The Great British Sewing Bee Season 12 Episode 5 - Episode 5

Airdate: 2026-Aug-11

Episode summary:

It's Week 5, and the sewers are tackling the wide world of sport.In the Pattern Challenge, they hit the beach to create classic men's swimming shorts.The Transformation Challenge sees yet another Sewing Bee first, as the remaining eight sewers are divided into pairs for the first ever team challenge: working together to create outfits from recycled windsurf sails.Finally, the sewers are aiming for a strike as they use free motion embroidery and applique to personalise their made-to-measure bowling shirts.

About The Great British Sewing Bee series:

Amateur sewers take on challenges as they compete to be named Britain's best home sewer.