Thelma Hires 10x Trainee Gypsy Dress Makers | Thelma’s Gypsy Girls Ep 1

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Legendary Dressmaker Thelma Madine has taken on some Gypsy trainees... Known for creating some of the most elaborate outfits ever (as seen in Big Fat Gypsy Weddings), Thelma is expanding and to give something back to the community that has made her name, she is taking on inexperienced trainee Gypsy and Traveller girls as apprentice dress makers. Legendary Dressmaker Thelma Madine is taking on some Gypsy trainees... Known for creating some of the most elaborate outfits ever (as seen in Big Fat Gypsy Weddings), Thelma needs to expand to keep up with demand. So to give something back to the community that has made her name, she is taking on inexperienced trainee Gypsy and Traveller girls to help create dream dresses for her demanding clientele. This series follows Thelma and her Gypsy trainees for six months, from recruitment to successfully completing their mentorship. But with no prior work experience, and some of the girls having little or no literacy skills, it's a huge undertaking. Can these young girls really learn to make such intricate dresses in just six months? In Episode 1: Thelma invests in a brand new factory and recruits 10 new trainees, all of whom are gypsies and travellers. Hopefuls include 16 year old headstrong Margaret from a local trailer site, who doesn’t like being told what to do regardless of who’s telling her, 17 year old Kathleen who’s domestic duties include looking after her 10 nieces and nephews and 16 year old Roseanne who desperately lacks education and thinks Lady Gaga worships the devil. For the gypsy girls it’s the opportunity of a lifetime but for existing staff it feels like a serious set-back… 00:00 – Meet Thelma 01:51 – Expanding the Business 03:37 – A Big Fat Gypsy response 07:22 – You're getting some new colleagues... 13:02 – Thelma's Home 17:50 – Meet Shannon 19:46 – New Premises 24:18 – Visiting Margaret 27:37 – New workshop 28:47 – Recruitment day 34:00 – Girls get designing 34:40 – Interviewing 40:22 – The 10x successful candidates Click here for more Gypsy Weddings: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZhNQ5aMnK9JEKqe25rYAUV4vTSfOllXR Content licensed from Firecracker Films. For any enquiries, please contact us at [email protected]