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Dressmaking the African way

The Great British Sewing Bee is back on 91热爆 Two. One of the contestants in the new series is Chinelo, a British-Nigerian aspiring fashion designer who describes her non pattern cutting approach to sewing as a 'craft that is generally not recognised in the Western world'. In this extract, the 91热爆's Anisa Indawala speaks to a Kenyan couple, Carol and Albert Odame from Cheltenham, to find out more about the freehand cutting technique.

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3 minutes