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Episode 8

The Great British Sewing Bee Series 7
Episode 8 of 10

It’s Music and the Movies Week. The sewers create a dress inspired by Dirty Dancing, a Sound of Music transformation and a disco era-inspired outfit from Dreamgirls.

Joe Lycett hosts as the five remaining sewers tackle challenges inspired by music and the movies, taking on garments and techniques from the silver screen. First, they must follow a pattern like none they’ve encountered before, as judges Patrick Grant and Esme Young ask them to make a dress inspired by Baby from Dirty Dancing. The techniques involved in creating the iconic dance dress include a tightly fitted bodice and perfect full circle skirt.

Next up, it’s the Transformation Challenge, and just like Julie Andrews's Maria in The Sound of Music, the sewers are asked to adapt old curtains into play clothes for children.

For their final challenge, the Made to Measure, the sewers take on the disco era with an outfit inspired by the movie Dreamgirls. Tasked with creating a dazzling 1970s-influenced dress fit for dancing the night away, they must ensure it skims the model’s body using tricky technical fabrics. But only four of these five talented sewers can make it through to the semi-final.

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58 minutes

Last on

Tue 6 Dec 2022 15:15
±«Óãtv Two except Wales & Wales HD

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Music Played

Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes

  • 00:01

    Helen Hobson, City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra Conducted By James Fitzpatrick

    The Sound of Music - My Favourite Things

  • 00:04

    Jennifer Warnes

    (I've Had) The Time of My Life

  • 00:12

    The Mascots

    Baby Baby

  • 00:17

    Maurice Williams

    Stay

  • 00:19

    Doris Day

    Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps

  • 00:21

    Percy Faith

    Do Re Mi

  • 00:30

    Percy Faith

    The Lonely Goatherd

  • 00:32

    Percy Faith

    So Long, Farewell

  • 00:48

    Jennifer Hudson

    One Night Only

  • 00:51

    Maxine Nightingale

    Right Back Where We Started From

Credits

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

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