Press

“I think when you're learning to sew it can be a daunting prospect, so working with materials that are deemed as waste can actually take the pressure off and you can suprise yourself when the final outcome is something really beautiful!”

— BBC Breakfast TV, 2025

“One of my biggest takeaways is how much my heritage influences my creativity”

— Simply Sewing Magazine, 2024

“Great British Sewing Bee’s Ailsa Lyall on sustainability in the Scottish fashion industry”

— Scotland Home and Interiors, 2024

“I think anyone can learn to sew given the right tools, in the workshops that we are doing we are proving that!”

— BBC Radio Scotland, 2024

“TV star taking part in month long fashion festival in Glasgow”

— Glasgow Evening Times, 2024

“Great British Sewing Bee's Esme Young gives sewer the ultimate compliment”

— Prima Magazine, 2024