Sewing Bee 2026

Oh dear! Some weird and wonderful ideas tonight and hopelessly unfinished garments.
I’m not sure it necessarily reflects sewing skill

And tents have GUY ROPES!!!

I agree Astitchintime. I can't believe there was no-one there who knew 'guide ropes' was wrong. That irritated me.

Most of the hems were unfinished and looked like they'd been chewed up in the sewing machine.

tabbie

Most of the hems were unfinished and looked like they'd been chewed up in the sewing machine.

Patrick was quite critical of one garment which was un-hemmed and yet the garment of the week wasn’t hemmed. I was a stunning dress I’ll admit but still wasn’t finished.

Some awful things made last night. I m afraid the gay girl annoys me she keeps going on about her wedding dress as if no one else has ever had one
Afraid this time round I think all the men are weak
I think the right person went home
I liked the garment made out of the shopping bags best I think the one that won was because she made the material herself which was really beautiful.

I was disappointed that shopping bag dress didn’t win.

I wondered if the garment of the week wasn't hemmed deliberately. I liked it but preferred the shopping bag dress. Definitely the right person went home

I liked the shopping bag dress best too. It was all a bit poor last night.

I agree about the Gay girl going on & on about her Wedding is irritating, no one cares, but I reckon she will make a wedding dress before the end of the series.

Patrick was quite critical of one garment which was un-hemmed and yet the garment of the week wasn’t hemmed. It was a stunning dress I’ll admit but still wasn’t finished.

That was exactly what I thought too.

Oh dear, it sometimes feels as if they're following down the route of that ludicrous Game of Wool instead of being about skilful sewing.

Grandmabatty

I wondered if the garment of the week wasn't hemmed deliberately. I liked it but preferred the shopping bag dress. Definitely the right person went home

I think it was deliberate. If you look at other parts of the garment, they have raw edges too. It was the overall concept that caught Patrick's imagination as well as the dress itself.

I agree it was deliberate but that might apply to the other dress too.

It was a superb piece of design and sewing for sure, but the message was a bit opaque and other garments were criticised for the eco message not being clear.

What struck me most this week was that I think poor Patrick has a bad cold. He sounded very "bunged up"!

The fabric for the garment of the week was really beautiful, but I agree that the recycled bag garment was very cleverly designed and constructed and the message was much more immediate even without slogans or adornment.

I laughed out loud when Esme told them that the pattern challenge of making knickers had a "twist" - I don't think it was a deliberate joke and no-one else seemed to think it was funny!

I missed the last half this week and I’ve tried to find pics or videos of garment of the week but no luck has anyone found pics or videos of the dress please.

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Some screen captures:

iPlayer:

www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m002zlrb/the-great-british-sewing-bee-series-12-episode-3

Thankyou so much Graphite I completely forgot about iPlayer.

Beechnut

I was disappointed that shopping bag dress didn’t win.

Me too. Such a great idea and must have been the very devil to sew.

My favourite was the shopping bag too

None of the men seem to be much good in this series. I think the right person was sent home though

I'd like to see the MTM models used being different sizes.
Anna is with out doubt very good, but she did a dress very much in her 'own style' pretty much her own size too - so not really that challenging for her. With the bag dress the fabric was a challenge in itself.
And in all honesty calico is a wonderful fabric to work with- there is a good reson it's used to make (sorry can't spell the word) 'tuiles' with!!

DD and I both thought the bag dress should have won.

I thought that the garments were meant to convey a clear message, just by looking at them and only the bin dress and the fishing net based one with all the rubbish pinned on it did so.

There was one with a slogan, but it was so bizarre, it was unwearable off the catwalk or in a fancy dress competition

The winning dress was beautiful, but you would not know it was a 'message' dress unless someone told you - and that applied to several of the garments.

The right person went home last night, although it was close. Tim's outfit was sensational even if it wasn't perfect. I really liked the one which got Garment of the Week. I enjoyed the concept of Mexican week.

Yes, Lewis was the worst.

I think he may have felt slightly relieved to be ‘out’. He never seemed comfortable with the recycling section.

He said as much at the end.. But all in all,it was a good episode.

This episode was more enjoyable and some of the outfits were excellent.

Surprising what you could achieve with pvc tablecloths! I'm sure there are still a couple lurking around from when the grandchildren used to come and enjoy painting and Playdoh.
Perhaps a fan dress?