👗 Sewing Bee 👗

Yes, Sewing Bee has seemed underwhelming this year.

But it’s been a welcome break from the football.

grannydarkhair my aunt and I said the very same thing earlier. Normally I'm sad when it ends. This series I don't have the same sense of empathy with any of the contestants. The correct three are in the final but I'm not really rooting for anyone in particular.
Suzy has been on a shoogly peg for weeks!

Still cheesed off that Alex had to leave last week and Suzy got through, it was absolutely the right decision to send her home tonight. I haven’t enjoyed this series very much, normally by the final there’s one sewer who I’d like to win but this year I really don’t care. Imo, it’s time for Sewing Bee to take a break for a couple of years (or more).

At last!

Good episode this week and the right person left!

Diva week clearly didn't suit Alex which is a shame as she is a much better sewer than Suzy. Suzy only carries on because, for once, someone else was worse than her.

It was a great shame because Alex is far better technically than Suzy.
Suzy would have been the obvious choice to go if it had not been 'Diva Week' which just did not suit Alex at all.

But still so many unfinished garments!

I thought the shape of Suzy's pink coat was great but the fabric choice was completely wrong. I know Patrick commented positively about the fabric but in my opinion the coat needed a stiffer fabric to help it form the shape.

Diva week clearly didn't suit Alex which is a shame as she is a much better sewer than Suzy. Suzy only carries on because, for once, someone else was worse than her.

Pascha and Luke definitely read the brief.

I watched this week's programme last night and Luke's Diva outfit was very good. It's the sort of thing he would excel at.

Not really sure about Suzy. She has great ideas but that last pink coat thingy was unfinished.

They seem to allow so much time for the first challenge, sometimes longer than the made-to-measure, or is that me?

Yes, Alex was a good sewer, but her cowboy outfit was patently the wrong choice.

I think she saw herself going into the final, before Diva week, and so did I, tbh.

It would be nice to see more finished outfits, not held together with safety pins and tatty, last minute hasty sewing.

I disagree about Kiell, I much prefer him to Sara Pascoe.

I agree BlueBelle. I feel that, especially with the “reuse” bit, nothing is wearable, despite Esme saying she would wear some items.
I wish they would have a bit more time and make a good job of their sewing. It is all style over substance and it would seem that the more whacky the better.
Me too , I watch it because I’m tired of the violence and swearing of most of the programmes at that time of night.

I’m late to this as only just watched the latest episode
I find a lot of it very samey and a bit annoying The young chap (comedian) seems a nice chap but not remotely funny and he doesn’t come across as spontaneous but highly practised with a totally unnecessary role
I feel very old when I look at the costumes as they seem to be all outside any vague comfort zone of mine and sometimes just plain daft( I don’t mean just the diva costume) thought the chaps diva costume was definitely the best by a long mile I think Suzy is more of a designer than a sewer
I think I m only looking forward to watching because there’s so little else on

I wondered if they get to choose whether their models are male or female.

All the programmes in this genre work on the law of probability. Same on Bake Off, Strictly, Pottery Throwdown etc.

Wherever you get a group of people having to undertake a skills led task there will most probably be one or maybe a couple more depending on the size of the group who are not at the same standard as most of the others. The truly bad one(s) will go at the beginning but there will inevitably be one who doesn't do well but does get some things right. And within the remaining group there will probably always be one who is generally very good but will have a bad week - and they go.

All it needs is for one person to be worse on one occasion and the not very good contestant gets through again. Probability is that one good person will mess up each week - with that probability decreasing as the numbers dwindle.

So last night we saw a consistently good sewer with quite advanced technical skills make an error of judgment and it's "goodbye". Leaving the "not so good" to fight other day!

I think Alex was misguided to pick the person she did. He isn't a 'diva' and wasn't particularly well known. In addition her outfit didn't stand out. To be honest, when she said a country star, I immediately thought of Dolly Parton. It wasn't her week at all. Suzy has long outlived her position on the show. She was very lucky to survive last night

Sarnia

Close again for Suzy. Such a shame Alex went. She is a more talented needlewoman than Suzy but her diva outfit at the end was more Rhinestone Cowboy and was unfinished. Next week for Suzy? I have been thinking that for a few weeks now.

I was trying not to say I case some posters hadn't watched it but yes, Alex didn't pick the right made-to-measure and failed to complete it too.

I'm sorry to see her leave.

eddiecat78

Suzy's "made to measure" wasn't actually made to measure! It was so loose she didn't need to spend any time fitting it.
I'd be interested to know the wording of the brief as the person who left misinterpreted it completely

'An outfit for a Diva which would have stage impact in a huge arena', I think.

Choosing a singer you like when they're not at all a Diva (and not that well-known) just didn't fulfil the brief.
They're not marked on what they made in previous weeks, only on that week's performance.

So, sadly, I think it was the right decision.

Close again for Suzy. Such a shame Alex went. She is a more talented needlewoman than Suzy but her diva outfit at the end was more Rhinestone Cowboy and was unfinished. Next week for Suzy? I have been thinking that for a few weeks now.

I've just watched it.

I did think Suzy saved herself with her made-to-measure as she fulfilled the brief even if it wasn't quite finished and there was a mistake. The outfit was definitely Diva and Lady Gaga.
Both Luke's and Pascha's outfits were excellent.

Unfortunately, although the person who left was normally excellent, this just wasn't her week.

Farmor I agree. I think Luke was on top of the brief and produced an interesting garment. I felt Patrick and Esme were much more relaxed last night for some reason. I've never been impressed with Suzy. She talks a good game but rarely produces the goods

I’ve been looking for some new sweatshirts made in the UK, and Esme is actually modelling a very nice shirt on one of the sites. It’s great to see the hosts are practicing what they preach.

Luke definitely came into his own this week - he seems to have pretty good sewing skills and is a contender to be winner as otherwise there only seems to be one other candidate.

Suzy's "made to measure" wasn't actually made to measure! It was so loose she didn't need to spend any time fitting it.
I'd be interested to know the wording of the brief as the person who left misinterpreted it completely

Diva week this time. Suzy may have flamboyant design ideas but she just cannot sew well enough to give her garments a good finish.

Still too many unfinished garments. The right person went home in my opinion