Great British Sewing Bee

**Schiehallion** · 28th February 15, 10:15 AM

Patrick Grant one of the judges wore a Grant kilt but oh how inelegant he looked in a long suit jacket. He looked terrible with hose right up to the bottom of the knee. All together not a good look. He needs to join XMTS ! Then with some advice he might look suave.

**Pleater** · 23rd February 15, 05:11 AM

There is just a tiny clip at the end of the last episode, of someone counting pleats.

Anne the Pleater :ootd:

**The Q** · 26th February 15, 02:25 PM

I've just watched the sewing bee kilt programming. It was their major task of the weekend, they were given only 7 1/2 hours to make a kilt!!
Two chose to do ladies kilts, a couple were true traditional kilts and some were denim type (with out pockets)
Not surprisingly some were disasters the most common failing appeared to be not fitting the reinforcement to the inside of the kilt.
The male sewing expert (saville row) appeared to be wearing a Saxon jacket, and his kilt at the bottom of his knee which is where he said he wanted to see it!! Obviously a expert on sewing but not on kilts!!
Right those who don't want to know the best look away now!

The British army man a lieutenant colonel!! completed a traditional kilt which from what I could see was darn near perfect!! Culodden tartan.

**Jock Scot** · 26th February 15, 03:33 PM

Originally Posted by The Q

The British army man a lieutenant colonel!! completed a traditional kilt which from what I could see was darn near perfect!! Culodden tartan.

Was there a picture? I wonder who that Army fellow might have been? Culloden tartan ?I wonder if I can make 2+ 2 make 4? Can it be who I think it is? I wonder.

**StevieR** · 26th February 15, 03:44 PM

Originally Posted by Jock Scot

Was there a picture? I wonder who that Army fellow might have been? Culloden tartan ?I wonder if I can make 2+ 2 make 4? Can it be who I think it is? I wonder.

Lieutenant Colonel Neil Stace, REME.

**Jock Scot** · 26th February 15, 03:51 PM

Originally Posted by StevieR

Lieutenant Colonel Neil Stace, REME.

Thank you.It seems that I have made 2+2 into 22! Maths was never a strong suit for me!

**Pleater** · 28th February 15, 03:51 PM

But those 'old' Singers had electric motors.

My first machine was a toy, but functional hand cranked machine, and I was allowed to use my grandmother's treadle with the long bobbin once I got a bit older. I have a Gamages hand cranked machine which I use for sewing silk.

I did feel my heart sink when the advice about the length of the kilt being to the lower edge of the kneecap was given.

Anne the Pleater :ootd:

**MNlad** · 28th February 15, 05:44 PM

I did feel my heart sink when the advice about the length of the kilt being to the lower edge of the kneecap was given.

And The old saw about kneeling and the hem (selvedge) kissing the floor. That was the test for acceptable girls' skirt length back when I was in high school . . . back when the earth was still cooling.