Stitching For Britain

Factual, documentary, history

As the clock counts down to Coronation Day, in Stitching for Britain bespoke menswear designer and 'Sewing Bee' judge Patrick Grant offers takes us ‘behind the seams’ at uniform manufacturers, Kashket & Partners, as they pull out all the stops to prepare thousands of spectacular parade uniforms for King Charles’ Coronation Day on May 6th. 

This fascinating and timely documentary celebrates the very best of British manufacturing and craftsmanship, revealing the rich heritage and history behind our iconic military uniforms and telling the inspiring, contemporary, and powerful stories of the men and women of the British armed services who will wear these magnificent uniforms with pride. 

Patrick spends time on the factory floor with the inspiring and dynamic multi-generational Kashket family of master tailors and their staff.  Along with the Kashkets’ partners, historic Birmingham metalwork specialists Firmin & Sons, they are the engine room producing uniforms for combat and ceremony and have been supplying the British armed forces since the reign of Charles II. 

Patrick witnesses the extraordinary levels of tailoring detail required for the history-rich ceremonial uniforms, with each regiment’s distinct traditions and regalia. He also sees first-hand the passion of the hard-working staff as they battle against time to alter hundreds of existing uniforms to include the King’s new cypher along with shiny new buttons bearing the letters ‘CR’.