GREAT British Sewing Bee fans have hit out at the choice of models on the show and branded it “unfair” following a difficult semi-final.
The four remaining contestants – Mia, Tony, Asmaa and Vicki – were each tasked with making a female boiler suit during Wednesday night’s episode.
Great British Sewing Bee fans have branded the semi-final ‘unfair’
They felt Vicky was ‘set up to fail’ after being given a curvier model
But Vicki appeared to have more work to do than the rest of the semi-finalists in the Made To Measure challenge, as she had a curvier model.
During the nail-biting instalment, the 30-year-old was seen running through all the alterations she had to make to the original pattern because as a result.
Among the huge list was a ‘full bust adjustment’ and a ‘sway back adjustment’. She also had to lengthen the garment, too.
Nodding at the list, fashion designer and Great British Sewing Bee judge Patrick Grant replied: “Okay… that’s a lot, isn’t it?”
Vicki, a police dispatcher from Lincolnshire, added: “Oh and I’ve had to grade up a few sizes as well. So yeah, I’ve made a lot of changes. Just a few!”
Patrick’s co-judge, fashion designer Esme Young, 73, said: “I’m impressed.”
Vicki told her: “We’ll see!”
The semi-finalists were given five hours to make their boiler suits but, after seeing the other models, fans felt Vicki had been given a raw deal.
One even claimed she had been “set up to fail”.
Taking to Twitter, a viewer complained: “#SewingBee just a thought….wouldn’t it be fairer to give the contestants models of the same size and body shape??? Just saying…. It seems unfair to me.”
Another added: “Hmm… Vicki set up to fail as has a non-standard body shape model to work with?
“Fab person but non-standard body shape means a lot more alterations to pattern.”
A third complained: “Far be it from me to talk about someones size, but i have to say Vicki may have had a harder time making a garment for her model.;
And someone else said: “All bodies are good bodies, but Vicki had much more work to do compared to the others to make that fit her body given the shape of the model.”
Vicki opted to make an orange boiler suit in honour of her brother and sister-in-law, who wear something similar while working on wind turbines.
“If I can get the fit right, I’m going to be really proud of myself,” she had said.
But sadly, Vicki’s pattern did not match up to Esme and Patrick’s hight standards.
“The first thing I see is this area here. We’ve got zip tape and the teeth and the zip pull all showing, and your poppers are in the wrong place,” Patrick said.
Esme added: “It looks a little bit short in the body. I feel it’s not long enough in the body.
“It does look a bit tight across where the shoulders are.”
After looking through them all and, following two earlier tasks, Vicki was sent home.
With her voice cracking, she said: “I feel really good because I never thought I’d get this far.
“I’ve learned a lot about myself and I’ve met some really fantastic people. And, do you know what, I also feel really proud.”
Mia only had to make one slight alteration to the original boiler suit pattern
Fans felt all the models should have been the same size
Patrick noticed Vicki’s errors in the fit of her boiler suit
Vicki was sent home from the competition
