Sewing Bee – Episode 3 Catch Up!
Episode 3 – The Great British Sewing BeeSeries 5 – Watch on BBC Iplayer Now!
In this post we take a look at what happened in Episode 3 and share some useful links to help inspire your sewing. Amy our editor was live tweeting throughout the show – be sure to join in next week, it’s a great party atmosphere on Twitter on a Tuesday evening at 9pm! Especially when Paddy and Esme started pogoing! (any of you remener that dance move – Joe was clearly quite surprised!)
THIS HAS MADE MY DAY #gbsb5 #sewingbee #greatbritishsewingbee #gbsb https://t.co/muHVIQfum0
— Love Sewing (@LoveSewingMag) February 26, 2019
The theme this week was seventies fashion! We love vintage patterns and teamed up with Simplicity Vintage to offer you all the chance to win some fun vintage goodies! Enter here
Pattern Challenge!
First up, judges Patrick Grant and Esme Young challenge the sewers to get their groove on with the trickiest pattern so far, flared jeans. Creating the perfect bell-bottomed trousers involves grappling with vintage machines, heavyweight fabrics and taking on such daunting technical hurdles as the zip fly and flat-felled seam, hopefully without getting in a flap.
Oof a few people in trouble. Hems, yokes and zipppers keeping all the contestants on their toes!! #gbsb5 #sewingbee #greatbritishsewingbee #gbsb
— Love Sewing (@LoveSewingMag) February 26, 2019
Want to try sewing some flat felled seams? We’ve got a complete guide to sewing flat fell seams here!
The team at Minerva have a 10% discount off Denim if you use the code SEWDENIM10 – head over now to shop the range.
Transformation challenge
For the transformation challenge, fabric flies and anarchy rules as the sewers let rip with their imagination, turning t-shirts and tartan into provocative punk-inspired outfits in just 90 minutes.
REBEL REBEL! Okay, so I’m no David Bowie but I did love reading Rebel Threads from @LaurenceKingPub It’s a big book filled with thought-provoking fashion. Want to win a copy & find out why it was so good? https://t.co/fOwL7KoErb #gbsb5 #sewingbee #greatbritishsewingbee #gbsb pic.twitter.com/Mobn6IVRrg
— Love Sewing (@LoveSewingMag) February 26, 2019
Made-to-measure challenge
In the made to measure challenge the sewers take on their final icon of 70s fashion, the maxi dress. Working with sheer, slippery fabrics, they must create a form-fitting bodice and floaty skirt that embodies the glamour that makes the maxi dress popular to this day.
I love sewing with slippery fabric like viscose, satin and polyester but it does need some extra consideration. These are the top tips you need to know https://t.co/ZxcXEIWOQz #gbsb5 #sewingbee #greatbritishsewingbee #gbsb pic.twitter.com/cjOJiFUbdB
— Love Sewing (@LoveSewingMag) February 26, 2019
We have a free Maxi Dress pattern download if you would like to give this classic style a try!
Read our EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW with the third person to leave the @sewingbee workroom (Probably goes without saying but don’t read if you don’t want a spoiler!) ✂️✂️✂️ https://t.co/YmtfklupT9 #gbsb5 #sewingbee #greatbritishsewingbee #gbsb pic.twitter.com/f0uptNzPS3
— Love Sewing (@LoveSewingMag) February 27, 2019
