13 episodes

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

Stitching Tales The Last Stitch Media

    • Leisure

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

    Sewing knits on a sewing machine #13

    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

    ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/laststitch⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    • 1 hr 2 min
    Big plans, little time #12

    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

    ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/laststitch⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    • 54 min
    Coverstitching: Our top tips and tricks #11

    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

    ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/laststitch⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    • 54 min
    Feeding the social media beast #10

    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

    • 56 min
    Sewing jeans like a pro #9

    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

    • 1 hr
    Launching patterns and losing followers #8

    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

    • 40 min

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