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Episode 5

The eight remaining sewers return to the sewing room for lingerie and sleepwear week.

The eight remaining sewers return to the sewing room for lingerie and sleepwear week. The garments might look luxurious, but working with the slippery and delicate fabrics is hugely challenging.

To test the sewers’ handling skills, judges Patrick Grant and Esme Young kick off the pattern challenge with a boned basque. The task requires sewing together small pattern pieces for a precise fit and creating a tricky hook and eye fastening. Next, in the transformation challenge, the sewers transform pajamas and nightwear into summer dresses.

Finally, the models are back to be fitted for two-piece female sleep sets, each of which has to incorporate lace somewhere in the design. These must fit comfortably, and the luxurious fabrics must be finished precisely and expertly. Who will have a dream of a week and win garment of the week, and who will have a nightmare, becoming the fifth sewer to leave the Great British Sewing Bee?

5 months left to watch

58 minutes

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Music Played

  • The York Waits

    The Spanish Pavan / Galliard - La Gamba

  • Bing Crosby

    Mademoiselle De Paris

  • Ambrose

    Blue Skies Are Just Around The Corner

  • Ambrose and His Orchestra

    Blue Skies Are Round The Corner

  • George Formby

    Grandad's Flannelette Nightshirt

  • The Coasters

    Wake Me, Shake Me

  • The Coasters

    Wake Me, Shake Me

  • Peggy Lee

    Manana

  • Billy Fury, The Tornados

    Once Upon A Dream

  • Al Bowlly with Ray Noble & His Orchestra

    Goodnight Sweetheart

  • Max Bygraves

    Last Night I Dreamed

  • Billy Fury

    Find Your Dream

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Joe Lycett
Director Justin Lennox-Bradley
Series Editor James Hedge
Series Producer Catherine Lewendon
Executive Producer Sara Ramsden
Production Manager Euan McRae
Production Company Love Productions

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