The Great British Sewing Bee series 3

The third series of The Great British Sewing Bee began on 5 February 2015 and aired for 6 episodes. Claudia Winkleman returned to present alongside resident judges May Martin and Patrick Grant. The series was filmed at Metropolitan Wharf in London.

The Great British Sewing Bee
Series 3
No. of episodes6
Release
Original networkBBC Two
Original release5 February (2015-02-05) –
12 March 2015 (2015-03-12)
Series chronology
← Previous
Series 2
Next →
Series 4

Sewers

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Sewer Age Occupation Hometown
Alex Florea 32 Corporate Sustainability Manager London / Romania
Amanda Gledhill 46 Deputy Head Teacher Darlington
Annie Shanks 62 Former Dairy Farmer & Cheese Maker Scottish Borders
Deborah Simms[1] 26 Support Officer Levenshulme, Manchester
Lorna Monje† 69 Retired Air Hostess Kent
Matt Chapple 37 IT Consultant Berkshire
Neela Mistry-Bradshaw 41 Marketing Manager Surrey
Neil Stace 46 Lieutenant Colonel Salisbury
Paul Clarke 54 Sports Physiotherapist Cheshire
Ryan Walklett 21 Theatre Dresser / University Student London

Results and elimination

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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 W5 W6
Matt Winner
Lorna Runner-up
Neil Runner-up
Deborah OUT
Paul OUT
Ryan OUT
Amanda OUT
Neela OUT
Alex OUT
Annie OUT

Episodes

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  Sewer eliminated   Best Garment   Winner

Episode 1

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Sewer Pattern Challenge
(Women's Cotton Trousers)
Alteration Challenge
(Denim Shirt)
Made-to-measure
(Summer Dress)
Alex 10 Pink Tulle and Denim Skirt 1 60s Dress
Amanda 7 Child's Dress 3 Picnic Dress
Annie 4 Sleeved Dress 10 Classic Tea Dress
Deborah 5 Pencil Skirt 6 Fit & Flare Dress
Lorna 2 Child's Skirt 2 Long-Sleeved Princess-Seamed Dress
Matt 6 Skirt 5 Sleeveless Dress
Neela 3 Skirt 9 Princess-Seamed Dress
Neil 1 Skirt 8 Princess-Seamed Dress
Paul 9 Dress 4 A-Line Dress
Ryan 8 Dress 7 50s Tea Dress

Episode 2: Attention to Detail Week: Children's Clothes

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Sewer Pattern Challenge
(Tailored Child's Waistcoat)
Alteration Challenge
(T-shirt & Dress)
Made-to-measure
(Children's 3D Costume)
Alex 6 Harem Trousers 4 Cupcake Dress
Amanda 8 Cape 9 Flapper Dress
Deborah 7 Cardigan/Belero Jacket 5 Peacock Dress
Lorna 2 Swimming Suit 2 Booby Bird
Matt 5 Pair of Shorts 8 Peacock Dress
Neela 9 Asymmetric Dress 7 Bookworm
Neil 3 Boxing Shorts & Gloves 1 Smartphone
Paul 4 Shirred Waisted Skirt 6 Ballerina Elephant
Ryan 1 Shirred Dress 3 Urban Fox

Episode 3: 1950s Week

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Sewer Pattern Challenge
(The Walk-away Dress)
Alteration Challenge
(Vintage Curtains)
Made-to-measure
(Sheer Blouse)
Amanda 8 Prom Skirt 3 Pussy Bow Blouse
Deborah 7 Panelled Wrap Skirt 6 Semi-Fitted Bow Blouse
Lorna 5 Skirt with Big Bow 1 Sweetheart Blouse
Matt 2 Girl's Dress 5 Sleeveless Fitted Blouse
Neela 6 Top 8 Collared Blouse
Neil 3 Ladies Evening Dress 2 Draped Blouse
Paul 4 Skirt 7 Semi-Fitted Blouse
Ryan 1 Man's Short-Sleeve Shirt 4 Sleeveless Fitted Peplum Blouse

Episode 4: Structure Week

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Sewer Pattern Challenge
(Boned Corset)
Alteration Challenge
(Power Suit)
Made-to-measure
(Traditional Kilt)
Amanda 7 Draped Top 7 Linton Tweed Female Kilt
Deborah 4 Jacket 5 Wool Traditional Kilt
Lorna 5 Maternity Top 4 Traditional Kilt (in a Gunn Ancient Tartan)
Matt 2 Dress 3 Cotton Female Kilt
Neil 1 Cocktail Dress 1 Traditional Kilt (in a Culloden Tartan)
Paul 3 Dress 6 Glittered Denim Kilt
Ryan 6 All-in-one Dress 2 Contemporary Kilt

Episode 5 – Semifinal: Tricky Fabrics

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Sewer Pattern Challenge
(Lace Pencil Skirt)
Alteration Challenge
(Neoprene Wetsuit)
Made-to-measure
(Woman's Leather Jacket)
Deborah 3 Dress 1 Collarless Jacket
Lorna 2 Dress 2 Cropped Jacket
Matt 1 Lace Skirt Dress 4 Fitted Biker Jacket
Neil 4 Halter Neck Dress 3 Asymmetrical jacket
Paul 5 Dress 5 Fitted Jacket

Episode 6: Final

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Sewer Pattern Challenge
(Japanese Pattern)
Alteration Challenge
(Delphos Column Dress)
Made-to-measure
(Avant-garde Dress)
Lorna 2 'Lampshade' Dress 1 Fitted Strapless Minidress with Long Overskirt
Matt 3 Halter Neck Dress 2 Couture-inspired Geometric Dress
Neil 1 'Skanklet' 3 Asymmetric Gown

Runner-up Lorna died of aplastic anaemia in early 2016. The first episode of series four was dedicated to her memory.[2]

Ratings

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Episode
no.
Airdate Total viewers
(millions)[3]
BBC Two
weekly ranking[3]
1 5 February 2015 2.96 4
2 12 February 2015 3.09 4
3 19 February 2015 2.67 5
4 26 February 2015 3.33 4
5 5 March 2013 3.46 3
6 12 March 2013 3.62 2

References

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  1. ^ Flanagan, Emma (6 February 2015). "Levenshulme's Deborah Simms has us in stitches on @sewingbee". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
  2. ^ Sandwell, Ian (16 May 2016). "Great British Sewing Bee pays tribute to Lorna Monje". Digital Spy. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Weekly top 30 programmes on TV sets (July 1998 - Sept 2018)". BARB. Retrieved 1 November 2016.