The Great British Sewing Bee's Patrick Grant has hit back at fast fashion and the 'machine' which leaves customer feeling the constant pressure to buy new clothes.
The TV judge and tailor, 52, appeared on Friday's Lorraine and spoke to guest host Joel Dommett, 38, saying the BBC show had helped encouraged viewers to make their own outfits at home.
Patrick said: 'Not that long ago, when I was born, almost everything we wore would have been made locally'.
'Making of clothes and making our textiles employed over a million-and-a-half people in this country. And since that time, we've kind of outsourced all that production to the far side of the world'.
Before saying he believed that clothes made now by fast fashion companies are created with poorer fabrics and of poorer quality.
The Great British Sewing Bee's Patrick Grant, 52, has hit back at fast fashion and the 'machine' which leaves people feeling the constant pressure to buy new clothes
The TV judge and tailor, appeared on Friday's Lorraine and spoke to guest host Joel Dommett saying the BBC show had helped encouraged show had helped encouraged viewers to make their own outfits at home (Pictured with fellow Sewing Bee Esme Young)
Speaking about his book Less he said: 'It's about how we've got to this point where we are compelled to buy new stuff all the time,'.
'Everywhere we look, even on TV, people are wearing new clothes all the time' before picking Joel up on ITV's own wardrobe department.
Patrick continued: 'Why do we have to wear new stuff all the time? There's this machine that's making us feel anxious and just stepping back and saying "You know what the things that make me happy is a cup of tea and a sit in the sun"'.
Before adding: 'We know that stuff makes us happy but we are conditioned into buying new things'.
It comes after Sewing Bee viewers were left 'terrified' after a contestant brought his 'creepy' ventriloquist dummy on the show.
The BBC series, which is hosted by actor Kiell Smith-Bynoe, sees amateur sewers compete with each other to be named the best in the business, returned for its tenth season yesterday evening.
However, Neil who works as a woodwork instructor in Leicester, surprised the host by bringing along his mascot, Terry Pastry.
During lockdown, Neil took part in online quizzes and came up with the idea to build a ventriloquist dummy to keep him company.
Patrick (R) said he believed that clothes made now by fast fashion companies are created with poorer fabrics and of poorer quality
Speaking about his book Less he said: 'It's about how we've got to this point where we are compelled to buy new stuff all the time,'
Viewers at home said they would be having 'nightmares' after seeing Neil's 'sidekick', with some saying they thought the puppet was 'moving around the room.'
Neil, who runs true crime bike tours, learnt to sew when he couldn't find vintage clothing to fit his 6ft 4in frame.
Speaking on the show Neil explained: 'I started to do online quizzes and I thought I would build a ventriloquist dummy to keep me company, that's how Terry Pastry was born.'
When host Kiell asked Terry how Neil was doing so far on the show, the mascot replied: 'Don't worry about him, concentrate on me.'
It comes after Sewing Bee viewers were left 'terrified' after a contestant brought his 'creepy' ventriloquist dummy on the show
The BBC show, which is hosted by actor Kiell Smith-Bynoe, (left) returned for its tenth season yesterday evening as the amateur sewers compete with each other to be named the best in the business
Kiell quipped: 'Yup, I'm a bit worried I will be thinking about you in bed.'
To which the dummy replied, with the help of Terry: 'I haunt people's dreams.'
Afterwards, the presenter admitted their interaction had been 'terrifying' and viewers at home appeared to feel the same.
One person wrote: 'I love Sewing Bee but that puppet is freaking me out.'
Another said: 'The puppet is creepy AF tho!'
Someone else added: 'I swear to God that puppet is moving around the room. #SewingBee'
Another added: 'That puppet is seriously scary #SewingBee.' While someone else said: 'First, we kill the puppet. #SewingBee'
