The Great British Sewing Bee series 11

The eleventh series of The Great British Sewing Bee began on 15 July 2025.^[1][2] Sara Pascoe, who had previously presented the eight and ninth series, returned as the presenter of the show after taking a season off due to maternity leave. Both Esme Young and Patrick Grant returned as the judges. The series consisted of 12 contestants competing to be named the best sewer. The show aired on BBC One. The series was filmed at Sunny Bank Mills, a former textile mill located in Farsley, Leeds. The mill, which was founded in 1829, was a working textile mill until 2008.

  Sewer won Garment of the Week

  One of the judges' favourite sewers

  Sewer was safe and got through to next round

  One of the judges' least favourite sewers

  Sewer was eliminated

  Sewer eliminated   Garment of the Week

In this episode, Glendora fell ill and did not participate in the Transformation challenge judging and the entire Made-to-measure challenge. No sewer was eliminated, with all twelve progressing through to the next episode.^[4][5]

In this episode, two sewers were eliminated. For the Transformation Challenge, the sewers were asked to make a party outfit from vintage cycling jerseys.^[6] The made-to-measure challenge involved making an athleisure garment, suitable for everyday use.

In the Pattern Challenge, the sewers were asked to make a Diane von Fürstenberg wrap dress.^[7]

This week, the judges were joined by renowned Korean fashion designer Eudon Choi. The pattern challenge was to make a traditional short jacket called a jeogori.^[8] The made-to-measure challenge was to make a garment based on the cheollik jacket.

The episode's first challenge was to make a jacket using a zero-waste pattern design.^[9] The transformation challenge was to make a festival outfit using tents that had been rescued from festival campsites. The made-to-measure challenge was inspired by the WWII Make Do and Mend champaign.

This week, the judges were joined for the first challenge by fashion designer Victoria Jenkins, who specialises in adaptive clothing. The pattern challenge was to make dungarees.^[10] The made-to-measure challenge was to make fancy dress costumes, for nine-year-old children, inspired by what the sewers wanted to be when they were younger.

The pattern challenge was to make a Grayson Perry-inspired baby doll dress.^[11] The transformation challenge was to take paint-splattered clothing to make an asymmetric garment. The made-to-measure challenge was to make a garment inspired by the 1960s' Pop art movement.

The pattern challenge was to make an Edith Head-inspired jacket.^[12] The transformation challenge was to make a garment suitable for an awards afterparty, using red velvet cinema curtains. The made-to-measure challenge was to make a costume for a horror film character. Garment of the Week was awarded to two of the made-to-measure costumes. This was the first time since series 6, episode 6 that this had happened.

The pattern challenge was to make Plus fours trousers.^[13] The transformation challenge was to take 1920s-style polo shirts and use them to make a colour-blocked garment. This challenge was won by Kit whose garment paid homage to the Amorphous Dress designed by judge Esme Young, and which was also the pattern challenge in series 8 episode 10. The made-to-measure challenge was to make a garment for a 1920s special event.

The pattern challenge was to make a bias cut slip dress.^[14] The transformation challenge was to make a stylish garment using translucent sheer fabrics. The made-to-measure challenge was to make a Trompe-l'œil garment, which tricks the eye. For this challenge, the live models were finalists' family members.