The Great British Sewing Bee

Series 12

2026 · 10 episodes · 9h 42m in all · 6.5/10

Ready, steady, sew! Amateur sewers compete to impress judges Patrick Grant and Esme Young.

Episodes

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   1. Episode 1

   14 Jul 2026 · 59 min · 6.0/10

   12 new sewers get ‘summer ready’ with shorts, transform barbecue aprons into bags, and become models as they make outfits for their perfect summer’s day.

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   2. Episode 2

   21 Jul 2026 · 58 min · 7.0/10

   It’s week 2, with sewers tackling prints and colours, including an adaptive pattern-matched shell top, a transformation of purple and brown, and an outfit in just one colour.

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   3. Episode 3

   28 Jul 2026 · 59 min

   It’s week 3 of the sewing bee, and it’s time for Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, with pants, outfits with drama at the back, and made to measures hoping to save the planet.

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   4. Episode 4

   4 Aug 2026 · 58 min

   Week 4 celebrates Mexico with a folkloric top, structural garments made from tablecloths, and outfits inspired by Mexican festivals.

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   5. Episode 5

   11 Aug 2026 · 58 min

   It’s sports week for week 5, with sewers creating swim shorts, teaming up to transform windsurf sails, and using free motion embroidery on made-to-measure bowling shirts.

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   6. Episode 6

   18 Aug 2026 · 58 min

   Week 6 is children's week, and the sewers tackle a pattern for a tutu, repurpose fleeces into cuddly toys, and design outfits for their very own superhero creations.

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   7. Episode 7

   25 Aug 2026 · 58 min

   It’s Music Week, so expect Madonna-inspired cone bras, outfits for a pop trio, and disco decadence in the Made-to-Measure.

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   8. Episode 8

   1 Sept 2026 · 58 min

   It's Literary Icons Week, and the sewers are challenged to create their own versions of Sherlock's deerstalker, transform school uniform for a grown-up Matilda, and channel their inner Jane Austen.

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   9. Episode 9

   8 Sept 2026 · 58 min

   Three challenges stand between the remaining sewers and the final: leather jackets, men’s shirts, and a little black dress.

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    10. The Final

    15 Sept 2026 · 58 min

    It’s the final, and the finalists tackle a cummerbund and bow tie, make beach outfits from tableware, and create outfits on the theme of metamorphosis.