06x03 - Episode 3

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Hi, it's Children's Week,

which means I'm here with my friend
Little Joe.

What's that, Little Joe?

There's only ten sewers left?

And this will be their toughest
test yet?

They'll have to be very precise
with very small pattern pieces?

What's that, Little Joe?

You want to be a real boy?

It'll never happen.

Welcome to
The Great British Sewing Bee.

Last time...
Go, go, go!

..the sewers went on holiday!

Can I get the pina colada, please?

While Mark won Garment Of The
Week...

I love it.
..Fiona fumbled.

Ooh!

But it was Alex...
Yeah, no picker.

Ah!

..who became the second sewer
to leave.

Now, it's Children's Week.
I win!

With a dainty dress...

Stay there so I can iron you!

..a tasty Transformation...

Nom-nom-nom!

..and a dungaree Made-to-measure...

Would you wear this?
Yes.

..who will be top of the class...
Yes, mate!

..and who will be left on the
naughty step?

Just sit tight.

Let me panic. You don't need to.

# Ciao, ciao, bambina... #

It's Children's Week!

I'm so excited!

I mean, I've got four children, I've
been a teacher all my life,

this week will bring back
a lot of memories.

Oh, my goodness. Tiny little
dummies!

I've not done much childrenswear.

Surely it's just a shrunken down
version

of what I've been doing before.

I made a little mini ambulance
uniform

for one of the lads at work,
for his little boy.

I'm really looking forward to
Children's Week

because hopefully I'll get some
inspiration

that I can take back home with me.

WHISTLE BLOWS
Hello.

Come forward.

Morning.
Morning. Morning.

Welcome, welcome.

Well, Children's Week means small
garments, but, remember,

something very small can still be
incredibly intimidating.

And to change the subject - Esme.

THEY LAUGH

Tell us about the Pattern Challenge.

Right.

Can you pass them around?

Oh!

It's a child's smocked dress.

Now, we'd like visible decorative
stitching

between your lines of gathering, and
the fabric choice is up to you.

But, bear in mind, this is a dress
for a child.

And you have those tiny mannequins!

They're what happens when a mummy
mannequin and a daddy mannequin

love each other very much.

You have three and a half hours
for this challenge

and your time starts now.

Right, let's see.

To make their smocked dresses,
the sewers need to find a fabric

that can be easily gathered...

Have you seen any thin,
lightweight fabric?

..with a perfect print for kids.

Maybe not that.

I've picked the zoo print.

My grandchildren would love that.

I have made smocked dresses
before...

..for my postman's new baby.

I did have a similar dress.

My baby picture.

That's me. That's baby me.

So what is smocking?

Smocking is something that's
been around for centuries.

It was a way of making large
sections of fabric

become smaller
before there was elastic.

You know, the smocking technique
is about creating

that kind of concertina of fabric.
Yeah.

And then, over the top of that,
we're asking them to put

a decorative embroidery.

It'll hold the smocking in place.

But it also just looks great on the
front.

But if they haven't used their
machine very often

for embroidery, it could be
difficult for them,

couldn't it?
Yeah.

Talk to me about this lovely collar.

For me, it's absolutely
fundamentally important

that this collar is beautifully
smooth at the edges

and it's exactly the right size.

It's the thing that hits you
in the eye

as that little girl's running to
give you a hug.

What would you see?
You'll see her collar.

Sounds to me like our sewers are
between a smock

and a hard place.

I'll send you an invoice.

I'm just cutting out the skirt.

Wish I could get faster
at cutting out.

It is quite fiddly because the
pieces are so small.

It's all just so diddy.

That's the collar.

The smocked dress is created using
12 pattern pieces.

The first stage is to bind the
keyhole opening at the back,

adding a button loop.

The front and back bodice pieces
are then joined at the shoulder

before the sleeves are inserted
and the side seams are sewn.

After the Peter Pan collar is sewn
to the neckline,

the skirt is gathered with
embroidered smocking

before being attached to the bodice.

Finally, a hem is added and a button
sewn on

to complete the dress.

And when it comes to making
kids' dresses...

..no-one is more experienced
than Therese.

A little girl's dress is something
I've sewn so often,

and smocking reminds me of my
children's childhood.

I used to do a lot of it when the
children were young.

So I'm looking forward to doing
this one.

Therese might be on familiar ground,
but for most

it's a step into the unknown.

I've never made kidswear before,

so this week is going to be
quite fun.

Right, Hazel. Have you ever made
anything like this before?

Never. I'm nervous.

So you've never made a child's
dress,

or you've never made a dress with
smocking?

Never made a child's dress. Never
made a dress with smocking.

OK, so this is zero out of two for
the important bits in this?

Yes.

And have you ever used the
embroidery stitch

on your machine?
No.

Oh, right. OK.

You have children.

I have children.

You don't make clothes for them,
though, do you?

I don't. I don't see the point.

I know it's awful. I did make my
daughter, once, this tiger jumper,

and then, like, three months later,
she grew out of it.

That's the noise that puts you
into a panic.

Somebody's ahead of the game.

Right. "Make the keyhole."

The keyhole is an opening to allow
the dress over the head.

It's a bit like this, but styled
slightly different.

And, as children can be a little
wriggly getting dressed,

it's an area that needs
reinforcement.

Bias binding is a piece of fabric
on the outside.

It'll be tough and hard-wearing.

It's so tiny, where it curves around
the bottom of the opening

is the fiddly bit.

My first keyhole. I was worried
it might pucker

as I put it on around here,
but it's turned out quite well.

So I'm really happy with that.

First-timer Matt might be getting
into his stride...

..but Therese is taking her time.

I'm just cutting out now.

The smaller the child, the more
accurate you've got to be.

I get very pedantic with children's
clothes.

I like them to be perfect.

Sewers, you've had one hour.

Smock your stitch up.

Dammit. I must get on.

While Therese may already be falling
behind...

Are you winning, Therese?

I don't know. I want it to be right
so I'm being too careful.

..the rest of the sewers have
completed the bodice

and are ready to add the collar.

Collar's going to sit...like that.

So you just get a nice clean finish
on the collar.

How clean a finish the sewers
achieve

depends on the fabric they've
chosen.

This is cotton fabric.

It's quite a nice weight to it.
It should sew up nicely.

It should behave itself.

But sturdy cotton isn't for
everyone.

This is the collar, I presume?
That's the collar. Yeah.

It's quite a...

..lightweight, floppy fabric.

Stretchy, crepey fabric, is it going
to press into a nice, crisp collar?

I shall make it into a nice, crisp
collar.

All right. We shall hold you to
that.

I'm just stitching the collar
pieces together.

The Peter Pan collar is the focal
point of the neckline.

Wrestling it into position.

Even the slightest misalignment
will be on show.

Holds well.

Watch this space.

We will see, won't we?

I'm pretty happy with that. I'd put
it on my kid.

The collar's meant to kind of meet
and some of my pieces

haven't quite aligned.

Anyway, I'm just going to move on.

It's beautiful.

It's horrible, bouncy fabric.
Yeah.

It's not pressed crisply.

Schoolboy error.

But if making a miniature collar
wasn't hard enough...

..the next element is even trickier.

OK. Smocking.

I'm definitely feeling a bit
nervous, yeah.

Smoking is gathering and then using
a decorative stitch over the top

to hold it in place.

My grandmother used to do lots of
smocking.

So I feel like it's sort of embodied
within me,

that I know how to do this.

Yes. It's in the genes.
That's it, yeah.

Smocking is in the genes.

Have you done smocking before, then?

Never.

I think we might need to go see
Therese for smocking lessons.

I don't know. I've got to put a
wiggle on.

Although smocking now adorns
the dresses of princesses -

shout-out to Charlotte -

its earliest uses were far more
down to Earth.

200 years ago, you would never
have seen a royal

sporting a smocked dress.

In fact, it was more likely
to be worn by the staff

who worked their land.

When you were working as a wagoner
or a carter

or a shepherd in the countryside,

the smock was a really useful
garment because you could move in it

more easily.

But, come the mid-19th century,

the Industrial Revolution saw
workers leave the land

in favour of the factory floor.

And it looked like the smock
had had its day.

But artists and writers yearned for
an idyllic rural past,

and the smocked dress was about to
get a new lease of life.

The illustrator Kate Greenaway,
who was hugely popular,

created these romanticised scenes
of children playing,

wearing smocked garments.

And I think that's the point where
smocking really becomes

associated with childrenswear.

Inspired by this nostalgic imagery,
the upper classes

began dressing their children
in smocked garments.

And it wasn't long before the
royal family followed suit.

There's lovely pictures of
Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon,

the current Queen's mother.

She's wearing a smoked dress
as a child.

Pictures of Princess Anne
wearing them as a child.

It's a kind of non-verbal
communication of saying,

"This is a monarchy
that is about tradition."

To this day, the smocked dress
is probably the only

farmers' workwear to be worn
by a princess.

45 minutes, sewers!

I've smocked that right up.

It'll be a last-minute dash,
because I'm very behind.

On the front skirt...

So, five rows of gathering stitch.

The first stage of smocking is the
all-important gather.

A gathering stitch is a much longer
stitch.

Tug it, and it gathers it all up.

So it's a bit like doing a pair
of curtains, really.

Come on!

Come on.

It needs to be nice and tight.

It's fairly loose, there.

But I'm hoping it's going
to hold.

Next. Oh, no!

"In between the gathering stitches,

"sew your decorative stitch of
choice."

Slow, steady breaths.

The decorative element can make
or break the dress.

Whichever decorative stitch they
choose...

I wanted quite a traditional
smocking stitch.

Which one are you going for?

A curvy zigzag?

Oh, wow.

..if they don't sew in a perfectly
straight line,

they won't achieve the neat finish
Patrick and Esme are expecting.

I'm going quite cross-eyed.

I'm struggling to keep it straight.

If you try and push it too fast,
the thread breaks.

And if the thread breaks,
you're in trouble.

Oh! Thread break!

Botheration.

Oh, that looks cute, doesn't it?

How cute!

It's absolutely adorable.

If I tell you the truth, it's making
me a little bit broody.

You're getting broody, are you?

Fairly happy with it.

Not bad for my first bit of
smocking.

But not everyone's smocking has gone
according to plan.

PETER SIGHS

My gathers made a fairly
loose shape.

However, loose gathers are better
than no gathers at all.

I'm deviating slightly from the
instructions.

I'm going to get the skirt on...

..and then I will go back
to the smocking.

I want to put a dress on the
mannequin.

Hello, Therese.

Do you think you're a bit behind?

I'm very behind. And I don't
think I'm going to finish.

You're going to be fine.
THERESE LAUGHS

15 minutes to go, sewers!

15 minutes!
Pfft.

We're on the home straight now.

I need to press, pin and sew the
hem.

I think we've gotten quite good at
rushing hems in this place now.

Speed hemming.

I'm just getting the hem done

because I'm going to go back and do
the smocking.

I need a yellow button.
One yellow button.

Oh, you're not trusting Joe to get
buttons, are you?

No! Come on, now!

I'm excellent at buttons.

LAUGHTER

I want to press the daylights
out of this thing.

I have buttons. Good.

It made me very nervous, doing this.

Right, now I'm going to get on
to this next bit.

The actual smocking bit.

Five minutes, sewers!

Let's get them on mannequins.

Oh, my Lord.

How'd you get the dress on?

Are we allowed to take the arms off
the child?

Yeah.

Ah! My mannequin's arm's
on backwards.

I'm not very good with children.

Right, smock.

Come on, Therese. Concentrate.

One minute, sewers!

Final touches.

Stay there so I can iron you.

Buttons.

Come on!

I'm not happy with the position
of the button.

Oops! Ah!

Bit panicky.

I bet she hates it, this girl.

She probably wants to be wearing
a football kit.

Deep breaths.
Frantic.

Oh, my God!

Come on!

Needles up, that is your time!

Oh, my God. I've finished a garment.

Bring your mannequins forward.

Do you need a hand putting
the arms on?

I didn't know if you wanted me
to lend you a hand.

# Twenty tiny fingers
Twenty tiny toes

# Two angel faces
Each with a turned up nose... #

Ten tiny smocked dresses in just
three and a half hours.

Well, I must say, I'm absolutely
gobsmocked.

Huh?!

# Pop-a-dop, pop, pop, pop

# Pop-a-dop

# Pop, pop, pop
Pop-a-dop, pop-pop. #

I think this looks fantastic.

I think what really leaps out for me
is that this collar is sitting

so beautifully flat.

The gathering is beautiful.

I mean, it just hangs so perfectly.

Let's look at the back.

Oh, the keyhole's pretty flat,
actually!

Oh, and this is amusing.

You went for the big one?
Somebody picked that one out for me.

Yes. Oh, the button genius has been
at work, has he?

Mr Button Man?

It's very, very pretty.

I like that you've done the white
embroidery

and the white collar.

But it doesn't quite match in the
middle.

Just a little gap, there.

Your smocking's pretty neat.

I like you've done the white because
it reads in a strong way.

Well done.
Thank you.

I really like all of the
combinations of fabrics

and colours of thread that you've
chosen.

Your gathering's very neat
considering you

haven't done an awful lot of this
before.

There was a lot on this dress that
I'd never done before.

Well, you've done really well.
I have to say.

Well done.
Thanks.

You've managed your gathers really
nicely on this smocked section.

Those are beautifully spaced and
really straight.

It looks delicate.

It feels like a summer's day in
dress form.

But the collar is a little bit
angular.

I had to make it edgy somehow.

Oh, I see. This is a punk collar?

This is a rebellion against
the tweeness of the outfit.

Right, yeah! OK.

I like the colour you've used with
the pink,

but I think you've done a slight
wobble here.

I found that the trickiest part,
to keep them all straight.

Great colour combination.

I really love the yellow.

You've just missed the top row of
gathering stitches.

The thing that really jumps out
at me

is that this is kicking forward,

and I think it would have helped if
you'd made the gathering tighter.

Sure.

The collar's not lovely.

It's stretchy, crepey fabric,

and you really need something that
will press into

a sharp, crisp edge.

And this fabric will not do
that.

Well, Therese, you love a bit of
fabric with an animal on.

Look!

I really like this fabric.

But you haven't quite got the rows
of smocking that we asked for.

That should've been up,
right in the seam.

And the two halves of your collar
are not even.

This one is quite considerably
deeper than this one,

and it's off-centre.

Esme and Patrick will now rank the
dresses from last to first.

In tenth place, it's Therese.

Just a little uneven on the
collar

and missing the normal finesse that
we see from your sewing.

In ninth place is...

..Clare.

It was all down to the collar.

In eighth place...

..it's Peter.

The gathering fought you a little
bit there.

Mark came in seventh place.

Fiona, sixth.

Nicole, fifth.

Hazel, fourth.

And Ali came third.

In second place...

..Liz.

Beautifully sewn,
beautifully smocked.

Just a fraction less round on the
collar.

In first place is - guess who?

Matt!

You did the absolute perfect collar.

The whole dress looks gorgeous.

Well done.
Thank you.

Well, we got through the first
challenge of Children's Week.

Go and have some squash, play
some hopscotch,

and we'll come back for the
Transformation Challenge.

But well done.

# Sing, sing, sing, little birdie

# Sing, sing, sing... #

Smock me!

That was good.

I can't believe I came out top.
So, brilliant!

I think my daughters would be over
the moon

with what I've done so far today.

That went so well,
I can't even believe it.

Maybe I just need to not know how to
do things

and then I do them better.

I've made little dresses like that
again and again.

So I let myself down.

But I'm going to step boldly forward
and just do my best.

Having followed the rules...

..now, it's all about unleashing
the imagination.

Welcome back for the
Transformation Challenge.

We all know the children's story of
the ugly duck

that transforms into a beautiful
swan.

Well, in real life, most ugly ducks
just transform

into hideous adult ducks.

Which reminds me, I must give a
shoutout to my Auntie Maureen.

Hello, if you're watching.

To find out more about this
challenge,

Patrick.

We're giving you all...
Ooh!

..a sleeping bag.

Now, we want you to transform these
into an item of fancy dress,

specifically an item of food.

So think fast food, think
fruit and veg,

anything you like.

We just want them to be imaginative,
wearable and delicious.

But what is really crucial and
important is,

when we walk in the room,

we know exactly what food we're
looking at.

OK, we're going to send the judges
away now.

One, so they don't know whose
is whose.

And two, because just the mention
of food

and Patrick thinks it's
kebab o'clock.

Off you go.

Don't get chilli sauce on that tie.

You have 90 minutes for this
challenge.

Good luck. Your time starts now.

The sewers can take only one
sleeping bag each.

Oh, my God!

I'll stick with red, I think.

And whatever colour they choose will
determine what's on the menu.

What were you thinking of?

I was doing a banana.
So was I.

I'm trapped!

I'm trapped!
Quick! Tie him in! Tie him in!

Argh!

What are you all doing?
I'm trying to camp here!

Oh, God, this is terrible.

I'm thinking I've got a big red
sleeping bag on my bench

and I need to turn it into something
amazing.

This will go down in history as one
of the most random things

that I have ever, ever, ever sewn in
my entire life.

PATRICK: Well, I think this might
be my favourite

Transformation Challenge yet.

And not just because I love food.

I just think it's such a jolly,
brilliant way

of using something that a lot of
people will have kicking around

in their homes.

Do you know, for an hour and a half,
to turn these into a piece of food,

you really have to go for it.

Well, they've got a limited
amount of time.

I think they have to kind of
simplify their object

into its basic constituent parts and
really make sure

that is very well delivered.

So colour and shape - things that
remind you of the food.

I don't do camping.

It's most undignified.

A hotel or a chateau is much
better.

Hello there, Matt.
Hello there.

Winner of the first challenge.
I know!

Congratulations.
Thank you.

So what are you making for this one?
I'm making an apple.

Do you think it'll be something I
could try on?

It's the sort of thing...
Yeah, it'll fit you.

I'll take some wadding out.
Take some of the wadding out.

I've been working on my own wadding.

It might actually become a pumpkin.

What do you do with an orange
sleeping bag?

Hmm.

Turn it into a carrot.

I'm going to make a bunch of grapes,
so I'm going to put them

inside there and then I'll take
a pipe cleaner

to get it as tight as possible.

I am planning to make a slice
of watermelon.

I'm making a watermelon. Clare...?

Are you making a watermelon as well?

May the best fruit win.

But not all the sewers are getting
fruity.

I'm making pizza.

I'm hoping this will be a
packet of crisps.

I'm trying to do a burger.

Definitely a cheeseburger.

Anyone who knows me, knows I'm a
fiend when it comes to cheese.

I think I've got an idea.

This is the rice.

That's going to be the seaweed,

goes around the middle.

And this is going to be the prawn
on the top.

WHISPERS: I'm going to make it
look like a piece of sushi.

I already love this.

Do you know what it is?

Er...

Can I have a guess?
Of course you can.

Is it an avocado?

Not quite.
Er...

It would be a very bumpy avocado,
wouldn't it?

A banana?

Now you're just being silly.

I am.

I mean, that is my job, Therese.
Put your thinking cap on.

Grapes? Is it grapes?

Oh, top of the class!

Yes!
Brilliant.

Does it look like grapes?
It's looks loads like grapes.

Does it? Oh, thank goodness.
It looks really good.

It looks really smart.

Sewers, you've got half your time
left.

Oh, for God's sake.

Right, so there's my sort of
pumpkin.

I don't know how to make it actually
round.

To make their food fancy dress
instantly recognisable...

What is this?

Where does it end? Where does it
begin?

..creating the right shape will be
crucial.

I'm using this as the bun.

Wadding inside there just to bulk it
out a bit.

Goodnight.

I want to keep as much of this as
possible

to sort of make her rounded.

I have just put some boning in the
edge of my watermelon wedge shape.

But shaping isn't for everyone.

Fiona's decorating hers instead.

I'm doing the outside of a
watermelon,

putting on the outside stripes
of how I think a watermelon

might look.

Struggling. I'm watching everyone
else doing their 3D costumes now.

Pretty impressed.

Right. Let me try it on now.

You have to be able to get it on and
off.

Don't you, Matt?

Can I help you?
Really? Wow.

Did you think you'd give birth on
this show?

I can see its head!
MATT LAUGHS

It's coming!
I can see a head!

One more push.

Oh! There we go.

Look at the state of it!

Look at the state of it!

15 minutes remaining!

God, that time goes so fast.

I want to make some leaves to go on
top of the apples.

Actually, that'd be better as a
headpiece, maybe.

Look, there you go.

Down in one.

Nom, nom, nom, nom.

I've just seen my competition.

And she's looking really good.

OK. Lettuce...

Vine leaf.

Oh, how much of a barcode can I get
on?

I just put some fringing on
because...

MATT LAUGHS
Anything to make it look better.

Oh, my God.

Two minutes, sewers! Two minutes.

I've lost my needle. It's stuck in
my pepperoni.

I'm trying to think of ways I could
just add a bit more detail.

Little Japanese headband?

You're a genius!
PETER GASPS

Burger.

I wish I could've got a bit more
cheese on,

but it's all falling off.

It always does that when you get
out of the packet, anyway.

Yeah, it does. Yeah.

Speed!

30 seconds, sewers!

Oh, my God.

Panicking a little bit now.

Oh, gosh.

Needles up, that is your time.

Phew.

It's a work of art, Matt.
I know.

Bring your mannequins forward.

Mix them up and we'll have
a banquet.

Brilliant.

I'll put my bad one next to your
good one.

# Oh, what a beauty!

# I've never seen one as big as that
before!

# Oh, what a beauty... #

Ten sleeping bags transformed into
food fancy dress

in just 90 minutes.

PARTY HORN BLOWS

Oh, I say.

# Oh, what a beauty... #

Patrick and Esme have no idea whose
is whose.

They're delicious-looking.

Yes, we could eat them all up.

Well, do you want to tuck in?

Yes, let's.

I don't know what that is.

What do you mean you don't know
what that is?

Have you lost your mind?

It's a slice of pepperoni pizza.

Course it is! Nothing could be more
like a slice of pepperoni pizza.

You're absolutely right.

Obviously, they've got red sleeping
bag for the tomato,

yellow felt for the cheesy shards,
which will melt in the oven.

I'd go to a fancy dress party
dressed as that.

Shedding bits of cheese?

Well, perhaps.

I'm not sure what this is.

Genuinely, if you don't get this,
I'm sending YOU home this week.

There are clues.

I don't know.
Oh, my word.

Can I put her out of her misery?
Yeah, go on.

What do you think this bit is?

Oh, it's a fish!

Oh, my God!

Right, really?
Oh, a sushi!

YEAH!

It's fabulous!

They've created rice wadding.

That is... All those sections in the
prawn.

I'm assuming that this is really the
only bit of the sleeping bag?

They've even given us a little
headband.

No, I like it, too. I think it's
great.

Once I got it.

Is it an orange?

This looks like a pumpkin.

Don't you think?
OK.

Esme was right, it's a pumpkin.

Oh, top marks!

But I think it needs more plump
in the pumpkin.

Is this a carrot?

That's what I thought it must be.
A carrot.

So, we've got the original zip on
the front,

but it's not entirely the
carrotiest carrot.

Well, this looks like a hamburger.

Well, it's a cheeseburger.
Yes, you're right.

A nice brown bun.

It's nice and plump.

I mean, it's very clever that
they've done it as a two-piece

so that you can get it on and off.

I look upon this with relish.

A pack of chips.

A really simple shape.

But it tells you what it is.

I think my favourite bit might be...

What do you think that is?
Oh, it's the barcode!

100% a slice of watermelon.
Yep.

Couldn't mistake it.

They've sewn little felt seeds on.

Oh, and this is a little bit of
boning in here,

to keep that shape.
Yeah. It's fab.

You know, you could go out
in that all night.

Super.

What do you think this is?

Ooh, is that watermelon?

That's what it is. It's a
watermelon.

Yes, you're right! These are the
watermelon seeds.

It's not quite as watermelon-shaped
as I would want it to be.

There's competition in the
watermelon department.

Well, I think it's a pea.

No. Do I think it's a pea?

Hold on. What else might it be?

Is it an apple?

It's an apple!
Yes.

How did this go over the head?

W-with some force.

OK.

It's got a little chinstrap.

Am I going to get it on?

I'll try.

LAUGHTER

Suits you.

Now put the rest of it on.

I think we both think that's a bunch
of grapes.

Not just a bunch of grapes.

It's a juicy, plump, scrumptious
bunch of grapes

with lots of little baubles
sewn in...

..and tied around.

Look! They're tied around with
pipe cleaners!

I mean, I think this looks
absolutely stunning.

It's perfectly grape-coloured.

It, weirdly, is actually very chic.

Patrick and Esme will now rank
the fancy dress

from rotten to ripe.

In tenth place is...

..the apple.

Matt.

Well, I thought it was a pea.

Would you like to keep the hat?

I might be asking you for the hat.

Thank you.

In ninth place, it's the whole
watermelon.

Fiona.

Not a bad stab, it just needed to be
plumper.

Plumper.

Nicole is eighth.

Liz is seventh.

Hazel, sixth.

Ali's fifth.

Mark is fourth.

And Peter is third.

In second place is...

..the watermelon.

Clare.

I really like the green at the
bottom,

and you put the boning in to keep
the shape.

It's fab.

Which means, in first place, with
the marvellous bunch of grapes,

it's Therese!

Such imaginative use of the
sleeping bag,

and it's just so cool-looking.

Thank you.

Well, I didn't know I was making
chic stuff.

Chic grandma.

I didn't do too well, but, tomorrow,
a new day.

Try to enjoy it and not get too
stressed.

In order to stay in the Sewing Bee,
I just have to keep my head down,

control my time.

Fingers crossed.
That's all I can do.

Just one more challenge remains.

One more chance for the sewers to
prove they have what it takes

to remain in the competition.

Well, I don't know about you two,
but I have loved this week.

I'm ready to adopt.

It's been quite topsy-turvy, though,
hasn't it?

Thoroughly topsy-turvy.

Peter, Therese and Clare,
bottom three yesterday morning.

Absolutely smashed it out the park
in the Transformation Challenge.

You really loved Therese's
Transformation, didn't you?

Oh, I loved that.

And it's so imaginative how she made
those grapes.

Mmm. Who's at risk of leaving
the creche today?

For me, probably Fiona.

Her watermelon was a little
underwhelming,

but I don't think anyone is far
enough ahead to say that...

Yes.
..they're completely out of danger.

This is make or break, actually.

Wouldn't you say?
Yes.

For the final challenge of
Children's Week,

the sewers have been given
mini models.

It's nice to meet you.
I'm Liz.

Hiya, I'm Clare.

Nice to meet you, Ruby!

It'll be fun. We'll have some fun.

Welcome, sewers! It's time for
the Made-to-measure.

And welcome to our models.

We put our previous models
on too hot a wash

and they've come out all shrunk.

The judges would like you to make
a garment that fits

your model perfectly.

And Patrick and Esme this week
would like you to make

a pair of dungarees.

You have four and a half hours,
and your time starts now.

Right, let's go and measure you.

The sewers have had a chance to
practise at home...

I just need to check the
measurement corresponds.

Do you know what correspond means?

To match.

..but with growing children,
it's more important than ever

they adjust their pattern to fit
their model.

I'll just make some rough
adjustments

and, fingers crossed, it will all be
marvellous.

As a mum, I now understand the
importance of growing room.

I think I know what I'm doing.

I heard that dungarees comes from
the Indian word dungarees,

meaning dungarees.

Tell me, why dungarees?

I mean, it's a pretty classic bit
of childrenswear.

They work for boys and girls.

They're pretty hard-wearing and they
just look fairly cute.

Tell me about the fit with these.

The fit is important in that they
shouldn't be tight,

because the child will be
running around.

What's important with the fabric
choice on this one?

Well, I'd say washable.

Wouldn't you?

Yep, it's going to get covered in...

Mud. ..stuff.
Chocolate sauce,

if it was anything like me. Yes.

It's quite cool, that.
Do you like it?

Yeah.

OK.

It's up to the sewers to decide
what length they make

their dungaree trousers.

Going to have a little pair of
shorty dungarees.

I always really like little girls
in shorty dungarees.

It's what my...

And Aliyah seems to approve.

It's what my kids wear quite a lot.

For her "shorty" dungarees, Liz is
using a star print denim.

She'll give them a punky twist with
raw edges,

enhancing them with contrasting

pockets and red top-stitching.

I'm aware of how much top-stitching
I've got to do in the time.

Frankly, if it's wonky, you'll pick
up on that straight away.

If you top-stitch and it's fabulous,
it'll look amazing.

Yeah.
We'd better let you get on with it.

Don't trip over my fabric, Esme.

I'll try my best.

I want to go with a bit of a
nautical theme.

I like the anchors, I thought it'd
make a nice pair of dungarees.

And I'm using a contrast red
pinstripe

just to make it a bit more kind of
nautical,

give it a bit of a theme.

Nicole's also making her nautical

dungarees short,

her red and white striped lining

contrasting with navy corduroy.

This corduroy, for me, is just the
right kind of feel.

It handles well.

And I think it'll look quite cool.

Like Nicole, most of the sewers have
opted for traditional,

hard-wearing fabrics.

I'm cutting out this lovely denim.

Therese, though, has other ideas.

This is a cotton chambray.

It's quite light.
It is light, isn't it?

Yeah. Dungarees are workwear
trousers

and they need to look a bit beefy.

But this feels like a shirt weight.
Yeah.

I have made it up in dungarees
and it does...

OK.

They do look rather sweet.
Right.

She's using her lightweight fabric
to make a pair

of summer dungarees,

fit with turned hems

and a stripy lining.

I don't think Patrick was impressed
with this fabric,

but the reason I chose this fabric
is I'm used to making stuff

for my grandchildren who live
in the Middle East.

And, therefore, they need very
lightweight, summer-weight things.

Therese isn't the only one
taking inspiration

from the hotter climes.

One of my friends is a doctor in
Kenya,

and she's got children of your age
and they're coming back

to live in England soon.

So I thought they might like to have
a reminder

of when they lived in Africa.

So we're going to put that on the
pockets.

As well as using it for her
trouser pockets,

Clare's safari fabric will also form
a lining,

and she's adding a third feature
pocket on the bib.

I have printed out the outline of
the continent

and I've highlighted Kenya
within it.

I need to tear the paper away.

Fingers crossed.

Oh, yes!

Looking Africa-shaped.

Africa? Boom.

And Clare's not the only one hoping
to impress with embellishments.

I'm just doing some free motion
embroidery.

A splodge of paint on the front.

There we are.

That looks quite messy,
doesn't it?

Ali's paint splash will be the focal
point of her dungarees,

which she's making from tie-dye
corduroy.

I want to give the effect that she's
just come out

and painted her bedroom.

It's going to look like she's been
chucked into a mixer at B&Q.

But Ali's not alone in bringing
out her model's arty side.

Any idea what you might draw?

I think I might draw, like, a bee.

That sounds good.

I want Jamie to draw on this front
pocket.

So I think it will personalise
the dungarees a bit more.

Matt's mustard and blue denim
colour combo will be echoed

in Jamie's statement bee.

I like this a lot.

Jamie drew that for me.
Oh, Jamie did that?

That's great, Jamie.

That makes it really bespoke for
you, doesn't it?

That's what I thought.

Matt may have decorated the outside
of his pockets...

..but Fiona's jazzing up the inside
of hers.

This geometric print was actually
my lining fabric.

Right.

Which I'm going to use for pockets.

Linings should be invisible.

If we see any bits of lining showing
through the front of a pocket,

it's going to show us
your inaccuracies.

That's true.
It's a big red flag...

OK.
..for inaccurate sewing.

All right. Yeah?

While she's happy to show off the
geometric print

on her trouser cuffs,

Fiona's hoping to keep her pocket
linings hidden from view.

If I do the pocket lining carefully,
I don't envisage too many issues.

But, you know, famous last words.

And then you end up with issues.

Honestly, you can't get on the
property ladder early enough.

Hang on one second. You've got
half your time left, sewers!

Half your time.

Yes, OK, OK.

Matt, what are you up to?

Front pockets.

Go, go, go, go.

I'm just measuring out the
pocket lining fabric.

With this, you just have to sew
a bit slower.

While Fiona painstakingly perfects
the lining of her pockets,

the rest of the sewers are
attaching theirs.

I've gone for very plain pockets.

The image with these dungarees is
1930s, '40s utilitarian kind of...

I see.

..worker dungarees.
Very much Jess's vibe, I'd say.

Yeah, yeah.

Peter's utility dungarees may not
be quite Jess's vibe,

but she's sure to like
the lining inside.

Ooh, I like that lining fabric.

It's cute, isn't it?
It's very cute.

Who doesn't love a dachshund?
Well, me, actually.

Oh, really?

And he's not the only one having a
laugh with his lining.

Flamingo fabric.
Ooh, that is fun!

Isn't that fun?

I thought that would tick one of
your boxes.

Yeah, I like flamingos.

They're just ridiculous animals,
aren't they?

Those legs seem improbable.

A lot of legs are improbable,
I think.

Yes, I agree.

Using his flamingo lining, Mark will
contrast the dark green denim

of his dungarees with flashes of
pink.

So I've got a nice little bit of
flamingos popping out, there.

It's a little detail, but it's a bit
of fun, isn't it?

While Mark's off to the zoo,
Hazel is headed for outer space.

I'm doing space-person pockets.

It's unisex. I was a tomboy.

So it's something that I think back
and think,

"I would have liked to wear that."

Hazel's using her spaceman fabric
as a cosmic feature

on the straps, as well as on the
front and back pockets.

I'm just attaching my spaceman
to my back trouser leg.

I have no idea how you lot are so
far ahead.

I've only stitched two pockets.

I love these colours.
Aren't they bright?

Dammit! Sorry.

What's happened? What's happened?

I put the astronaut on upside down.

Oh, no. Hang on. Well, they're meant
to be upside down.

In space, there's no upside down.

There's no gravity.
There you go.

We've got a justification
for that already.

Would you believe that, Louis?

Oh, no.

God, he's a tougher judge
than Patrick!

Sewers, you have one hour
remaining!

Seriously? Is that all we've got?

Go.
JOE STRAINS

I win!

This upside down spaceman
is not the best.

Why don't you cut a spaceman out
and have him falling out?

Head first, upside down.

That's actually a pretty good idea.

Then it's deliberate.

See, this is the beauty of sewing
with other people.

I'm attaching the straps.

It's starting to look like
dungarees.

There's just one question remains.

Will they fit?

And just hold them there.

With active kids, it's crucial the
dungarees have enough room

for rough and tumble.

You like them?
Yeah.

Cool.

Not squishing your tummy too much?

Yeah.
Good. Excellent.

But not all the mini models will be
able to run free.

Oh, no!

They fit quite snugly...

..and I haven't made them long
enough,

so we'll just have to make them
three-quarter length.

That's sometimes how these things
go, isn't it?

And when it comes to turning
mistakes into design features,

Hazel's got a decision to make.

Because I've stitched the spaceman
upside down,

the suggestion that Ali gave me -

tiny spacemen falling off the back
of the pocket -

but it's time.

Do I? Don't I?

But I think I'll try.

I think I'm going to try and do it.

45 minutes, sewers!

Christ.

That's not a lot of time.

That's not a lot of time.

I've still got quite a bit to do.

Heart is in my throat again.

Fiona looks like she's a little
behind at this point.

You've got a contrast pocket lining.

Maybe she spent too long doing it,
which is why she's now

a little bit behind.

Ali came up with a
really good idea -

tiny spacemen falling off
the pocket.

I really wanted to sort of have
the individual spacemen,

but I didn't know how I would finish
that raw edge.

So I kind of just cut out a piece.

And it's not great.

She's got this spaceman falling
through space

down the leg of the trouser.

It looks a bit untidy.

15 minutes, sewers!

Gawd.

Because my floating spaceman
threw me off a little bit,

hopefully I can make back the time.

Lots of buttons to do.

What are you doing on the floor,
dear?

Hammering away.

Can I try one?
Yeah.

Try not to hit my finger.

The neighbours downstairs
are going to hate us.

I haven't got any buttons on!

I need the dungaree clip.

Where's it dropped?

Is it the big bit or the...?
Yeah.

Where is it?

Who doesn't love a last
minute red top-stitch?

She's been cheerleading over here.

We're all cheerleading.
Thank you.

Liz, Liz, Liz!

There's meant to be WAY more buttons
than there is.

But...frantic.

Five minutes, sewers!

FIONA GASPS

You need to get those models
dressed.

There we go.

Oh, God.

Still got four buttons to put on.

I did it and I hate it.

The cuff's not going to get done.
God.

Hazel.

Bless you.

Stay...stay very still.

One more button. Just sit tight.

Let me panic. You don't need to.

I tried.

You're going to be fine.
Deep breaths!

There are issues.

A couple of issues.

Panicking against the clock.

Let's get these boots on.

Speed, speed, speed.

Needles up!

That is your time.

How's that?

Breathe.

We will see, won't we?
Yeah.

Do you like them?
Yeah.

She likes them.
I want to take them home.

# You don't look at me in the
classroom

# You don't look at me at the
football games

# You don't look at me at
assemblies... #

Ten colourful kids' dungarees,
made-to-measure

in just four and a half hours.

# My mind just isn't on school

# Oh, tell me,
why do I go to school?

# Tell me why

# Tell me why do I go to school

# Baby, when I can't stop thinking
of you. #

Well, of course, the thing that
absolutely stands out

is this little bee.

It's great.

That was Jamie.
You drew it?

I'm very impressed.

We can't not love a bee on the bee.

And I do like the placement of the
contrasting pieces.

I think you've got enough, but not
too much.

It's pressed well, it's sewn well.

I think there's lots that's very
good in it.

Thank you.

# La-la, la-la-la-la

# La-la, la-la-la-la... #

I love this embroidery,

and I really love this contrast
top-stitching.

Is that Kenya?

Fantastic.

Hence the giraffes.

I do like the combination
of the fabrics,

and it's very nicely made.

Well done.

# Papa, he loves mama

# Mama, she loves papa

# Papa, he loves mama

# Mama, she loves papa. #

I was quite worried about this
fabric

because I felt it was too thin.

But, actually, it works better than
I imagined it would.

I agree. It looks spring-like and
bouncy and fresh.

It's fantastically well sewn.

You know, the top-stitching is
absolutely perfect throughout.

I think it's absolutely brilliant.

Thank you.

She looks like a Land Girl,
doesn't she?

Yeah, that was the idea.

And you've taken a lot of care
about the inside

not showing on the outside.
Mm-hmm.

But I think it's a little big.

PATRICK LAUGHS

Yes, there's a little bit of
extra room in there.

# Uh-oh, we're in trouble

# Something's come along and it's
burst our bubble

# Yeah, Yeah

# Uh-oh, we're in trouble

# Gotta get home quick
march on the double! #

I really like that you've given us
red contrast top-stitching

on the straps.

I mean, it's really fabulous.

And we can see every single bit
of it.

You've done that beautifully.

I like that you've got that raw
selvedge edge

at the bottom of the leg.
I think it feels very cool.

I love the Doc Martins, too.

I know. We're matching.

Yes. Thank you.

# I'll huff, I'll puff,
I'll blow you away

# Say you will, say you won't

# Say you'll do what I don't

# Say you're true, say to me

# C'est la vie

# Say you will, say you won't

# Say you'll do what I don't

# Say you're true, say to me
Yeah

# C'est la vie... #

Well, have you been painting
your bedroom?

Yes.

What colour? Pink?

Yes.

I love the colour and pattern.

I love the tie-dye corduroy.

I don't think I've ever
seen that before.

It has been very nicely made.

We cannot see the lining
coming round

to the front anywhere, actually.

I think it's great.

It suits you.
Thank you.

Well done.

Well, first things first, I think
it's a lovely choice of fabric.

I really like the little
nautical theme,

but, obviously, you haven't finished
the bottom hem,

and that's a shame.

I love the colours.

I mean, it's very neatly sewn,
but the fit is too tight.

The legs, they are slightly uneven.

And I think, originally, they were
due to be a bit longer?

Yes, they were.
Right.

You've not finished it.

We've only got one hem...

..with the contrast.

Better to have neither than one.

You made it very difficult for
yourself

by giving yourself a
contrast lining.

We just see whiskers of it.

You've also got a hole...

..in the centre front.
Yeah.

But, actually, the hat's great.

I do like the combination
of the fabrics.

Now, turn round.

Can you put your hand
in that pocket?

I think they're a little bit low...
Fair, yeah.

..to tell you the truth.

Now, we've got spacemen running
in two different directions,

and then we've got this piece
sort of drifting off

into infinity.

I mean, overall, I've got to say,
it's not very neat.

In summary, sadly, I don't think
it's your best

piece of sewing to date.

I'm gutted. The pocket kind
of threw me off,

and then everything...

It was like a domino effect
after that.

To stay in the Sewing Bee
for another week

would be an absolute dream.

But it's anyone's guess.

Just fingers crossed.

Well, it's Children's Week,

but we've got some big, grown-up,
adult decisions to make,

haven't we?

So who do you think might be winning
Garment of the Week?

I really loved Therese's dungarees.

It's exquisite.

So who else is competing with her?

Ali's dungarees.

We loved this, didn't we?

It looked very cool.

Those tie-dyed splodges,
everything about it

has been really, really
well thought through.

So those are the two?

Well, I think there's one more
that we need to include,

and that is Therese's
Transformation.

I just think it's genius.

So Therese is against Ali
and Therese... Yes.

..for Garment of the Week?

Who's looking precarious?

Fiona's dungarees, there's quite
a lot wrong.

And, of course, not finished -

one leg definitely different
from the other.

But then somebody who wasn't
in contention

has thrown themselves
into contention,

and that's Hazel.

There are so many things that aren't
beautifully sewn.

Well, you need to go off
and make your decisions.

I always find this bit
very difficult.

I think I need my comfort blanky.

Well, we've got to the end
of Children's Week,

and I, for one, have loved it.

I think it's been so joyous.

We have a joyous thing to do.

We need to find out who has won
Garment Of The Week.

So, Patrick...

Our Garment Of The Week
this week is...

This was genuinely very special.

I mean, it's clever, it's elegant,
it's fun, it's fabulous,

and we loved it, so very well done,
Therese.

Thank you.

OK, as ever, somebody
has to go home.

The judges thought this week
the standard was really high.

I can now reveal the person
going home this week is...

..Fiona.

Well done.
Thank you.

You've been great.

From the first time I saw this show,
I thought, that's for me.

I don't sing. I don't dance.

You know, there's not too many
places you can go

to maybe shine at the thing that you
enjoy doing the best.

I'm not somebody that's won anything
or done anything.

This is pretty much
the top of my list.

Well done. You did brilliant.
Thanks, Esme.

Oh, lovely hugs!

Fiona's time management,
above everything else,

is the thing that has let her down.

Because she's certainly
a fantastic sewer.

I feel relief to be staying
and be able to sort of try

and redeem myself.

But, at the same time,
I feel terrible

because I've learned so much
from Fiona.

Amazed, gobsmacked, surprised
I won Garment Of The Week

with my bunch of grapes.

I obviously perform at my best
when I'm panicked.

Next time...
Oi-oi!

New ba*ls, please!

..it's Sportswear Week!

The sewers tackle the toughest
Pattern yet...

My rugby team will be going into
extra time.

Damn.

..a stormy Transformation...

Oh, gosh. The weather out there's
horrendous.

..and a smashing Made-to-measure...

What is this? Ball pocket.

ESME LAUGHS
..that for someone...

Come on, Rocky. We can do it.

..ends in game, set and match.

The skirt is an ace

and the top is a double fault,
served underarm.