The Great British Sewing Bee 5x2 - Children's Week

Joe Lycett hosts as the nine remaining home sewers return tothe nation's most famous sewing room for children's week. Thegarments might be mini but they are a mammoth challenge beingfiddly to sew.To test the sewers' dexterity, judges PatrickGrant and Esme Young kick off the pattern challenge with awardrobe staple of every child – a hoodie. The task requiresa tricky combination of hard-to-handle stretch fabrics, smallpattern pieces and getting to grips with the ruthlessoverlocker which cuts the fabric as it sews. Next, in thetransformation challenge, the sewers let their imaginationsrun wild, turning faux fur coats into fantastical fancy dressbeasts.Finally, the Sewing Bee welcomes dancing mini-modelsfor made-to-measure dance costumes. These must be perfectlyfitted but allow enough freedom of movement for the dancingchildren to perform the Hornpipe, the Tarantella and Highlanddancing down the catwalk. Who will tango their way to the topand win garment of the week, and who will stumble, becomingthe second sewer to leave the Great British Sewing Bee?