Sewing Bee is back

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Wednesday 24th May at 9pm 🥳

Why not just get a licence? It's way cheaper than the subscription services.

And helps ensure programmes like this continue to be made.

Do you know - I watched the Coronation thingy (it was brilliant - have watched it twice for the sheer joy of it) and scarcely noticed Patrick at all.

All I can think is that all of my eggs have dried up and my elderly ovaries are now just hollow shells.

Or just watch the occasional programme anyway - they don't really have two men in a detector van at the end of your street.

(I DO have a licence, BTW before anyone reports me to the ghost of Lew Grade)

😂😂

The Coronation uniforms programme was absolutely fascinating. Such hard work, effort and precision. The Kashket family are absolute stars. Old Bernie still coming in at 87! Also, Patrick, please note how sharp Nathan looked at work, and visiting other factories.
I also thought the helmet maker was incredible - using a tool from 1655 - only two people with the skill.
I also liked Seamus the wolfhound, being measured for his new cape!

Patrick is the same age as me and grew up in the same city - on one of the previous series he talked about going to the roller disco at Coasters in Edinburgh on a saturday in the 80s and I got a flurry of texts from old school friends as we used to go regularly too.

Don't remember him from those days though.

no but he is the general manager or something of a Saville Row company (or something, I'm not entirely sure). He knows how things ought to be done, and that is his expertise, not that he tailors his own suits.
And as such, he should really have better fitting suits.

You're right, @Brefugee , he's the managing director of Norton and Sons of Savile Row, and works there. He has a clothing line Patrick Grant Studio which sells through House of Fraser. He should know about fit and shape.

Also, Patrick, please note how sharp Nathan looked at work, and visiting other factories.

Nathan did look sharp! I commented to Mr Viper what a very smart young man he was.

Wasn't he! At work, checking on the other factories, always a neat suit, smart overcoat.
He's got a lot of responsibility, but obviously does it well. I thought they were a lovely family.

I think Patrick absolutely rocks that Young Fogey/slightly tweedy look; could visualise him with a pipe as well. Sharp tailoring would just be too flash. He is divine! 😍

Tony the Postie reminds me of Jeremy Corbyn for some reason.

Lovely to see a traditional family firm, too. Just really, really a joy - bet they're great to work for and that the staff have all been there for about 70 years! 😄

Tony the Postie reminds me of Jeremy Corbyn for some reason.

WASH OUT YOUR MOUTH! 😠

Patrick is extremely easy on the eye but I have to say that his suits recently haven’t been very pleasing. The trousers seem a tad too short and the jackets too big

On one of the threads from a previous series of sewing bee, I'm sure someone said he'd been wearing his late fathers clothes.
I think he did a campaign at the time about making do and recycling clothes.

Although he knows enough tailors to have the jackets refitted to his measurements!

😆You won't be able to unsee it now!

Fair enough in that case, but yes - alteration is a thing.

Have I read the BBC blurb correctly? No-waste trousers tonight? I'll have to put the telly on and check again. Good night - Wed. 'Repair Shop' plus 'Sewing Bee'.

I've a seen a zero waste trousers pattern , the fabric has to be the width of your hips and it makes a wide leg trouser with side patch pockets. I'm interested to see how they do with that. Zero waste sewing fascinates me.

I've certainly noticed that Patrick's not as well tailored as he used to be😢
On a separate note, I heard LBC's James O'Brian talking about training as a tailor, and overcoming nerves before an interview by silently "marking up" the interviewer's suit in his head....

"Marking up the *interviewee's suit"

I made a zero waste skirt years ago. It looks like a tube and by golly, it IS a tube.

Many of my clothes are zero waist. Oh sorry, need to read more carefully.

To respond to the discussion far up thread, I am so pleased that Sewing Bee has a diverse group of contestants. I wish they would distinguish between “diverse” and “has agenda” though.

Ok, i'm checking in, determined not to forget at 9pm this week.

Yoo-Hoo.

Just watching the end go Glow-up. Then I'll be with you all.

Oh noooo!

Crochet blankets. I have a weird phobia of crochet. It's the texture. And the holes.

Shudder.