Great British Sewing Bee 10x2
Judges Patrick Grant and Esme Young are back, and they are joined by new host Kiell Smith-Bynoe while Sara Pascoe is on maternity leave.
meet the contestants
Ailsa
Ailsa describes her sewing style as contemporary, sustainable, modern, and experimental. She enjoys wild swimming in Loch Lomond. She has a pug named Alfie and likes roller skating.
Alex
Copywriter and editor Alex lives in Derbyshire and has been sewing since she was young. She would often make her own stuffed toys. Outside of sewing, Alex is passionate about sustainability and believes comfort is key.
Comfort
Prior to becoming a self-employed designer and business manager, Comfort trained as an architect. She began sewing after giving birth to her first child and feeling she was lacking creativity.
Don
Don was taught how to sew over 70 years ago by his mother on a hand-cranked sewing machine. He is a perfectionist who likes to create unusual but simple garments. He also makes costumes for the local theater troupe.
Georgie
Georgie is passionate about sustainability and recycles tablecloths and quilted blankets. She also enjoys knitting. After a career as a London police officer, Georgie is now a DJ on the Isle of Wight.
Janet
Janet loves to make formal, glamorous dresses for holidays and dancing classes. She is also passionate about oil painting.
Lauren
Lauren's sewing is inspired by '80s fashion as she loves the bold aspects of the era. She currently works as a finance administrator but has followed in her mother's footsteps of being a talented singer.
Luke
Luke was taught how to sew by their grandmother when they were just eight years old! They currently work as a diversity, equality, and inclusion director. Luke's drag persona is Selma Screams.
Marcus
An enjoyer of DJing, rollerblading, writing, art, building Lego, and playing video games, Marcus describes his garments as jarring, garing, or kitsch.
Neil
Neil learnt how to sew when he couldn't find vintage clothing to fit his six foot four frame. Outside of sewing, Neil leads historical true crime murder-themed bike tours. He has brought his ventriloquist dummy Terry Pastry with him as a mascot.
Pascha
Psychology and innovation student Pascha once made a Marie Antoinette inspired silk ballgown.
Suzy
Suzy has only been sewing for two years. She often uses charity shop curtains and bedsheets as materials and is no stranger to big ruffles and enormous sleeves in her designs.
10x2: Sports Week
It’s Week 2, and there are three challenges inspired by sport. The sewers are asked to create a half zip fleece, an outfit from cricket kit, and a national strip fit for the world stage.
pattern challenge: half zip fleece
rankings: [Spoiler (click to open)]
left to right: Pascha, Alex, Lauren, Don, Ailsa, Marcus, Janet, Luke, Georgie, Suzy, Comfort
1 - Marcus
2 - Georgie
3 - Luke
4 - Alex
5 - Pascha
6 - Lauren
7 - Suzy
8 - Don
9 - Ailsa
10 - Comfort
11 - Janet
https://instagram.com/p/C7hoCJDMc5n
transformation challenge: turn cricket whites into imaginative and sculptural avant garde outfits with a top and a bottom
rankings: [Spoiler (click to open)]
left to right: Marcus, Lauren, Alex, Georgie, Janet, Don, Pascha, Ailsa, Suzy, Comfort, Luke
1 - Alex
2 - Ailsa
3 - Suzy
4 - Luke
5 - Pascha
6 - Don
7 - Lauren
8 - Janet
9 - Georgie
10 - Comfort
11 - Marcus
made to measure challenge: kit for any sport
[Spoiler (click to open)]
https://instagram.com/p/C7hsH03Mg0r
Ailsa - Canadian golf kit with polo shirt and skort
Alex - GB marathon kit with seersucker shorts and racerback vest
Comfort - Ugandan rugby kit with horse show collar and cover stitched hems
Don - GB golf kit with polo top and skirt
Georgie - Trinidad & Tobago track kit with sports bra and shorts
Janet - Ukrainian gymnastics leotard with crossover bodice
Lauren - Jamaican gymnastics sequin leotard
Luke - Spanish track kit
Marcus - GB climbing kit with paneled shirt and jersey shorts
Pascha - GB javelin kit with racerback vest and seamless leggings
Suzy - Kenyan weightlighting paneled unitard
garment of the week: [Spoiler (click to open)] Georgie
eliminated: [Spoiler (click to open)] Comfort
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