Great British Sewing Bee- only staples and glue guns are allowed

[dillite]

I thought I would make a new thread quickly seeing that the first one is nearly full

I would totally wear Mercedes' dress. Bless her.

I hadn't noticed the pattern - and now it's all I can think of . . .

Right choice. Def time for her to go. Seems like a lovely lady though

Schady would you like some of mine? I've plenty going spare.

I haven't got any side boob

Not to worry, Schaden, sounds like there's enough on this thread to go round. 😁

I agree dillite

If Riccardo had made it . . .

I think Juliet's deserved GOTW over Riccardo.

Oh gosh, I hate tailoring. I just can not crack putting jacket lining in.

The ad at the bottom of my page is for carpet cleaning. For Joe's shorts?

Well - that's it for a week.

I'm off to sharpen my pizza wheel and find some old ballgowns and loose settee covers, and sew myself a complete summer wardrobe before next week.

See you soon lovely Waspies.

I'm sorry but once again I preferred Riccardo's to Juliet's.

It must come down to the actual sewing up close, the construction because on design I feel he beats her hands down every time. That lace curtain dress was horrible, a net curtain kerchief effect over turquoise with a lace up back. It's like something you'd buy on one of those fetish websites.

Much preferred his dress, but I guess it just wasn't as well sewn.

Ta ta for now, I'll be hovering around random threads till we meet again.

Eyes up soft furnishings around the house, gathers up all the kitchen utensils, see what I can knock up by next week.

I thought Juliette's was stunning - just the colour contrasts caught the eye - however, I much preferred Riccardo's. It was smart and stylish, and you could actually wear it.

Yy the colours of Juliette was pretty, which made it standout but Ricardo dress was actually really wearable.

Hello all, have now finished watching tonight's episode (can't type and watch at same time!)

I actually liked Juliet's stuff tonight (although also liked Riccardo's and think he is a great character).

It was interesting doing the recycling theme. I use leftover fabric to make clothes for my sister's teddy bears!

Just caught up with last night's and agree with the general consensus that Riccardo was ROBBED.

Also Mercedes deserved to go - yet again not following instructions. The judges were clear that the blouse should be made from GARMENTS, not a duvet cover. She listened to them criticising her choice yet ploughed on regardless. And her transformation thing was a dog's dinner.

I loved the ethos of the whole episode though, fast fashion is a real environmental disaster and getting people to look at old textiles as potential fabric is a great idea. OK, so I wouldn't have used Leah's blinds to make a dress, but it would have made great cushion covers, or a bag.

Isn't Mercedes the one who had a career in bomb disposal? How is she not scattered into hundreds of pieces across a war zone with her inability to follow the detail of instructions?

It should have been Riccardo for garment of the week. It was a beautiful dress and a perfect fit on his model. All that folding and tucking could have looked horrendous in a heavier curtain fabric, but it was graceful and flowing.

Ok, here is my recycling effort, (made from a 28 year old skirt) finished yesterday in homage to the Wasps. In my defence, it fits me better than Mrs Woman (the mannequin) but you're not getting a picture of me!

That's pretty Fuzzy, really well done.

HA! Finally everyone else sees what I see, Riccardo undervalued and underrated every single episode and even when his dress had come second he is mentioned as a candidate for leaving!
Also why oh why didn't they even mention that Julliette's bodice had the very large pattern skew whiff?
Love it though.

Really nice Fuzzy

Very pretty Fuzzy and perfect for summer!

That's rather nice Puffling