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Tamara from Surrey, garment of the week and really, really chuffed

By our television staff

Tamara outside at night by the river, the City lights and a full moon behind her, smiling

Still: The Great British Sewing Bee, BBC Two, 1 April 2014

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THE EXCHANGE

Tamara (contestant, from Surrey) · 57:25I got garment of the week - really, really chuffed.

Tamara (contestant, from Surrey)I seriously worked my socks off to get that perfect.

Badges earned

  • UnpromptedNobody put the word to them first.
  • Serial chufferChuffed more than once on the same programme.
File
TAMARA.CHF
Programme
The Great British Sewing Bee
Channel
BBC Two
Date
1 April 2014
Time in
57:25
Chuffed
Tamara (contestant, from Surrey)
Cause
Being named garment of the week

RATING

4/5 Chuffed to bits

VERDICT

VERIFIED CHUFF

Truly confirmed. First person, unprompted. Nobody put the word in their mouth.

Verified chuff, intensity 4: really, really chuffed, for garment of the week. The Sewing Bee's chuff-per-episode rate is truly excellent: if you want to see a chuff live, make sure you watch this programme.

She won despite working her socks off, which is a bit of a faux pas in the sewing industry. In high-quality fashion you rarely see sockless designers.

Rules applied

  1. Rule 7: How chuffed?
  2. Rule 9: Who gets the credit?
  1. 217 Tamara from Surrey, so happy, so chuffed Truly confirmed