Sewing Bee

Derbyshire's Brogan Sommerville was among the four finalists on the BBC programme.

Posted on BBC Great British Sewing Bee's social media, the full letter said: "I came into the competition feeling apprehensive but excited to share my passion for sewing and what a journey it has been! Hugs and kisses, Brogan xxx" Patrick was fulsome in his praise, telling Brogan: "I think Hayley looks fantastic, the skirt has real movement and flow. When it came to the judgement, Esme pulled no punches, saying: "On all these curves, it isn't laying flat, and your ties look twisted." Patrick added: "The foil looks wrinkly... This time round, Annie, Brogan, Debra and Man Yee came together to compete to impress judges Patrick Grant and Esme Young.

Annie, 32, was crowned as Britain's Best Amateur Sewer of 2022 at The Great British Sewing Bee final.

Whatever the outcomes of the challenges, I was going to try and enjoy the final. "My favourite bit was seeing my model Marina and my family – I was literally so overwhelmed as we had been away from them for so long. "It was definitely a shock, but a nice one, absolutely.

THE GREAT BRITISH SEWING BEE has been airing over the past couple of months and amateur sewers have been taking on various challenges in a bid to take the ...

Who won The Great British Sewing Bee 2022? The Great British Sewing Bee has been airing on BBC One and this year four contestants made it through to the final. The judges called her dress "fabulous", saying it would easily sell in a shop. I cannot believe I have won that. "I don't know how that happened. Who won the Great British Sewing Bee?

As the BBC Sewing Bee finalists go scissor to scissor tonight in Farsley, Leeds, Patrick Grant launches the Team England kits for the Birmingham 2022 ...

Community Clothing is a sustainable fashion brand and social enterprise founded by Grant, who said: “Everyone here at Community Clothing is incredibly proud to be manufacturing the uniform for Team England for the Opening Ceremony. It’s such an honour for us, we wanted to create clothing that would have a life after the Games, and a uniform that expresses something about the athletes as individuals.” There were tears of joy last week’s semi-final, when it was revealed that none of the four sewers would be sent home. The BBC show switched its setting from London to Leeds this year for the 2022 series, which started in April. Judge Patrick Grant studied in Leeds and has returned to the city to visit fashion and design students at Leeds Arts University. Founded in 1829, Sunny Bank Mills havebeen undergoing a regeneration programme in recent years by the sixth generation of the family owners, creating a centre for work, leisure and culture.

The last episode of the hit BBC One show was switched to BBC Two on Wednesday night.

I mean I could watch it from the start but I can’t watch on my tv." Thank you #BBC for changing the channel for #GreatBritishSewingBee. I've missed half of it because sky didn't record it in BBC 2." The Great British Sewing Bee was flooded with complaints from viewers who missed the start of the final due to the show changing channels.

This year's series of Sewing Bee has welcomed some seriously strong contenders, but now only four remain: Brogan, Annie, Man Yee and Debra - find out more ...

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A dress designed by the 73-year-old fashion designer was also worn in the Hollywood blockbuster Crocodile Dundee.

Be great to have a drink with her and a chat I reckon #sewingbee." #SewingBee." @Snow____Angel added: "Esme is a National treasure. I can only imagine what we would have got up to #sewingbee" #sewingbee" Long may she reign." @magic_at_mungos said: "Esme is name-dropping like a boss.

The final of The Great British Sewing Bee saw the sewers get in the mood for celebrating with party clothes, including Esme Young's iconic party dress.

And then it was the finale – the Made to Measure challenge, for which the sewers had to create a glamorous jumpsuit for an exclusive party. The brief was that it had to reflect them, be imaginative – and also party-centric. Overall, they thought it was "100% red carpet drama", and we couldn't have agreed more. They even got a "terrific" out of Patrick. The six ties are neatened and given pointed mitred corners and the curved edges are hemmed. Finally the D rings are added and the ties secured.

The season eight finale saw the four remaining contestants take on three more challenges under the watchful eyes of judges Esme Young and Patrick Grant.

It was a surreal feeling to get to the final for all of us. “I think we were all so focused on the challenges week by week, the final came so quickly. Annie said: "I just wasn’t prepared for it at all. After all the designs were completed Esme and Patrick declared Annie to be the winner of season eight of The Great British Sewing Bee. Who is The Great British Sewing Bee 2022 winner? The Great British Sewing Bee finalists

Great British Sewing Bee fans hit out at the BBC for 'demoting' the final for Andy Murray's latest Wimbledon match.

I like the tennis but know others recorded Sewing Bee and missed it." This evening you could have moved the Murray Isner match to BBC2 & allowed the Sewing Bee final to go ahead as planned on BBC1. But no. Murray managed to pull things back by winning the third, as the clock edged closer to Sewing Bee starting at 9.

The Great British Sewing Bee has crowned its 2022 winner last night, and it's Annie who emerged victorious ahead of Debra, Man Yee, and Brogan.

The final challenge required the contestants to design a red carpet-ready jumpsuit out of luxury fabrics. Joe had presented for three series between 2019 and 2021. I'm honestly so shocked but so privileged to have won."

The judges were clearly impressed by Brogan in this series. Patrick Grant said in last night's episode: "Brogan has come very close to winning garment of the ...

The judges were clearly impressed by Brogan in this series. Brogan has excelled in the pattern challenges, consistently placing in the top three beating off eight other contestants to make it into last night's final. Great British Sewing Bee finalist, Brogan has wowed judges and audiences during this year's series of the show.