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The Great British Sewing Bee

Series 5

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Episode 160 min2019-02-12

Cotton Week

Joe Lycett presents as the sewers create a 'wiggle dress' and transform three items of denim clothing, before having to fit real live models with made-to-measure jumpsuits.

Episode 260 min2019-02-19

Children's Week

Joe Lycett hosts as the nine remaining home sewers return to the sewing room for children’s week. The garments might be mini but they are a mammoth challenge being fiddly to sew.

Episode 360 min2019-02-26

70's Week

With Joe Lycett hosting, the remaining home sewers head back in time to the 1970s, attempting to revive the glamorous, rebellious and sometimes ridiculous, style of the decade.

Episode 460 min2019-03-05

Technical Fabric Week

The fabrics in the haberdashery go technical, as the seven remaining home sewers take on man-made fabrics designed for sport and the great outdoors.

Episode 560 min2019-03-12

Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle Week

The fashion industry is the biggest polluter of our planet next to oil, so for the first time on The Great British Sewing Bee, it is Reduce, Reuse and Recycle Week.

Episode 660 min2019-03-19

British and Irish Fabric Week

With Joe Lycett hosting, the quarter-finalists face British and Irish fabrics week. Patrick Grant and Esme Young ask the sewers to create a ‘worker's jacket’ from linen.

Episode 760 min2019-03-26

World Sewing Week

Joe Lycett hosts the semi-final, as the four remaining sewers go global, taking on garments and techniques from around the world.

Episode 860 min2019-04-02

Special Occasion Week

The three finalists take on a trio of evening wear challenges. The judges begin by asking the sewers to follow the most complex pattern yet, a double-breasted waistcoat.

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