The Great British Sewing Bee series 3

*The Great British Sewing Bee*
The Great British Sewing Bee
Series 3
No. of episodes	6
Release
Original network	BBC Two
Original release	5 February –; 12 March 2015
Series chronology
	← Previous; Series 2 Next →; Series 4

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.

Sewers

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

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

Sewer eliminated Best Garment Winner

Episode 1

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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.

[BARB-3] "Weekly top 30 programmes on TV sets (July 1998 - Sept 2018)". BARB. Retrieved 1 November 2016.

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