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The Great British Sewing Bee Series 7
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Week One sees judges Patrick Grant and Esme Young settling the contestants in with a trio of challenges based on everyday wardrobe staples.

Joe Lycett is back in charge, with 12 of Britain’s most talented home sewers competing to win one of TV’s toughest creative challenges. Judges Patrick Grant and Esme Young cast an expert eye over the garments in the contest to find Britain’s best amateur sewer.

Week One sees Patrick and Esme settling the contestants in with a trio of challenges based on everyday wardrobe staples. They start with their first Pattern Challenge, creating the simple, clean lines of the versatile classic sleeveless blouse known as a shell top.

For the Transformation Challenge, the sewers must turn old T-shirts into completely new garments for men, women or children, in just 90 minutes. And in the Made to Measure, mannequins are replaced with real-life models. Who will whip up a well-fitting buffet dress and win themselves Garment of the Week, and whose hopes of staying in the competition will flounder?

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58 minutes

Last on

Mon 21 Nov 2022 15:15
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Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes

  • 00:02

    Bobby Darin

    Beyond The Sea

  • 00:07

    David Bowie

    Space Oddity

  • 00:11

    James Last Orchestra

    Jolene

  • 00:13

    Beverley Knight

    Keep This Fire Burning

  • 00:16

    Shirley Bassey

    Kiss Me, Honey Honey, Kiss Me

  • 00:20

    Alma Cogan

    Fly Away Lovers

  • 00:22

    Petula Clark

    Jumble Sale

  • 00:34

    Sally Kelly

    Little Cutie

  • 00:47

    Louis Prima

    Angelina/Zooma Zooma

  • 00:49

    Alma Cogan

    Tika Tika Tok

  • 00:52

    Cilla Black

    Something Tells Me (Something's Gonna Happen Tonight)

Credits

Presenter Joe Lycett
Judge Esme Young
Judge Patrick Grant
Series Producer Catherine Lewendon
Executive Producer Sara Ramsden
Director Ivan Youlden
Production Company Love Productions

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