The Great British Sewing Bee - Season 11
Season 11
Sara Pascoe returns as 12 of the country's best home sewers create exquisite and imaginative garments under the watchful eyes of judges Esme Young and Patrick Grant.
Episodes
Episode 1
Sara Pascoe returns to the sewing room with 12 new hopefuls for a brand new series of The Great British Sewing Bee.
In week one, judges Patrick Grant and Esme Young challenge the sewers to prove their ability to create shape. First up, the Pattern Challenge sees them crafting a tie-front blouse, using gathers to add volume.
Next, in the 90-minute Transformation Challenge, circle skirts are reimagined into brand new garments.
Finally, the Made-to-Measure challenge tests their skills with pleats as they design a perfectly shaped dress.
One sewer will impress and earn Garment of the Week, but for another, it's the end of the road as they leave the sewing room for good.
Episode 2
It's Week 2, and judges Patrick Grant and Esme Young put the 11 remaining sewers through their paces with three challenges themed around activewear.
First, the sewers take on a technical Pattern Challenge, constructing a seven-panel cap. In the Transformation Challenge, they give new life to unwanted cycling gear, turning it into stylish new garments.
Finally, in the Made to Measure, the sewers must create an athleisure outfit – something practical enough for the gym but stylish enough for a coffee shop.
Episode 3
It's Week 3, and the theme is design icons. Judges Patrick Grant and Esme Young challenge the sewers to channel fashion's most influential figures across three creative tasks.
First up, in the Pattern Challenge, the sewers put their own spin on the timeless Diane von Furstenberg wrap dress. Then, it's a bold Transformation Challenge as they turn home furnishings into punk-inspired looks, paying tribute to Vivienne Westwood.
Finally, glamour takes over the sewing room in the Made to Measure, where the sewers create luxurious garments inspired by the iconic style of Versace.
Episode 4
It's week 4, and the 10 remaining sewers celebrate the rich fashion and textile traditions of Korea. Renowned fashion designer Eudon Choi joins as a special guest judge.
In the Pattern Challenge, the sewers take on the jeogori, a historic Korean garment now seen in contemporary womenswear and K-Pop style. In the Transformation Challenge, taekwondo outfits and colourful belts are reimagined into striking new creations.
Finally, in the Made to Measure Challenge, the sewers design evening wear inspired by the cheollik, once worn by military officials and now a symbol of modern Korean fashion.
Episode 5
This week, it's the fast fashion industry, the second most polluting in the world, with Sara Pascoe leading Reduce, Reuse, Recycle week.
In the Pattern Challenge, the sewers create a zero-waste workwear jacket.
The Transformation Challenge brings a surprise as the sewers enter the sewing room to find two tents. Discarded camping gear is given new life as the sewers transform their tent into a complete outfit.
Finally, in the Made to Measure, inspired by the Make Do and Mend campaign, the sewers raid their wardrobes and those of family and friends to create fresh outfits from garments no longer worn - embracing the essence of sustainability.
Episode 6
It's Children's Week, and for the first time ever, the show introduces elements of adaptive fashion.
The sewers tackle a pattern for children's dungarees, with adaptive fashion designer Victoria Jenkins joining the judges to help assess their efforts.
In the Transformation Challenge, sustainability is key as the sewers repurpose maternity wear into toddler outfits, giving new life to old garments.
Finally, the Sewing Bee welcomes mini models for the Made to Measure challenge. The sewers are tasked with creating outfits inspired by what their models want to be when they grow up, ranging from polar explorer to beekeeper to politician.
The results are unexpected, and a perfect fit could secure a place in next week's competition.
Who will handle it like child's play, and who will be sent to the naughty step?
Recently Updated Shows
Malcolm in the Middle
In the words of They Might Be Giants' rollicking Grammy-winning theme song, "life is unfair." The inventive and wholly original sitcom Malcolm in the Middle has been honored with a Peabody Award and Emmys for directing and writing, but if life was fair, it would have earned an Emmy for Best Comedy Series, not to mention statuettes for its pitch-perfect cast. With his perpetual "yes, me worry" expression, Frankie Muniz instantly earns audience empathy as Malcolm, whose chances for a normal life are thwarted not only by his genius IQ, but also by his outrageously dysfunctional family: Lois, his obsessive, control-freak mother; Hal, his loving but ineffectual father; Francis, his eldest brother waging his own private war at military school; middle brother Reese, a delinquent savant; and Dewey, the put-upon youngest. As Malcolm observes at one point, "This family may be rude, loud and gross, and have no shame whatsoever, but with them you know where you stand."
The Ark
The Ark takes place 100 years in the future when planetary colonization missions have begun as a necessity to help secure the survival of the human race. The first of these missions on a spacecraft known as Ark One encounters a catastrophic event causing massive destruction and loss of life. With more than a year left to go before reaching their target planet, a lack of life-sustaining supplies and loss of leadership, the remaining crew must become the best versions of themselves to stay on course and survive.
Revival
Revival is set on one miraculous day in rural Wisconsin when the recently deceased suddenly rise from their graves. But this is no zombie story as the "revived" appear and act just like they once were. When local Officer and single mother Dana Cypress is unexpectedly thrown into the center of a brutal murder mystery of her own, she's left to make sense of the chaos amidst a town gripped by fear and confusion where everyone, alive or undead, is a suspect.
