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A GROUND-BREAKING fashion project is being launched this week that aims to help Lancashire grow its own clothes. Homespun/Homegrown, which will launch in Blackburn, aims to draw on the countys rich industrial heritage to sew and grow fields of flax and woad, which will then be spun, woven and dyed to make brand new clothes. The project is being run by designer and former Great British Sewing Bee judge Patrick Grant alongside Lancashire arts commissioning group Super Slow Way and North W...

AN IT installation engineer from Bolton is putting his sewing skills to the test in the new series of The Great British Sewing Bee. Damien, 39, is one of 12 talented home sewers who is competing in the show, which began on BBC One on April 14. Joe Lycett hosts the show where sewers create gorgeous garments under the scrutiny of judges Esme Young and Patrick Grant, for the title of Britain’s Best Amateur Sewer. Damien started teaching himself to sew three years ago when a pair of work ...

AN IT installation engineer from Bolton is putting his sewing skills to the test in the new series of The Great British Sewing Bee. Damien, 39, is one of 12 talented home sewers who is competing in the show, which began on BBC One on April 14. Joe Lycett hosts the show where sewers create gorgeous garments under the scrutiny of judges Esme Young and Patrick Grant, for the title of Britain’s Best Amateur Sewer. Damien started teaching himself to sew three years ago when a pair of work ...

Great British Sewing Bees Andrew adds Sex Pistols vibe after first round victory The Great British Sewing Bee: Hull maths teacher Andrew is competing against amateur stitchers in the new series of Andrew Aspland, of Hull, hopes to win over The Great British Sewing Bee judges including Patrick Grant (Image: BBC/Instagram) Sign up to the Hull Live newsletter for daily updates and breaking newsInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign up here! When you subscribe we will use t...

Community Clothings Patrick Grant Credit: Katie Parker If scenes this week of queues around the block waiting for entry to Primark have a touch of consumerism frenzy about them, perhaps it’s understandable - people have been chomping at the bit for a let-up in the lockdown routine. But if the past year has taught us anything, it’s that the old order of service in terms of how we lived wasn’t necessarily the best way. No-one is more acutely aware of this than Patrick Grant, the designer an...

Rating: There is no one more shocked by lifes injustice than a criminal who finds himself the victim of crime. Its especially unfair, because he can hardly call the police. You cant help but laugh at the indignation of petty crook Michael Perry, a London tealeaf at the tail end of the 1960s. He attracted the attention of a couple of CID detectives, Robson and Harris, who paid him a little visit at his home. There, they noted some innocent items, jemmies and the like, which might be useful to a...

The Great British Sewing Bee 9pm, BBC One Joe Lycett welcomes a new batch of 12 amateur tailors to compete in the seventh series of this sedate sewing contest. In tonight’s opening episode, the contestants are tasked with creating a sleeveless blouse, before transforming a set of old T-shirts into new garments and designing a well-fitting buffet dress for their models. The judges, Patrick Grant and Esme Young, are on hand for commentary on everything from hemlines and pleats to pocket placeme...

Paul OGrady with a very nervous and shy Bulldog he calls Dottie Paul O’Grady: For the Love of Dogs (ITV, 8pm) In the second episode, Paul meets Staffie-cross Roxi, who has been at Battersea for five months, in part because even though she’s five years old, she has the energy of a puppy. It’s hoped a massage will calm her down for long enough to meet a new owner. By contrast, new arrival Dottie is very subdued and shy, but the staff hope her fellow bulldog Mo will help her become more co...

BBC One The Great British Sewing Bee: Everything you need to know about the new series The show is presented by the hilarious Joe Lycett. (Image: BBC) Sign up to our newsletter for daily updates and breaking newsInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign up here! When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Thank you for subscribingWe have more newslettersShow m...

TV guide: 22 of the best shows to watch this week, beginning tonight Keys to My Life, Too Close, Naked Attraction, Uimhir a 6, Frank of Ireland, Leonardo about 5 hours ago Sunday, RTÉ One, 6.30pm The mystic landscape of the Burren has fascinated folk for centuries, and filmmaker Katrina Costello has spent the past 13 years’ filming and photographing in this unique geological wonder in Co Clare. In her two-part documentary, Costello explores the karst limestone formations, the flora and fau...