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 Challenge Notes
Date: Wednesday, 27 December 2023 06:25 am (UTC)I'm not sure if I'll truly want to keep an eye on 'make something inspired by GBSB challenges' stuff, but I thought I'd keep a few notes in case I wanted to take a glance at that sort of thing later.
S01E01: Skills challenges were to make an A-line skirt from the provided pattern and altering a bought shirt [altering the neckline however they wanted]. The living model challenge was to make a "day dress".
S01E02: Skills challenges were to make a pair of men's trousers from the provided pattern and adding patch pockets to a bought skirt. The living model challenge was to make a blouse out of some type of satin or silk.
S01E03: Pattern challenge was to make the provided toddler's dress out of any fabric - had to include rolag (sp?) ties [as straps] and some amount of elastic sheering (sp?) at the top. Alteration challenge was to take the provided blue 'shapeless' dress and alter its shape. The living model challenge was to make a jacket.
S01E04: Pattern challenge was to make a men's shirt out of any fabric [note that it's not a dress shirt, so cuffs aren't involved]. The alteration challenge was to hand sew something onto the provided bags/purses, and a whole bunch of extras were available (embroidery thread, beads, sequins, etc.). The final live model challenge was to make an evening dress. [Finalists' relatives were brought in to be models, also.]