Great British Sewing Bee
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queer_scribblingI just recently found about the Great British Sewing Bee, so I'm not sure if I really like the show. I may or may not ramble a bit in the comments after trying an episode or two. (I will do my best to keep all stuff about this show within the comments of this post.)
First, I feel I should note that I only just heard about a show that's been on for nearly ten years because I saw it mentioned in the notes on a knitting pattern (a shirt inspired by one of the themed challenges - Art Deco Top by Sybil R - first seen here).
Second, I could probably just admit defeat and pick a VPN, and I could probably get the BBC player to accept that I'm totally watching this show in the UK. At various points, it's been the common advice for watching the show, but I noticed in a casual search of googling ways to watch GBSB that some people have had issues with only having access to the past GBSB episodes for a set amount of time. Possibly enough to comfortably watch one or two series' worth, but a bit short on trying to watch eight series' worth of episodes, you know?
So, yeah, I went to r/SewingBee to find some links. The current series [9] looks to be offered in a Google Docs folder [pinned post], there's a 🏴☠️ option for series 1 through 8, and I'm keeping a link to bstsrs.one/show/the-great-british-sewing-bee [looks to be all past and current episodes].
First, I feel I should note that I only just heard about a show that's been on for nearly ten years because I saw it mentioned in the notes on a knitting pattern (a shirt inspired by one of the themed challenges - Art Deco Top by Sybil R - first seen here).
Second, I could probably just admit defeat and pick a VPN, and I could probably get the BBC player to accept that I'm totally watching this show in the UK. At various points, it's been the common advice for watching the show, but I noticed in a casual search of googling ways to watch GBSB that some people have had issues with only having access to the past GBSB episodes for a set amount of time. Possibly enough to comfortably watch one or two series' worth, but a bit short on trying to watch eight series' worth of episodes, you know?
So, yeah, I went to r/SewingBee to find some links. The current series [9] looks to be offered in a Google Docs folder [pinned post], there's a 🏴☠️ option for series 1 through 8, and I'm keeping a link to bstsrs.one/show/the-great-british-sewing-bee [looks to be all past and current episodes].
S01 Thoughts
Date: Wednesday, 27 December 2023 06:23 am (UTC)S01E01: As someone who doesn't sew, some of the focus on the details does seem very intimidating. (I know it's a competition for a reason, but particularly for the challenges where you're just fitting a mannequin, it's like, really, I think that little bit would be fine on an actual person.) I do wish Michelle's reversible dress had gone off better.
S01E02: There's something a bit refreshing about seeing so many women stop and think about how to make men's trousers, specifically the fly zip, after a bunch of dress stuff. I am glad that Mark got to make a historical blouse [since that's more his area of sewing, and he struggled a bit on so many of the 'modern' patterns].
S01E03: I appreciate having the one host who gets to ask questions on behalf of the audience (almost everything about the toddler's dress needed a quick explanation). Zips along the front of a dress do look a bit odd, but Stuart did drastically alter the shape of the blue dress. (He seems to do so much better in the skills challenges.) I truly did not realise how hard jackets were to put together until now. [The historical bit about "make do and mend" during WWII with fabric rations was interesting, but I understand why Ann, who lived through it, wasn't keen on that time.]
S01E04: Men's shirts are so finicky [ o.o ]. I did like having a hand-sewing challenge, but the idea of doing anything in an hour and a half makes everything in my hands cramp. Ooo, Ann's final dress was so lovely [black lace on top of a dark blue underneath dress bit]. I'm not surprised that Ann won.
S01E05: Stuart, Sandra, Lauren, and Ann [the four semi-finalists] were reunited with the judges to make some stuff for an Xmas episode. [Currently skipped, but if I want to go back and watch it, I have a note of what to expect.]