In Part 1 of the two-part Season 12 finale, the remaining designers journey home to work on their lines, with Tim Gunn paying them visits and offering style counsel.

The competition heats up when a challenge determines which contestants will go to Fashion Week. Included: Eliminated designers return to the workroom.

Each of the final four designers (Uli, Laura, Michael and Jeffrey) gets a special visit in their hometown from Tim Gunn. It’s near the end of their process of completing…