The Great British Sewing Bee 5x6 - British and Irish FabricsWeek

With Joe Lycett hosting, the quarter-finalists face Britishand Irish fabrics week. First up it is the pattern challenge,which this week is a stern test of their soft tailoringskills, as judges Patrick Grant and Esme Young ask the sewersto create a ‘worker's jacket' from linen. It is a garmentfull of complex techniques, using a fabric that can easilycrease and fray, made all the more nerve-wracking as they mustprecisely follow Patrick's personal pattern.Next it is thetransformation challenge, and the sewers are asked to takeinspiration from the British seaside by turning stripydeckchairs and parasols, covered in hard wearing Burnley‘ticking' fabric, into stylish garments, in just 90minutes.For the final challenge, the models arrive in theSewing Room to be fitted with made-to-measure coats,constructed from wool the sewers have sourced from across theBritish Isles. These are the largest garments they've attemptedso far on the Sewing Bee, and the sewers must once again drawon tailoring prowess, to ensure their coats hang and fitperfectly. Whose wool coats will be the pride of Britain andwho will unravel, missing out on a coveted place in thesemi-final?