 0:37:57Ruth's very important.
0:37:58 > 0:37:59Sorry!
0:38:03 > 0:38:07- It's all true.- Thank you. Thank you so much.
0:38:09 > 0:38:16Sewers, you have had one hour in your final challenge of the final.
0:38:16 > 0:38:19I'm just checking it fits around the front, around her boobs,
0:38:19 > 0:38:21which it does. I'm happy with it.
0:38:21 > 0:38:25The only fitting I'm going to do on the skirt is the waistband and the
0:38:25 > 0:38:26length at the front.
0:38:26 > 0:38:28The waist has got to be right.
0:38:28 > 0:38:32I'm just putting some gathering stitches in the front of the bodice
0:38:32 > 0:38:34and those make the gathers under the bust.
0:38:34 > 0:38:37So that is the front...
0:38:37 > 0:38:40- OK.- That's comfortable, is it?- Yep.
0:38:40 > 0:38:42- JADE:- Right, I need to smash these.
0:38:42 > 0:38:46If the beads aren't crushed in the seam,
0:38:46 > 0:38:48then, it won't lay nice and flat.
0:38:48 > 0:38:50Right, hammer time, guys.
0:38:54 > 0:38:56Jade, shut up!
0:38:56 > 0:38:58- Sorry!- Shush!
0:38:58 > 0:39:00The neckline is going to be a crisp V.
0:39:00 > 0:39:02I marked the point that I have to sew to.
0:39:02 > 0:39:06You want to be careful when you're working with satin that it doesn't slip about.
0:39:06 > 0:39:08Charlotte's fabric looked really beautiful.
0:39:08 > 0:39:12It was absolutely lustrous and iridescent, but she has to handle it very...
0:39:12 > 0:39:13It's a very delicate fabric.
0:39:13 > 0:39:17It's quite a thin fabric, it hasn't got, really, any weight to it.
0:39:17 > 0:39:21- Better.- Look at that.- No gapey-gapey.- No gapey-gapey. - No gapey-gapey.
0:39:21 > 0:39:24These are my straps, so they're going to be like that...
0:39:24 > 0:39:29It looks like Jade has sussed out how to use the beading.
0:39:29 > 0:39:31But it's quite heavy and a train typically has
0:39:31 > 0:39:33a sort of lightness and a bounce to it.
0:39:33 > 0:39:35You just need to take your time.
0:39:35 > 0:39:39If you hit a bead, that needle is going to go flying.
0:39:39 > 0:39:41That was a bead.
0:39:41 > 0:39:43I'm attaching the lining and the skirt together.
0:39:43 > 0:39:47This whole thing just is bagged out, so to speak.
0:39:47 > 0:39:50Joyce, slightly worried, because she's bagging it out,
0:39:50 > 0:39:53that the lining might drop below the outer...
0:39:53 > 0:39:55We'll see.
0:39:55 > 0:39:57How you getting on, Joyce? Have you done your skirt?
0:39:57 > 0:39:59- No, but I'm on...- Are you on track?
0:39:59 > 0:40:00I think so.
0:40:00 > 0:40:03To form the dramatic bustle for the back of her skirt,
0:40:03 > 0:40:09Joyce must accurately follow her pattern to create a complex arrangement of pleats.
0:40:09 > 0:40:11Oh...
0:40:13 > 0:40:15No, that's...
0:40:15 > 0:40:19not right. I'm trying to figure out the pleats at the back
0:40:19 > 0:40:20and I've forgotten how they go.
0:40:20 > 0:40:25You need these pleats so that you get a nice shape to the bustle.
0:40:25 > 0:40:27Pleat there to there...
0:40:27 > 0:40:29No, that's wrong.
0:40:29 > 0:40:31Oh, dear me.
0:40:31 > 0:40:34This is going to hold me back if I'm not careful.
0:40:35 > 0:40:38Sewers, halfway through now.
0:40:38 > 0:40:39Halfway through...
0:40:39 > 0:40:41and then somebody will win.
0:40:42 > 0:40:44I'd hoped I'd be a little bit further on at this point.
0:40:44 > 0:40:47I'm sewing my skirt panels together now.
0:40:47 > 0:40:51I'm sewing these seams really slowly, because they're going to be really visible.
0:40:51 > 0:40:52This is exciting, this part.
0:40:52 > 0:40:55This is the huge train at the back of it.
0:40:55 > 0:40:58Whilst Jade and Charlotte are making progress,
0:40:58 > 0:41:01Joyce is still pleating her skirt.
0:41:01 > 0:41:02Still not right.
0:41:02 > 0:41:06- Oh, Jesus. - Joyce is having a bit of a 'mare.
0:41:06 > 0:41:08I'm worried that she's given herself too much to do.
0:41:08 > 0:41:11The back and front don't match, so I've obviously gone wrong.
0:41:11 > 0:41:14To get the waistband on, you've got to have this matching.
0:41:14 > 0:41:16I am a tiny bit worried about Joyce.
0:41:18 > 0:41:22Six-and-a-half hours sounds like a long time, but believe me, it isn't.
0:41:22 > 0:41:24But not everyone is in a hurry.
0:41:24 > 0:41:26I'm doing a hand-picked zip.
0:41:26 > 0:41:28It means that I'm putting it in by hand using tiny, tiny stitches.
0:41:28 > 0:41:30Putting in a zip in this kind of fabric,
0:41:30 > 0:41:33it's absolutely important to take the time to do this properly.
0:41:34 > 0:41:37The skirt's done, I am now doing the bodice.
0:41:37 > 0:41:40I spent too much time making that skirt,
0:41:40 > 0:41:41so I'm just going to work flat-out.
0:41:44 > 0:41:49I am attaching my bodice to my skirt, finally.
0:41:49 > 0:41:52So I've got the normal fabric interfacing
0:41:52 > 0:41:56and the beading fabric and then, lining to go on it.
0:41:56 > 0:41:58But it's looking good.
0:41:58 > 0:42:00Right, let's go and sew it together.
0:42:00 > 0:42:01I'm just unpicking this tiny bit here,
0:42:01 > 0:42:04because it lines up at the top of the waistband,
0:42:04 > 0:42:08but not quite at the bottom. It's the kind of thing they'll notice.
0:42:08 > 0:42:10Sorry, Jen, I'm just pushing you around, I know.
0:42:10 > 0:42:14This needs to really go in.
0:42:14 > 0:42:15It fits perfectly.
0:42:15 > 0:42:18Apart from the zip, though - damn it.
0:42:18 > 0:42:20It's a little bit of a bump on the zip here,
0:42:20 > 0:42:22not laying as flat as I'd like.
0:42:22 > 0:42:24I'm going to sew this bling on quickly,
0:42:24 > 0:42:26then I'll hopefully have time to go back
0:42:26 > 0:42:28and do something about that zip.
0:42:28 > 0:42:31Sewers, bad news - only one hour to go,
0:42:31 > 0:42:34then I'm going to massage your fingers.
0:42:34 > 0:42:38The princess seam here is just sticking out a little bit,
0:42:38 > 0:42:39so I'm just going to have to give that
0:42:39 > 0:42:41a good old press and get it flat
0:42:41 > 0:42:44with a nice curve, rather than it trying to push out everywhere.
0:42:44 > 0:42:49This is what the judges are looking at, how it fits the model.
0:42:49 > 0:42:51I'm attaching the binding around the armholes.
0:42:51 > 0:42:56I'm not doing such a good job of this, because of the time factor.
0:42:56 > 0:42:58I hate this rush.
0:42:59 > 0:43:01I've had a change of plan.
0:43:01 > 0:43:03I haven't got time to hand-sew my hem,
0:43:03 > 0:43:07so I'm going to do a nice two-stage rolled hem on the machine.
0:43:07 > 0:43:10Hopefully, that will give me enough time to redo my zip.
0:43:10 > 0:43:12I'm feeling stressed.
0:43:12 > 0:43:15- PATRICK WHISPERS:- I don't think she's made a lovely job
0:43:15 > 0:43:16of that zip down the back.
0:43:16 > 0:43:19Maybe she can press it away, but at the moment,
0:43:19 > 0:43:22it looks a little untidy.
0:43:22 > 0:43:25Still doing that weird shape.
0:43:25 > 0:43:27I'm a bit worried about Jade.
0:43:27 > 0:43:30The shape over the bust is not very nice.
0:43:30 > 0:43:32I can't do anything about it now.
0:43:32 > 0:43:36I've got the peplum and the eyelet.
0:43:36 > 0:43:39It doesn't sound a lot, but I can tell you it jolly well is.
0:43:39 > 0:43:42- PATRICK WHISPERS:- Joyce is behind, and because she's behind,
0:43:42 > 0:43:43she's powering through this sewing
0:43:43 > 0:43:47- and it just doesn't look like she's taking care.- She is going fast.
0:43:47 > 0:43:49She's going hell for leather.
0:43:49 > 0:43:53- JOYCE:- Right, there's the pleats in after a fashion - not neat,
0:43:53 > 0:43:56but who's worried about neat at this stage?
0:43:57 > 0:44:01Sewers, you have half an hour left, only half an hour!
0:44:01 > 0:44:04I just want to do this as quickly as I can, so I can get back to that zip.
0:44:04 > 0:44:06Yeah, there's no way I could have done this in the time
0:44:06 > 0:44:08if I was doing it by hand, not a chance.
0:44:08 > 0:44:10It's an ENORMOUS amount of hem.
0:44:10 > 0:44:12Just checking the hem...
0:44:12 > 0:44:15I'll have to sort that out, it looks like it's going up on you.
0:44:16 > 0:44:18Come on, come on, get in.
0:44:18 > 0:44:21Urgh! I need to do 16 eyelets.
0:44:21 > 0:44:23My fingers are bleeding.
0:44:23 > 0:44:27- Charlotte? Are we there? - We are at the "eurgh" stage.
0:44:27 > 0:44:29OK, what have you got left to do?
0:44:29 > 0:44:31I've got to unpick the zip and redo it.
0:44:31 > 0:44:34You're shaking, I can't bear it. Why don't we just sellotape it?
0:44:34 > 0:44:35Or just get her to hold it.
0:44:35 > 0:44:38She's your ex-husband's new wife, it's the least she can do!
0:44:38 > 0:44:40- You're right! - SHE SNIGGERS
0:44:42 > 0:44:44Sewers, you have ten minutes left.
0:44:44 > 0:44:47Press that to see what it looks like.
0:44:47 > 0:44:49It's not made as well as I would like.
0:44:49 > 0:44:54Hopefully, the overall appearance, though, will be OK.
0:44:54 > 0:44:56It's certainly a lot better than it was,
0:44:56 > 0:44:58but it's still got a bit of a bump there.
0:44:58 > 0:45:01Just pressing my lining down from the bodice.
0:45:01 > 0:45:03- Nudge.- Oh, look, that's not good.
0:45:03 > 0:45:05I'll have to do that bit again.
0:45:05 > 0:45:07Come on.
0:45:07 > 0:45:09Final press. Final garment.
0:45:09 > 0:45:11Final nervous breakdown...
0:45:11 > 0:45:12in the sewing room.
0:45:12 > 0:45:15You have all these wonderful ideas when you start off,
0:45:15 > 0:45:20- don't you?- Just got this tiny section of hand-sewing left to do.
0:45:20 > 0:45:21I've not done the train hem,
0:45:21 > 0:45:25but I think it's quite nice that it shows off all the beads.
0:45:25 > 0:45:27- JOYCE SIGHS - Are you all right, Joyce?
0:45:27 > 0:45:30Well, Jade, do you want me to be honest, or do you want me to lie?
0:45:30 > 0:45:33- Honest.- No, I'm not all right.
0:45:33 > 0:45:35After all this, I just hope to God it fits.
0:45:35 > 0:45:37- Let's put it on, come on.- Ready?
0:45:39 > 0:45:41SIGHING
0:45:41 > 0:45:44That zip looks much better, but it still doesn't look perfect.
0:45:44 > 0:45:47Sewers, that is it, it is over.
0:45:47 > 0:45:50(Oh, Jenny, you look beautiful.)
0:45:50 > 0:45:52And breathe! Oh!
0:45:54 > 0:45:55It's really hot!
0:45:55 > 0:45:59It is emotional. I feel like I've done really well,
0:45:59 > 0:46:02considering I made that in six-and-half hours.
0:46:05 > 0:46:08- I'm such an idiot.- No, you're not.
0:46:08 > 0:46:10For getting so upset. It's only...sewing!
0:46:10 > 0:46:13It's because you put your heart and your soul...
0:46:16 > 0:46:20- Come on. Stop being silly. Look what you've made.- Yeah.
0:46:46 > 0:46:50One thing about this dress that is absolutely fantastic
0:46:50 > 0:46:54is how the fabric moves when she walks. It looks gorgeous.
0:46:54 > 0:46:56Thank you.
0:46:56 > 0:46:59You've got the proportion of this spot-on.
0:46:59 > 0:47:02The depth of the neckline, the position of the band,
0:47:02 > 0:47:03is really very good.
0:47:03 > 0:47:06I think the fit under the bust is quite well-managed, actually,
0:47:06 > 0:47:07it doesn't look tight.
0:47:07 > 0:47:10The gathers are pretty even. The size of those shoulders -
0:47:10 > 0:47:13it's quite a Grecian look, it's delicate and well-done.
0:47:13 > 0:47:15Now, can we turn you around?
0:47:15 > 0:47:16No!
0:47:16 > 0:47:19- What really lets this down is the zip.- I know.
0:47:19 > 0:47:23This is shooting up here and you've over-pressed it.
0:47:23 > 0:47:24Mmm, in desperation.
0:47:25 > 0:47:29You've done the hem by machine neatly, I would say.
0:47:29 > 0:47:31The seams are well-handled down the side.
0:47:31 > 0:47:35I think it's extremely good, with that one tiny exception.
0:47:50 > 0:47:53I think it does look a bit costume-y, I have to say.
0:47:53 > 0:47:54- Do you?- Yes.
0:47:54 > 0:47:56It looks like it could be in a film.
0:47:56 > 0:47:59You know, I think there's a lot of really good sewing in this.
0:47:59 > 0:48:03The fit on the corset is actually pretty good.
0:48:03 > 0:48:05The peplum has a good shape to it,
0:48:05 > 0:48:09but the gathers are not as even as they should be.
0:48:09 > 0:48:11The binding, well, it's a little twisted.
0:48:11 > 0:48:14The top stitching is pretty neat.
0:48:14 > 0:48:17I mean, this skirt was quite complicated, wasn't it?
0:48:17 > 0:48:20I think this bustle works extremely well.
0:48:20 > 0:48:22It's got real bounce to it.
0:48:22 > 0:48:25- There's a slight problem with the lining on the skirt.- Yeah.
0:48:25 > 0:48:27It's just showing slightly below, isn't it?
0:48:27 > 0:48:30Shall we have a look at the waistband?
0:48:30 > 0:48:36Ah, OK. What's happened here is that you've made this skirt far too big.
0:48:36 > 0:48:38- When I take that out...- I know.
0:48:38 > 0:48:42..that is eight inches too big around the waist.
0:48:42 > 0:48:43- No, I...- Six inches.
0:48:43 > 0:48:46That is three on the double, at least.
0:48:46 > 0:48:48You also have to remember, you're lashing her in,
0:48:48 > 0:48:49you're making the corset tight,
0:48:49 > 0:48:51- so the skirt has to be tight, too. - Yes.
0:49:07 > 0:49:11I think you've delivered a dress with real eye-catching appeal.
0:49:11 > 0:49:12I love the beaded fabric.
0:49:12 > 0:49:16- Yeah, and I think this great flow from...- The front to the back.
0:49:16 > 0:49:19..the top of the bust all the way over the shoulder is very dramatic.
0:49:19 > 0:49:22Obviously, the train is struggling on this carpet.
0:49:22 > 0:49:26You backed it here, but you haven't in the train,
0:49:26 > 0:49:27so you've just given us a raw edge.
0:49:27 > 0:49:31The train on an evening gown needs to be finished in some way,
0:49:31 > 0:49:34because, ultimately, this is just going to come apart when it's worn.
0:49:34 > 0:49:37Also, quite often with trains,
0:49:37 > 0:49:41you put weights in the hem so it keeps behind you as you walk,
0:49:41 > 0:49:43so it should have been lined and it would have been great
0:49:43 > 0:49:45if there had been a weight in it.
0:49:45 > 0:49:47I have a problem with the fit of it.
0:49:47 > 0:49:50I don't think it's fitting great on the bust.
0:49:50 > 0:49:53Can you see how it's been over-pressed?
0:49:53 > 0:49:55There's too much fabric there.
0:49:55 > 0:49:57- Also, here...- Yeah, my lining...
0:49:57 > 0:50:00..is shooting to the front.
0:50:00 > 0:50:02I think there's some other little bits and pieces -
0:50:02 > 0:50:04I think there's just too much fullness across this.
0:50:04 > 0:50:09I think probably what you've done is the lining is shorter,
0:50:09 > 0:50:11so it's causing this to fold over.
0:50:11 > 0:50:15But I think the overall look of it -
0:50:15 > 0:50:19it fulfils that glamorous evening wear brief spectacularly
0:50:19 > 0:50:20and whilst there are flaws in it,
0:50:20 > 0:50:23I think the overall impression is very strong.
0:50:23 > 0:50:25Jade, thank you so much.
0:50:25 > 0:50:26- Thank you.- Thanks, Gemma.
0:50:32 > 0:50:34Huge congratulations, sewers.
0:50:34 > 0:50:38Go and have - I don't know - a group hug.
0:50:38 > 0:50:39When you come back,
0:50:39 > 0:50:42we announce the winner of the Great British Sewing Bee.
0:50:45 > 0:50:46- Thank you.- Well done.
0:50:46 > 0:50:48- Right, darling.- Well done.
0:50:51 > 0:50:56Whilst Joyce, Charlotte and Jade await the judges' final decision,
0:50:56 > 0:50:58the sewing room has opened its doors
0:50:58 > 0:51:01to their family and friends and a few familiar faces.
0:51:02 > 0:51:04It feels great to be back.
0:51:04 > 0:51:08I'm actually really enjoying being back and not worrying about sewing.
0:51:08 > 0:51:09This is the cutest thing ever!
0:51:09 > 0:51:11We had to make them out of ski suits!
0:51:11 > 0:51:14What Jade made in sportswear week is amazing
0:51:14 > 0:51:17and pretty much what I would have liked to have made.
0:51:17 > 0:51:19My gut feeling is Jade is going to win.
0:51:19 > 0:51:21I did say Joyce a couple of weeks ago.
0:51:21 > 0:51:23Having looked at the garments...
0:51:24 > 0:51:25..I think my money is on Charlotte.
0:51:25 > 0:51:27Maybe it's just cos I love her, but Charlotte.
0:51:27 > 0:51:31But I honestly think Joyce is in with a really good chance.
0:51:31 > 0:51:33I don't know. I'm glad I've not got the job.
0:51:35 > 0:51:39- There is no absolute clear standout from all of this.- No.
0:51:39 > 0:51:43- They are so evenly matched, aren't they, don't you think?- Yeah.
0:51:43 > 0:51:48Let's talk about Joyce's made-to-measure challenge.
0:51:48 > 0:51:53For me, it just didn't feel like a modern piece of evening wear.
0:51:53 > 0:51:57Also, something went dramatically wrong with that skirt -
0:51:57 > 0:52:00it was eight inches too big around the waist.
0:52:00 > 0:52:02But you had a few problems with Jade.
0:52:02 > 0:52:05Yes. I like the design,
0:52:05 > 0:52:09I love how this comes from the front and goes to the back.
0:52:09 > 0:52:10That train needed to be finished.
0:52:10 > 0:52:13Let's, then, talk about Charlotte.
0:52:13 > 0:52:16That zip is where the great difficulty lies,
0:52:16 > 0:52:19which takes us all the way right back to the beginning again.
0:52:19 > 0:52:24Joyce's shirt was pretty flawless, but there was a problem here.
0:52:24 > 0:52:26Charlotte's had all sorts of problems
0:52:26 > 0:52:28and was rightly in third place.
0:52:28 > 0:52:29Jade was pretty close.
0:52:29 > 0:52:34This was Joyce's alteration, which you didn't seem to love.
0:52:34 > 0:52:37Once you go disco dancing in that, it will be round your waist.
0:52:37 > 0:52:41I thought Charlotte's little black dress was absolutely knockout.
0:52:41 > 0:52:43She showed her imagination.
0:52:43 > 0:52:45Jade, her alteration, I liked it.
0:52:45 > 0:52:50I very much liked the shape of the top, a very sexy neckline.
0:52:50 > 0:52:53It sounds like quite a dilemma, then.
0:52:53 > 0:52:56We will leave you to it and then, we'll bring them in
0:52:56 > 0:52:57and announce the winner.
0:52:59 > 0:53:01WHOOPING AND LAUGHTER
0:53:03 > 0:53:04Where are my babies?
0:53:04 > 0:53:05Yay!
0:53:05 > 0:53:07Ha!
0:53:07 > 0:53:08Hello!
0:53:08 > 0:53:10Hi!
0:53:12 > 0:53:14Oh, hi!
0:53:14 > 0:53:16Hi, honey! Oh!
0:53:16 > 0:53:18Come here, you!
0:53:26 > 0:53:28Welcome back, very, very lovely sewers,
0:53:28 > 0:53:31and a huge welcome to friends and family,
0:53:31 > 0:53:34thank you so much for being part of this.
0:53:34 > 0:53:36Finalists, can I ask you to step forward?
0:53:44 > 0:53:46Now, it all comes down to this.
0:53:46 > 0:53:49Enormous luck to all three of you.
0:53:49 > 0:53:53The judges deliberated and they have decided
0:53:53 > 0:53:57that the winner of the Great British Sewing Bee is...
0:54:13 > 0:54:16It's Charlotte. WHOOPING AND CHEERING
0:54:20 > 0:54:25Oh, Charlotte, well done, darling. Oh!
0:54:26 > 0:54:30Oh, really well done.
0:54:30 > 0:54:33- CHARLOTTE:- Oh, my God! - PATRICK:- Congratulations.
0:54:33 > 0:54:37Esme is going to present you with the trophy.
0:54:37 > 0:54:39- Very well done.- Thank you so much!
0:54:39 > 0:54:42Well done, Charlotte. Well, well done.
0:54:42 > 0:54:43Oh!
0:54:43 > 0:54:46I'd completely written that off!
0:54:46 > 0:54:47- Cos of your zip?- Cos of my zip!
0:54:47 > 0:54:49I know!
0:54:53 > 0:54:55This is amazing.
0:54:55 > 0:54:57It's amazing, it doesn't feel real at all.
0:54:57 > 0:55:01We set some extraordinarily tough challenges this week
0:55:01 > 0:55:04and nobody found it easy, but I think throughout the three,
0:55:04 > 0:55:07and really, I think, particularly in her alteration,
0:55:07 > 0:55:10she showed she has an understanding of clothing,
0:55:10 > 0:55:11she has an affinity with fabric,
0:55:11 > 0:55:15she has a lightness of touch and she just understands
0:55:15 > 0:55:19how clothes move on the body, and that was what won it for her.
0:55:19 > 0:55:22I think Charlotte has grown over the course of the sewing bee.
0:55:22 > 0:55:23Something has happened -
0:55:23 > 0:55:27it almost feels like something has clicked in her brain
0:55:27 > 0:55:33and she's shown us her imagination - her aesthetic has grown.
0:55:33 > 0:55:36In the end, that is what really shone through.
0:55:38 > 0:55:42I'm absolutely honoured to have sewn next to Charlotte.
0:55:42 > 0:55:45I've learnt so much over the past eight weeks than I think,
0:55:45 > 0:55:48than I have in the past four years.
0:55:48 > 0:55:51The support from everyone has been amazing.
0:55:51 > 0:55:52I'll never forget this, no.
0:55:52 > 0:55:54- You've got loads of time.- Exactly.
0:55:54 > 0:55:56'I will miss the sewing room.
0:55:56 > 0:55:57'Everyone was different,'
0:55:57 > 0:56:02everyone was genuine and we shared all our sewing secrets,
0:56:02 > 0:56:05it was brilliant. Mmm.
0:56:07 > 0:56:10No, I'll be going home and going to bed for six weeks.
0:56:10 > 0:56:12I'm exhausted!
0:56:12 > 0:56:15But I do have a quilt that I had to put to one side,
0:56:15 > 0:56:17so I'm going to go back to that.
0:56:17 > 0:56:18- Pinch me!- It happened!
0:56:21 > 0:56:23If there's anything I've learned in this,
0:56:23 > 0:56:26it's that if there's something you want to do, just do it, try it.
0:56:26 > 0:56:28There's nothing to lose, you can...
0:56:28 > 0:56:30You can get so much out of life,
0:56:30 > 0:56:35so much out of trying things and amazing things can happen.
0:56:35 > 0:56:37Just go for it.
0:56:41 > 0:56:43It's so cute!
0:56:45 > 0:56:47John!
0:56:51 > 0:56:53That is insane!
0:56:54 > 0:56:57Don't cry! Don't cry!
0:56:57 > 0:57:01# Don't forget to love me
0:57:02 > 0:57:06# Don't forget to write me
0:57:07 > 0:57:12# Miss me just a little while I'm gone
0:57:16 > 0:57:19# Keep the love light burning
0:57:21 > 0:57:24# Pray for my returning
0:57:25 > 0:57:33# Miss me just a little while I'm gone
0:57:33 > 0:57:39# And when that waiting seems a waste of time
0:57:39 > 0:57:43# And sundown makes you blue
0:57:43 > 0:57:48# Dry your eyes and know that I'm
0:57:48 > 0:57:51# Alone and lonesome too
0:57:51 > 0:57:56# Oh-oh, let this moment guide you
0:57:58 > 0:58:03# Till I'm home beside you
0:58:03 > 0:58:10# Miss me just a little while I'm gone
0:58:10 > 0:58:16# And when just waiting seems a waste of time
0:58:16 > 0:58:20# Sundown makes you blue
0:58:20 > 0:58:25# Dry your eyes and know that I'm
0:58:25 > 0:58:28# Alone and lonesome too
0:58:28 > 0:58:35# Oh-oh, let this moment guide you
0:58:35 > 0:58:38# Till I'm home beside you
0:58:39 > 0:58:46# Miss me just a little while I'm gone
0:58:49 > 0:58:55# Miss me just a little while I'm gone. #