The Great British Sewing Bee series 1

The Great British Sewing Bee (series 1)
Series 1
No. of episodes	4
Release
Original network	BBC Two
Original release	2 April (2013-04-02) – 23 April 2013 (2013-04-23)
Series chronology

The first series of The Great British Sewing Bee started on 2 April and aired for four episodes concluding on 23 April 2013. The series was hosted by Claudia Winkleman and the judges were May Martin and Patrick Grant of Saville Row.

The sewers

Sewer	Age	Occupation	Hometown
Ann	81	Housewife	Birmingham
Jane	57	Retired School Photographer	Kent
Lauren	27	Renovation Project Manager	Birmingham
Mark	41	HGV Mechanic	Derbyshire
Michelle	35	Manager at Centrepoint Charity	London
Sandra	48	Cleaner	Wolverhampton
Stuart	41	Sales Manager	North Yorkshire
Tilly	32	Film Festival Project Manager	London

Results and eliminations

Colour key

  Sewer got through to the next round

  Sewer was eliminated

  Sewer won best Garment of the week

  Sewer was the series runner-up

  Sewer was the series winner

Elimination chart
Sewer	W1	W2	W3	W4
Ann				Winner
Lauren				Runner-up
Sandra				Runner-up
Stuart			OUT
Tilly		OUT
Mark		OUT
Michelle	OUT
Jane	Left

Episodes

  Sewer eliminated   Best Garment   Winner

Episode 1

Sewer	Pattern challenge (A Line Skirt)	Alteration challenge (Neckline)	Made-to-measure (Casual Dress)
Ann	3	—	Crepe Wool Shift Dress
Jane	4	—	—
Lauren	2	—	—
Mark	7	V-neck	Cotton Colour Block Shift Dress
Michelle	5	Square Neckline with Lace panel insertion	Reversible Silk Warp Dress
Sandra	1	Facing Scallop Neckline	Tailored Denim Shirt Dress
Stuart	8	—	Empire-Line Dress with Pleated Skirt
Tilly	6	—	Scalloped Neck Dress

Episode 2

Sewer	Pattern challenge (Men's Trousers)	Alteration challenge (Patch Pockets)	Made-to-measure (Silk/Satin Blouse)
Ann	1	Diagonal Checked Square Pockets	Fine Silk Cerise Blouse
Lauren	2	Gathered Floral Pockets	Silk Peplum Blouse
Mark	6	Skull Print Pockets (Angled)	18th Century Chemise
Sandra	4	Square Polka Dot Pockets with folded corner	Frilly Chiffon Blouse
Stuart	5	Semi Circle Red "Tulip" Pockets	Raw Silk Chinese Blouse
Tilly	3	Semi Circle Polka Dot Pockets	Shift Blouse with Red Piping

Episode 3

Sewer	Pattern challenge (Childs Dress)	Alteration challenge (Dart/Pleat Dress)	Made-to-measure (Jackets)
Ann	2	Fitted/Tailored Dress	Buclé Tweed Edge to Edge Jacket
Lauren	1	Dress with Pleated Skirt and Orange Belt	Fitted Tweed Hacking Jacket
Sandra	3	Fitted Dress with Red Piping	Softly Tailored Wrap Collar Jacket
Stuart	4	Side Rippled Dress	Boiled Wool Alpine Jacket

Episode 4: Final

Sewer	Pattern challenge (Man's Shirt)	Alteration challenge (An Evening Bag)	Made-to-measure (Evening Dress)
Ann	1	Freeform Couching	Lace and Taffeta Cocktail Dress
Lauren	3	Sequin Zigzags	Sequin Gown with Asymmetric Satin Bodice
Sandra	2	Applique Petals	Teal Satin Gown with Plunging back

Ratings

All ratings are taken from BARB.

Episode no.	Airdate	Total viewers	Weekly ranking BBC Two
1	2 April 2013 (2013-04-02)	2,988,000	2
2	9 April 2013 (2013-04-09)	2,951,000	1
3	16 April 2013 (2013-04-16)	2,882,000	2
4	23 April 2013 (2013-04-23)	3,087,000	2