Ryan

Hailing from a family of building society managers, Ryan is bucking the family trend with his love of dress-making after being inspired by his sewing whizz Granny.

Fact title	Fact data
From	London (Originally from Swindon)
Occupation	Dresser in West End Musicals

Ryan taught himself to sew at age of seven by methodically following patterns to improve his skills. Ryan compares sewing patterns to puzzles and with each new pattern, likes to increase the level of difficulty to really push himself.

I tend to sew when I’m sat watching a good movie
Ryan

A fitness addict, Ryan likes to make his own sportswear and has fashioned hoodies and running shorts on his prized possession: his overlocker. He is the youngest sewer to ever step into the sewing room, aged just 20 when the series was filmed.

Ryan regularly visits museums and exhibitions to get inspiration for his sewing creations. He likes to dream big, and would love to see one of his sewing creations on the red carpet one day, or to have a display in the V & A!

“I tend to sew when I’m sat watching a good movie so I’ve got something in front of me. I have the worst taste in films, I love fashion and things like that so I like sewing to Sex and the City!”