Behind the Seams: The perfect gift for fans of The Great British Sewing Bee

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The writing is so good in the sense that you do feel she is sat right opposite you telling you her stories, and her cheeky humour really comes alive too which I love! It documents key times, and it documents the highlights of those, all the positive things for example, about four women working together, managing families and other commitments, doing it for the love of clothes and not for the money. Esme's career spans a lifetime of creativity from working on films, pop videos to adverts and catwalks.

In the last series in particular, there have been some tantalising hints about her previous life as a designer for the avant garde Swanky Modes, so I was really looking forward to learning more. I love how Esme talks about Swanky Modes, a London collective in the '70s, and the key times when these four women worked together for the love of fashion and clothes, managing families and other commitments. A celebration of a creative life lived differently, Behind the Seams is a reminder that it’s never too early, or too late to pick up a needle and start stitching in a new direction. Personally, I think that the true essence of a person is one who has made relationships and continued those relationships for years. As with most memoirs, I found the chapters about her early life slow going - these sections always take me longer to read as it’s not the part of the persons life you are familiar with but give a great insight into what makes this person who they are.It's packed full of surprising references to musicians and other artists - I don't know why I'm surprised, but it's maybe because Esme looks so prim and proper and she is so clearly not. I still fear the stay pressed, flat fronted nylon trouser, but admire it as a part of our wonderful textiles heritage and history. I loved the tales of being young in London in the 60s/70s and how she’s would rock up to events in these outfits she had made.

Ik hou niet zo van het ruwe papier dat gebruikt werd maar voor deze prijs kan je niet alles verlangen en het doet natuurlijk niets af aan de inhoud. From Swanky Modes and its place in fashion history to Sewing Bee and its place in our hearts, this is wonderful. A celebration of a creative life lived differently, Behind the Seams is a reminder that it's never too early, or too late to pick up a needle and start stitching in a new direction. Her work has been featured in a range of magazines and newspapers including Vogue , ID , The Face , The Sunday Times and so much more.I learnt a lot about pattern cutting I didn't know - in fact enough to make me not only respect the pattern cutter a great deal more, but to make me want to learn more and try to be a bit more adventurous myself. There was little emotion - the struggles were glossed over, so we didn't get to see the pain, which made the triumphs less triumphant. Initially when I saw her on the TV she seemed rather 'strict' but you read about her life story and, although she is honest with people which, I guess, can come across as brusk she sounds like the most amazing, kind, loyal woman. She's humble too - she lives in a Peabody housing association house, and works well into her twilight years because she never sorted out a pension, and has been so generous with her money.