The Great British Sewing Bee

Series 4

2016 · 8 episodes · 7h 58m in all

Amateur sewers take on challenges as they compete to be named Britain's best home sewer.

Episodes

1. 

   1. Episode 1

   16 May 2016 · 60 min

   Ten home sewers must follow a deceptively difficult pattern for a woman's top made up of four pieces.

2. 

   2. Episode 2

   23 May 2016 · 59 min

   Nine sewers return hoping to show the judges that they can make beautiful clothes on a miniature scale.

3. 

   3. Episode 3

   30 May 2016 · 60 min

   The sewers take on delicate lingerie, working with fiddly pattern pieces and the most delicate fabric.

4. 

   4. Episode 4

   6 Jun 2016 · 60 min

   Patrick and Esme set the seven remaining sewers the challenge of tackling techniques and garment styles from other cultures and continents.

5. 

   5. Episode 5

   13 Jun 2016 · 59 min

   The sewing room is transported back to the 1960s as the six remaining sewers try to prove they deserve a place in the quarter-finals.

6. 

   6. Episode 6

   20 Jun 2016 · 60 min

   In the quarter-final, the five remaining sewers sweat it out over activewear, creating complex garments from the most technical of fabrics.

7. 

   7. Episode 7

   27 Jun 2016 · 60 min

   The sewers must make an asymmetric yoked skirt inspired by modern Japanese pattern cutting.

8. 

   8. Episode 8

   4 Jul 2016 · 60 min

   The three finalists create three pieces of evening wear to impress the judges.