Comedian Sara Pascoe, 41, returning as host on our favourite sewing competition, bringing fabulous AND fun to the proceedings…
What’s the standard like this year?
Very, very high. Even more impressively, lots of sewers started relatively recently. They’re what I think of as “genius new sewers” – who started in lockdown and are pushing the boundaries.
Tell us about them…
We have very interesting people, and a good age range [from 20-73] – with lots of different hair colours, and lots of people with really important jobs. We’ve got a breast surgeon, a nurse, a police dispatcher and a postman.
And sewing’s a great way to unwind from a stressful job.
Yes, it’s a relaxing thing to do at home if you don’t have Patrick and Esme telling you what they think. And you end up with clothes you can wear – which is great if you’re on a budget, going up and down in clothes sizes or want to back away from fast fashion and make ethical clothing. People come to sewing for all those reasons.
One person makes a dress from rubber gloves…
If I were 20 years younger, maybe I’d think, “Yeah, I’d go down the nightclub in that…�
