Stitching Tales The Last Stitch Media
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The inside scoop on sewing your own clothes and running a sewing business. By the authors of Fit for Knits, Malena Hjerpe and Johanna Lundström.
Stitching Tales on Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/stitchingtalespod
Stitching Tales on YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/@StitchingTalesPod
About Johanna Lundström:
Sewing book author, pattern designer and sewing content creator.
https://www.thelaststitch.com
About Malena Hjerpe:
Professional pattern maker, sewing book author and owner of Hazelhen Patterns.
https://hazelhenpatterns.com
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Sewing knits on a sewing machine #13
Can you sew stretchy knits without a serger? Absolutely! If you use the right stitches, tools and techniques. In this episode, we share our best tips for sewing knit fabrics on a regular sewing machine.
Video: Sew Stretchy Knits on a Sewing Machine: 5 Game-Changing Tips
https://youtu.be/rr2hASfbuMY
Fit for Knits Book
https://www.thelaststitch.com/fit-for-knits-book
Stitching Tales on Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/stitchingtalespod
Stitching Tales on YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/@StitchingTalesPod
About Malena Hjerpe: Professional pattern maker, sewing book author and owner of Hazelhen Patterns.
https://www.instagram.com/hazelhenpatterns
https://www.hazelhenpatterns.com (get your free t-shirt pattern)
About Johanna Lundström: Sewing book author, pattern designer and sewing content creator.
https://www.thelaststitch.com
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Big plans, little time #12
Malena's free pattern launch has been a huge success. But now she is swamped with freelance work, with little time to develop new products and content.
Johanna is back on YouTube and is blown away by the response. But can she produce weekly videos while also filming a sewing course, creating a new sewing pattern, plus working a part-time job?
The struggle is real!
Fit for Knits Book
https://www.thelaststitch.com/fit-for-knits-book
Stitching Tales on Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/stitchingtalespod
Stitching Tales on YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/@StitchingTalesPod
About Malena Hjerpe: Professional pattern maker, sewing book author and owner of Hazelhen Patterns.
https://www.instagram.com/hazelhenpatterns
https://www.hazelhenpatterns.com (get your free t-shirt pattern)
About Johanna Lundström: Sewing book author, pattern designer and sewing content creator.
https://www.thelaststitch.com
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Coverstitching: Our top tips and tricks #11
Do we really need a coverstitch machine? And why are they so fickle? Johanna and Malena cover (hah) everything you need to know about using a coverstitch machine and share their best tips.
Get 20% off Coverstitch Success
Use code POD20 or this link:
https://courses.thelaststitch.com/?coupon=POD20
Free coverstitch troubleshooting guide
https://www.thelaststitch.com/coverstitch-troubleshooting-guide/
Johanna's coverstitch resources
https://www.thelaststitch.com/coverstitching
https://www.thelaststitch.com/master-the-coverstitch-machine-book
Fit for Knits Book
https://www.thelaststitch.com/fit-for-knits-book
Stitching Tales on Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/stitchingtalespod
Stitching Tales on YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/@StitchingTalesPod
About Malena Hjerpe: Professional pattern maker, sewing book author and owner of Hazelhen Patterns.
https://www.instagram.com/hazelhenpatterns
https://www.hazelhenpatterns.com (get your free t-shirt pattern)
About Johanna Lundström: Sewing book author, pattern designer and sewing content creator.
https://www.thelaststitch.com
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Feeding the social media beast #10
Do we have to be on every single platform? And how do we create great content on every social media without burning ourselves to ashes? The answer is that we can't!
But if we want our business to succeed, we must keep churning out new content. So how can we do that without losing our minds?
Johanna and Malena brainstorm some ideas for more effective content marketing.
Fit for Knits
https://www.thelaststitch.com/fit-for-knits-book
Stitching Tales on Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/stitchingtalespod
Stitching Tales on YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/@StitchingTalesPod
About Malena Hjerpe: Professional pattern maker, sewing book author and owner of Hazelhen Patterns.
https://www.instagram.com/hazelhenpatterns
https://www.hazelhenpatterns.com (get your free t-shirt pattern)
About Johanna Lundström: Sewing book author, pattern designer and sewing content creator.
https://www.thelaststitch.com
https://www.instagram.com/laststitch -
Sewing jeans like a pro #9
What are the secrets to sewing a really awesome pair of jeans? Johanna and Malena dive deep into this fascinating topic and offer tips and hacks you might not have heard before.
Plus a few tales of jeans sewing disasters, because yes, they happen to all of us!
Johanna's book Sewing Jeans
https://www.thelaststitch.com/sewing-jeans-book
Sewing jeans resources
https://www.thelaststitch.com/sewingjeans
Fit for Knits
https://www.thelaststitch.com/fit-for-knits-book
Stitching Tales on Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/stitchingtalespod
Stitching Tales on YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/@StitchingTalesPod
About Malena Hjerpe: Professional pattern maker, sewing book author and owner of Hazelhen Patterns.
https://www.instagram.com/hazelhenpatterns
https://www.hazelhenpatterns.com (get your free t-shirt pattern)
About Johanna Lundström: Sewing book author, pattern designer and sewing content creator.
https://www.thelaststitch.com
https://www.instagram.com/laststitch -
Launching patterns and losing followers #8
Malena is blown away by the response to her new free pattern. And Johanna is losing subscribers on YouTube because of the podcast! In this catch-up, we share some exciting and not-so-exciting things that have happened lately in our sewing businesses.
Fit for Knits
https://www.thelaststitch.com/fit-for-knits-book
Stitching Tales on Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/stitchingtalespod
Stitching Tales on YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/@StitchingTalesPod
Ploen Patterns
https://ploenpatterns.com
Tauko Magazine
https://taukomagazine.com
About Malena Hjerpe: Professional pattern maker, sewing book author and owner of Hazelhen Patterns.
https://www.instagram.com/hazelhenpatterns
https://www.hazelhenpatterns.com (get your free t-shirt pattern)
About Johanna Lundström: Sewing book author, pattern designer and sewing content creator.
https://www.thelaststitch.com
https://www.instagram.com/laststitch