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\n Beth Eames, 24, studied engineering at St Hilda’s College, Oxford, before completing a DPhil in Mechanical Engineering. She recently began working as a mechanical engineering consultant in the health technology sector.\n<\/p>\n
\n Finalists Anna, Emma, Beth of The BBC’s The Great British Sewing Bee, 2026 (Image: BBC\/Love Productions\/Neil Sherwood)\n<\/p>\n
\n After weeks of challenges, she and the two other contestants, Anna and Emma, were faced with battling it out to the final stitch during the final on Tuesday evening.\n<\/p>\n
\n The final trio crafted a cummerbund and bow tie, transformed gala table d\u00e9cor into a beach party outfit and produced a made-to-measure outfit fit for the Met Gala with a metamorphosis theme.\n<\/p>\n
\n For the final challenge, Dr Eames took inspiration from the Brothers Grimm tale, Rumpelstiltskin, centred on a young woman who is able to spin straw into gold.\n<\/p>\n
\n Judges and finalists of The Great British Sewing Bee – Patrick Grant, Anna, Emma, Beth, Esme Young (Image: BBC\/Love Productions\/Neil Sherwood)\n<\/p>\n
\n Judges Patrick Grant and Esme Young were thrown by her “phenomenal made-to-measure” design, which “hit the brief” and “fit [the model] beautifully”.\n<\/p>\n
\n However, it was 27-year-old Anna from York in North Yorkshire who was crowned triumphant in the 12th series after a successful sewing bee gala final week. She also won the Garment of the Week title three times during the contest.\n<\/p>\n
\n The judges described her outfit, inspired by the lifecycle of a damselfly, as “incredibly elevated”, and as if the model “was emerging from this shell”.\n<\/p>\n
\n Anna, 27 from York, winner of the Great British Sewing Bee, 2026 (Image: BBC\/Love Productions\/Neil Sherwood)\n<\/p>\n
\n Anna said: “I can\u2019t think of words to say that aren\u2019t just screaming. If I could think of myself applying for the show, and then see myself now – oh my gosh, I am going to cry.\n<\/p>\n
\n “I never saw this coming, and I have learned so much and met so many amazing people. It\u2019s just so incredible!.\n<\/p>\n
\n “Throughout the whole experience, I feel I have grown so much as a sewer. I have made things I never even dreamed I was capable of making. I really feel like I could sew anything now, or at the very least give it a good go.”\n<\/p>\n
\n One of the final sewers, Beth Eames, 24, from Oxfordshire, of The BBC’s The Great British Sewing Bee, 2026 (Image: BBC\/Love Productions\/Neil Sherwood)\n<\/p>\n
\n In the semi-final, Dr Eames earned praise for a green plant-based leather biker jacket, with the judges highlighting the quality of her topstitching and sleeve insertion.\n<\/p>\n
\n She first discovered a love of sewing as a teenager and has spoken previously about adapting clothes to suit her needs while living with scoliosis.\n<\/p>\n
\n In a post celebrating her achievement on Facebook, St Hilda’s College said the Sewing Bee had been “an unforgettable experience”, teaching her about sewing, television production and performing under pressure.\n<\/p>\n
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