…or possibly just ‘Meh. Bee.’
Dull dull dull dull dull. Did I say dull? Why do the ruddy judges feel the need to dramatics their discussion/commentary? I mean, blimey, it’s SEWING. Everyone watching knows it’s sewing, and sewing is not EXCITING no matter how much you enjoy it. Agitating, yes, but exciting? Every bloody week, EVERY WEEK, they say that ‘this is the most technically demanding yet’. Every fabric is ‘difficult to handle’, every garment needs to be ‘perfectly finished /fitted’, and then all those serious faces and pursed lips… Yes Mr Beardy I’m looking at you!
So this week-the quarter final apparently, and five contestants left, most of ’em, let’s be honest, NOT VERY GOOD. [Yes, blah blah, time constraints, blah blah, pressure, blah blah- they CHOSE to go on this and show us their weaknesses so that we could shout at the telly.]
‘Active wear’. In other words, stretchy fabric. I will freely admit, I avoided stretch fabrics for eons, because I had cheapo, basic machines, and I never had any success until I got an overlocker. [Also cheapo and basic lol]
Dram! Action! Tension!
Mrs Tango did her best to make things action-packed, but. Well.
They had quality sewing machines, overlockers AND coverstitch machines. Jealous? Moi? A tad.
They had to make a stretchy cycling top with a zip. They did. They were OK, Mr Beardy talked a load of wank, blah blah.
Next!
Then they had to chop up nasty 1980s ski suits and make something child sized. They did. The best one was a cute ‘flamingo’ jacket, very creative. A baggy sack won.
Sigh.
The ‘educational/historical’ bit was about skiwear. YAWN.
The grand finale task [you know, the one they know in advance, can practice beforehand, and that they have ages to make] was…wait for it…a yoga outfit. Jeez.
There were some nice styles, some cute fabrics, a few nice strappy details, but basically, vest/t shirt and leggings. Mr Beardy had a lovely time peering at prospective camel toes, tugging at thighs, staring hard at boobs. Creepy fucker. He tugged at all the leggings to ‘check the fit’ and make inane remarks about the ‘right’ length of leggings and the ‘right’ amount of tightness at the ankle. FUCK OFF YOU IDIOT! He was particularly critical of an outfit very similar in line to this one:
Criminal! It had SLIGHT WIDTH at the ankle, and, [a crime apparently] was TROUSER LENGTH. I shouted a bit. The top was either too short or too long, he didn’t know which. This contestant is actually the only one who’s any good btw…he’s previously criticised her colour choice as well. Gah!
Anyhew, blah di blah, the right one went home, and tbh she’s been lucky to stay as long as she did.
There were tears, gritted teeth, and an attempt to get some more tension going. Fail.
Next week, they seem to be making something INTERESTING at last- some sort of complicated-looking origami-ish article for the pattern challenge. I’m intrigued, as last time they did something that was a bit fashion-forward, it caused meltdown in some of the contestants.
Seriously, I have no idea why the only TV I watch all week is this, and Game of Thrones. Hardly comparable! [Must make that Danaerys tunic soon…]
and please could we have some models that don’t have perfect model figures so that they have proper fitting challenges such as those most of us face day in day out….
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They usually have family members in the last show. Mind you, they could make them fit themselves…dashing about in their skivvies trying to pin their own bust darts might be hilarious!
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Didn’t they have to make trousers for themselves in an earlier series? It never fails to amaze me what awful self made clothes most of them wear!
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I don’t remember the trousers, but I’ve stopped watching partway through some series! Yep, if you’re going to wear stuff you’ve made yourself, you’d think you’d pick something classy, not all this kid’s stuff! [exit cackling, looking for my rainbow zebra jeans]
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Agree, some of them are not to my taste or particularly stylish or interesting. And, why do they wear the same self made garment on day 2 of each episode. Is it not really a second day?
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I think they are told to wear the same clothes [the presenters do as well] so that out-of-sequence editing can be done…I mean, someone might NOT cry at the right time lol
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good point
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“It’s the most difficult fabric ever”……let’s do our very best to put off anyone watching to want to start sewing.
Not an interesting show this week and you sum it up perfectly as always, including the F word. Sorry, did I just fall asleep, ’cause like, we all sew stuff like that…… it’s what sewing for real life is really like – skirts, shirts, jeans, jackets – nah, we don’t do any of that every day stuff.
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Weird innit? lol I’m getting to REALLY hate Mr Beardy, he is now in a special place alongside She-Of-The-Annoying-Dimple-And-Turned-In-Toes-And-Ripped-Off-Patterns…[Rhymes with Willy and the Gluttons lol]
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I got it at the dimple and turned-in toes.
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Does my head in. Actually, my ‘dislike’ was what lead to me leaving TSF…apparently I was influencing other members lol
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In my defence, I hate bunting just as vehemently
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LOL. I predict a strong response from the Sewing blogosphere about your Mr Beardy comments.He’s not quite tipped out of the annoying but attractive and into the just annoying camp for me, but its very close
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That’s fine, if he kept his mouth shut and just posed- he is very pretty. But an idiot. I’d rather have someone ugly who doesn’t irritate me every time they speak lol The blogosphere can come and hurl mud and wave pitchforks, it’s all good!
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OMG! I thought it was only me!
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er no
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You don’t seem to like the show very much. Why do you bother to watch it, let alone blog about it?
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Because it’s fun to snark! ‘Reality programmes aren’t there to invite reaction, I react.
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Lol, I thought he was over critical and that she is the best sewer on there too. There isn’t the same excitement or skill set as there has been previously. I find it really strange that they are the best of the applicants this year or did they not select those? gluttonous remark made me smile I don’t get the excitement of that or patterns either.
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He’s really annoying, mainly because he can’t sew! He just bought a company of tailors…They really are a weak bunch, it reminds me of the first series which had a clear winner from day 1, and they nit picked her work throughout.[Ann Rowley] This time it SHOULD be Joyce, but I think they may shoo-in someone else at the last minute. I wish they would drop the pseudo-drama; the swearing and howling that would result from ‘normal’ sewing would be good enough!
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I’m struggling to remain interested as the whole series seems to have been geared to ‘drama’ rather than sewing – and there has been some fairly heinous sewing so far! I’m uncertain that the judging is consistent (and telling Beardy off about something she clearly knew more about in 60’s week will sadly have done Joyce no favours!)
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the judging has been more consistent than previous seasons, but that’s not saying much. Joyce should be a shoo-in, but that means nothing. Sigh. This week should be better
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You think?
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I was annoyed at how they critisized Joyce’s yoga outfit for not being fitted enough – it’s a matter of taste!!! As for the annoying-dimple – specifically her second last nun-outfit pattern release (starts with an M): I seriously thought it was an April fools joke with it being released at the end of March…
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yep, I don’t get the vibe of dressing like a teenage nun-doll. Very odd. And that’s without the turned in toe thing. WTF?
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