The Great British Sewing Bee 2016 – Applications Now Open!

The Sewing Bee will be returning in 2016 for its fourth series – how exciting! William Gee have been supplying GBSB with various haberdashery and sewing products since the series started. If you need some inspiration to apply – just look at the textiley success of some of the previous contestants below…

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UPDATE: The Sewing Bee application process is now closed.

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Tilly Walnes

Tilly has been super successful since the sewing bee, having launched a pattern business and published books. Tillys mission is to make dressmaking accessible for everyone – Her tutorials are written in a friendly, easy to follow manner. And her patterns are often customizable, with different sleeve and length options. She also likes to post interesting pattern hacks on her blog. I particularly love her Pinterest feed, as she regularly shares photographs of peoples finished garments – so we can all be inspired by fabric choices and design options!
Tilly and the Buttons

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Lauren Guthrie

Lauren was a finialist in the Sewing Bee. After the competiton, she opened up this beautiful fabric shop and haberdashery, and has also launched a book! You can check our her beautiful shop via her website above.
Guthrie & Ghani

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Chinelo Bally

If you watched the Sewing Bee in 2014, you’ll remember the awesome freehand pattern cutting skills of Chinelo Bally. I dont know how she does it! She just whips out a measuring tape and then cuts into fabric, and somehow it all just works! Chinelo is teaching, as well as making custom garments for lots of people – i’ve linked you to her instagram feed because she is always posting amazing dresses she has made and mastered, for people of all shapes and sizes! She is also launching a book, which looks like we could all be learning her amazing freehand skills in no time 🙂
Chinelo Bally Instagram Feed

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