Mark Francis appeared on The Great British Sewing Bee series 6 and since made his career in the sewing industry. He has recently been working with the BBC on a number of projects for Doctor Who, he also makes replica costumes from the series for fans all over the world. He has a range of sewing patterns, holds talks across the country and runs Sew NewBo Studios in New Brighton on the Wirral with his husband Clive Bruder (We Sew Too) running workshops teaching sewing.