Joe Lycett welcomes 12 more contestants to the amateur sewing competition. For the pattern challenge they make a wrap skirt, then transform men's office shirts and then make a tea dress.

The 11 remaining sewers return for holiday week and are challenged to create palazzo pants for the Pattern Challenge, turn towels into beach cover-ups for the Transformation Challenge and made-to-measure colourful shirts.

The ten remaining home sewers return for children's week. They are asked to make a smocked dress for the Pattern Challenge, transform sleeping bags into food-themed fancy dress and create made-to-measure dungarees.

It is sportswear week, and the 9 remaining sewers must create rugby shirts for the Pattern Challenge, transform cagoules into waterproof onesies for toddlers and finally make made-to-measure tennis outfits.

The 8 remaining sewers return for lingerie and sleepwear week. The Pattern Challenge sees them create a boned basque. They transform pajamas and nightwear into summer dresses. Finally, fitted female sleep sets incorporating lace are made.

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

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

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

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

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