A NORTH Wales woman might have the title of a top TV show all sewn up.
BBC One's The Great British Sewing Bee is the ultimate sewing battle where 12 home sewers are challenged to create gorgeous garments, under the scrutiny of judges Patrick Grant and Esme Young.
One of the sewers still in the running is Debra, from North Wales.
What the dickens?! Debra gets Garment of the Week for the third time with her Miss Havisham costume. #SewingBee pic.twitter.com/AMs29qJ6X3
— Sewing Bee (@sewingbee) May 25, 2022
The show describes her as: "Debra is an active outdoorsy person who can usually be found sailing or snorkelling in the chilly waters off Anglesey with her son and husband, or on a wild and windy day she’ll be up at 6.30am for a spin class. Her first language is Welsh. Debra loves collecting vintage designer accessories and is inspired to sew by designers such as Erdem, Gucci and Chanel.
"Debra started sewing at age 9 by making outfits for her dolls and then worked her way up to full-sized garments for herself. Debra admits to being a bit of a messy sewer with lots of random fabrics and assorted projects all over the place. She prefers to develop her own designs and freestyle than to rigidly follow a pattern.
"She works for a multinational company and likes to dress up in some of her more colourful designer-inspired creations to brighten up the workplace."
Each week, the sewers undertake three challenges.
After winning the first Garment of the Week title, Debra has proved a favourite with both the judges and the audience.
And this week she won the title again, with a fabulous Miss Haversham inspired children's outfit.
We are LIVING for this dramatic catwalk. #SewingBee pic.twitter.com/bKE3mSiZ18
— Sewing Bee (@sewingbee) May 25, 2022
Judge Patrick said he could see it being worn on a West End stage while Esme called it "really chic".
New episodes are available from 9pm on Wednesdays.
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