The Great British Sewing Bee: The Skills: Beyond Basics: Advanced Tips and Tricks to Take Your Sewing Technique to the Next Level

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Angela's top tip is to never be frightened of sewing with silk, it is tough and presses incredibly well. He was promoting a one off documentary about uniforms, flags etc being made for the Coronation, so could be of interest to sewers/sewists. Another great week and onto the semi finals. The person leaving this week was a bit of a surprise for me, but I won't say any more in case you haven't watched it yet! The Bees even had to reach for their calculators to work out the number of pleats required on the children's kilt. Simplicity 9223 is a super easy to wear pattern perfect for the summer and would sew up beautifully in any of our woven fabrics. Simplicity 9223 Dress Pattern

Having to transform with a fancy dress costume idea and doing it under severe time pressure makes it even more terrifying. This recent Zandra Rhodes Vogue pattern would lend itself beautifully to a Frida Kahlo inspired dress: This is a task that is close to our very own Angela's heart. When she was on holiday as a little girl in Minehead someone gifted her Mother with a yellow and white parachute and it was used to create a dress for her! Always allow the garment to hang for up to a week before hemming. This is because the fabric can drop dramatically! Not only did the Sewing Bees have to face this scary reality they also had to turn the scraps into something wearable in the form of a patchwork garment.

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I was particularly excited to see everyone demonstrate their creative flair in the made to measure challenge inspired by Mexican artist Frida Kahlo.

You can find a tutorial on sewing gathers here and the easy way to create your own bias binding here. Our colourful ditsy print cotton fabric in yellow and purple would make the perfect partner for this delightful pattern. Yellow and purple cotton fabric The other Tony on the show this year, Tony R is a postman from Cornwall. He can often be spotted out and about on one of his bikes or his skateboard.The great news is the cargo pant is a super wearable and comfortable make for today too. Sewing Bee Patterns For the made to measure challenge the Bees had to create a two piece coordinated trouser or short outfit for fun in the sun. We have lots of gorgeous patterns and fabrics to choose for this one. Sewing Bee Patterns and Fabrics Summer Trouser, Shorts and Shirts Sewing Patterns Vogue 9319 Simplicity 8654 McCalls 7962 Simplicity 9290 New Look 6197 Simplicity 9157 Sewing Bee Fabrics Floral Print Cotton Sateen Fabric Linen Rayon Mix Fabric Feather Print Fabric Lemon Print Fabric