The Great British Sewing Bee: Series 8
In the eighth season of the reality television series The Great British Sewing Bee, twelve talented home sewers compete against one another to be named Britain's best home sewer. Hosted by Sara Pascoe, the contestants take on a series of challenges designed to test their garment-making abilities. Amateur sewers from across the country put their skills to the test in the sewing room under the watchful eyes of the judg
Season 8 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Amateur sewers compete against each other in challenges to be named Britain's best home sewer.
- The reality television format follows contestants as they create various garments and showcase their sewing skills.
- Judges evaluate the contestants' work in the sewing room during the competition.
- Sara Pascoe serves as the host for the programme.
Season overview
In the eighth season of the reality television series The Great British Sewing Bee, twelve talented home sewers compete against one another to be named Britain's best home sewer. Hosted by Sara Pascoe, the contestants take on a series of challenges designed to test their garment-making abilities. Amateur sewers from across the country put their skills to the test in the sewing room under the watchful eyes of the judges, striving to create beautiful garments and avoid elimination throughout the competition.
Episode Guide
Season 8 Progress Shield
Episode 1
Apr 27, 2022 · 59 min
Sewing Bee kicks off with 12 sewers creating a capsule wardrobe. They begin with a mini skirt, then make a going-out top from lockdown loungewear and finish with a fitted wrap dres
Episode 2
May 4, 2022 · 58 min
The sewers make a pair of high-top trainers for Sports Week. They also create daywear from old netball kits, and they fit a sports jacket inspired by their sporting hero.
Episode 3
May 11, 2022 · 58 min
It's summer week, and the sewers make light and airy outfits, including a summer dress, a creation from old hammocks and a two-piece trouser co-ordinated outfit for a man or a woma
Episode 4
May 18, 2022 · 58 min
Scraps are put to use in Reduce, Reuse, Recycle week to create quilted patchwork jackets. Old coats are given a new lease of life, and second-hand duvets become maxi dresses.
Episode 5
May 25, 2022 · 58 min
The sewers follow the pattern for a toddler's sailor suit, make fancy dress Halloween outfits and create out-of-school garments from old school uniforms.
Episode 6
Jun 1, 2022 · 59 min
Music Week brings a pattern for a parka once loved by the Mods, old denim gets the country music treatment, and David Bowie inspires the sewers for their Made to Measure outfits.
Episode 7
Jun 8, 2022 · 58 min
A lace bra and knicker set tests the sewers before they turn thermals into daywear. They must then fit a pair of luxury pyjamas to their male models.
Episode 8
Jun 15, 2022 · 59 min
The quarter-finalists go back to the 1930s to make women's sailor trousers. They also turn men's shirts into 1930s blouses and fit glamorous bias-cut evening gowns.
Episode 9
Jun 22, 2022 · 58 min
For a place in the final, the sewers follow the pattern for a kimono-inspired dress, mend old denim using Japanese techniques and create an outfit using folding and pleating.
Episode 10
Jun 29, 2022 · 58 min
It's Party Week, and the finalists must make an iconic stretchy dress, use their old scraps to make an outfit and fit red-carpet-worthy jumpsuits before one is crowned the series w