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The Best Episodes of The Great British Sewing Bee

Every episode of The Great British Sewing Bee ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of The Great British Sewing Bee!

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

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    The Great British Sewing Bee Season 9 Episode 10 - Episode 10
    9.0/10(16 votes)

    S9:E10

    It's the final of The Great British Sewing Bee, and after challenges including a Victoriana dress, fabulous men's outfits and a two-in-one dress, only one sewer will be crowned winner.

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Adam Hess, Celya AB

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  2. The Great British Sewing Bee Season 5 Episode 8 - Episode 8
    8.9/10(15 votes)

    S5:E8

    The three finalists take on a trio of evening wear challenges. The judges begin by asking the sewers to follow the most complex pattern yet, a double-breasted waistcoat.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. The Great British Sewing Bee Season 9 Episode 7 - Episode 7
    8.9/10(18 votes)

    S9:E7

    It's Week 7, and we're going back to the 90s with cargo pants, 90s icon fancy dress and body-skimming supermodel dresses.

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Adam Hess, Celya AB

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  4. The Great British Sewing Bee Season 1 Episode 1 - Episode 1
    8.8/10(27 votes)

    S1:E1

    Amateur sewers test their sewing and dressmaking skills. The contestants make an A-line dress, alter a high street top and create a made-to-measure dress under the clock.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. The Great British Sewing Bee Season 4 Episode 1 - Episode 1
    8.8/10(14 votes)

    S4:E1

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. The Great British Sewing Bee Season 5 Episode 6 - Episode 6
    8.8/10(14 votes)

    S5:E6

    With Joe Lycett hosting, the quarter-finalists face British and Irish fabrics week. Patrick Grant and Esme Young ask the sewers to create a 'worker's jacket' from linen.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. The Great British Sewing Bee Season 5 Episode 7 - Episode 7
    8.8/10(14 votes)

    S5:E7

    Joe Lycett hosts the semi-final, as the four remaining sewers go global, taking on garments and techniques from around the world.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. The Great British Sewing Bee Season 3 Episode 5 - Episode 5
    8.7/10(12 votes)

    S3:E5

    It's the semi-final, and the five remaining sewers take on a set of tasks working with tricky and technical fabrics.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. The Great British Sewing Bee Season 4 Episode 7 - Episode 7
    8.7/10(12 votes)

    S4:E7

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. The Great British Sewing Bee Season 5 Episode 3 - Episode 3
    8.7/10(17 votes)

    S5:E3

    With Joe Lycett hosting, the remaining home sewers head back in time to the 1970s, attempting to revive the glamorous, rebellious and sometimes ridiculous, style of the decade.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. The Great British Sewing Bee Season 5 Episode 5 - Episode 5
    8.7/10(16 votes)

    S5:E5

    The fashion industry is the biggest polluter of our planet next to oil, so for the first time on The Great British Sewing Bee, it is Reduce, Reuse and Recycle Week.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. The Great British Sewing Bee Season 6 Episode 10 - Episode 10
    8.7/10(15 votes)

    S6:E10

    The competition reaches its dramatic denouement as the final three sewers tackle celebration wear challenges and the series winner is crowned.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. The Great British Sewing Bee Season 7 Episode 8 - Episode 8
    8.7/10(12 votes)

    S7:E8

    It's Music and the Movies Week. The sewers create a dress inspired by Dirty Dancing, a Sound of Music transformation and a disco era-inspired outfit from Dreamgirls.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. The Great British Sewing Bee Season 8 Episode 4 - Episode 4
    8.7/10(18 votes)

    S8:E4

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Steen Raskopoulos

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  15. The Great British Sewing Bee Season 9 Episode 4 - Episode 4
    8.7/10(18 votes)

    S9:E4

    It's Week 4, and the remaining sewers create zero-waste trousers, upcycle tote bags and repurpose crochet blankets in Reduce, Reuse and Recycle week.

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Adam Hess, Celya AB

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  16. The Great British Sewing Bee Season 9 Episode 5 - Episode 5
    8.7/10(17 votes)

    S9:E5

    It's Week 5 and Art Week as the sewers take on modernist skirts, transform canvasses and make surrealist, made-to-measure dresses.

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Adam Hess, Celya AB

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  17. The Great British Sewing Bee Season 9 Episode 8 - Episode 8
    8.7/10(18 votes)

    S9:E8

    It's Week 8, and the remaining sewers celebrate fashion icons with little black dresses, a shower curtain transformation and smoking jackets.

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Adam Hess, Celya AB

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  18. The Great British Sewing Bee Season 3 Episode 2 - Episode 2
    8.6/10(13 votes)

    S3:E2

    The nine remaining amateur sewers are tested on their ability to make clothes on a miniature scale.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. The Great British Sewing Bee Season 4 Episode 2 - Episode 2
    8.6/10(13 votes)

    S4:E2

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. The Great British Sewing Bee Season 4 Episode 3 - Episode 3
    8.6/10(11 votes)

    S4:E3

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. The Great British Sewing Bee Season 4 Episode 4 - Episode 4
    8.6/10(10 votes)

    S4:E4

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. The Great British Sewing Bee Season 5 Episode 1 - Episode 1
    8.6/10(19 votes)

    S5:E1

    Joe Lycett presents as the sewers create a 'wiggle dress' and transform three items of denim clothing, before having to fit real live models with made-to-measure jumpsuits.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. The Great British Sewing Bee Season 5 Episode 4 - Episode 4
    8.6/10(17 votes)

    S5:E4

    The fabrics in the haberdashery go technical, as the seven remaining home sewers take on man-made fabrics designed for sport and the great outdoors.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. The Great British Sewing Bee Season 6 Episode 8 - Episode 8
    8.6/10(15 votes)

    S6:E8

    Five sewers do battle in the quarter-final, where they must master techniques and styles from France, Spain and the Philippines.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. The Great British Sewing Bee Season 6 Episode 9 - Episode 9
    8.6/10(14 votes)

    S6:E9

    For their semi-final challenge, the four remaining sewers go to the movies, taking on garments and techniques from the silver screen.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"Episode 10" is the best rated episode of "The Great British Sewing Bee". It scored 9/10 based on 16 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Adam Hess, Celya AB, it aired on 7/26/2023. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Episode 8".