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Episode 2

Brand new series presented by Claudia Winkleman. The contestants tackle fly fastenings, patch pockets and made-to-measure silk - but two amateur sewers must be sent home.

Claudia Winkleman hosts a series in which some of the country's best home sewers are tested on their sewing and dressmaking skills in order to be crowned best amateur sewer by judges May Martin of the Women's Institute and Savile Row's Patrick Grant. In this edition, the six remaining contestants face three more challenges, including following a pattern for a pair of men's trousers. Tackling a fly fastening leaves most of the sewers baffled, but the second challenge - to add patch pockets to a high street skirt - produces some imaginative results. Finally the sewers create a made-to-measure silk blouse for their model. The slippery fabric is too much for two competitors, and they are eliminated from the programme.

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1 hour

Credits

RoleContributor
PresenterClaudia Winkleman
PresenterClaudia Winkleman
ExpertMay Martin
ExpertMay Martin
ExpertPatrick Grant
ExpertPatrick Grant
Executive ProducerAnna Beattie
Executive ProducerAnna Beattie
Series ProducerSusanne Rock
Series ProducerSusanne Rock

Broadcasts

  • Tue 9 Apr 201320:00
  • Sat 13 Apr 201316:30
  • Fri 3 May 201314:00
  • Wed 15 May 201309:00