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Stitching Tales

The Last Stitch Media

The inside scoop on sewing your own clothes and running a sewing business.

Hosted by sewing veterans and authors of Fit for Knits and the upcoming sewing book To a Tee, Malena Hjerpe and Johanna Lundström.

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About Malena Hjerpe: Professional pattern maker, sewing book author and owner of Hazelhen Patterns.

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Episodes

132 episodes

  1. The glamour and chaos of making sewing books #132 50:39
  2. Sew better zippers: Tips and tricks that work #131 56:46
  3. T-shirt history with a sewing nerd twist #130 59:52
  4. Sewing stripes: Cutting, matching & aligning #129 55:57
  5. Sewing culture, personal style and the Swedish wardrobe: Q&A #128 53:18
  6. Sew with fancy elastics: Practical and surprisingly useful #127 1:02:46
  7. From high fashion to brides and book woes: An update #126 1:03:22
  8. Sewing game changers: Tricks that changed our sewing #125 49:22
  9. Bindings: The knit finish worth mastering #124 55:18
  10. Happy Sew New Year: Why fall starts the sewing year #123 52:46
  11. Fall fashion 2026: What to sew, shop and skip #122 1:10:59
  12. Sewing revelations, business woes and a health scare #121 46:31
  13. Getting darts right: Everything you need to know #120 59:54
  14. To A Tee update: The book is taking shape #119 56:19
  15. Beyond the sketch: The hidden jobs in clothing #118 1:02:49
  16. Summer updates, rabbit holes & reality checks #117 1:02:47
  17. How sewing pattern grading works #116 1:06:25
  18. The messy reality of pivoting #115 59:54
  19. Getting elastic right: Why not all elastic is created equal #114 1:01:56
  20. Make it last: Caring for your handmade wardrobe #113 55:52
  21. Where do sewists hang out now? #112 56:19
  22. Sew better with the right thread #111 56:18
  23. Creative burnout, exhaustion & pressure to always create #110 58:32
  24. Summer sewing: Linen struggles, hacking shorts and bold stripes #109 1:00:10
  25. Coverstitch secrets: Beyond basic hems #108 50:26
  26. Lack of confidence, purging patterns & creative differences : Q&A #107 57:05
  27. From Sweden to Hawaii: How Sanna Myers built a pattern brand #106 1:05:16
  28. 8 ways to sew knit necklines (none of them a neckband) #105 57:38
  29. Pre-launch spiral & trusting the (bridal) fabric flow #104 58:54
  30. Sleeves explained: Less guesswork, better fit #103 58:30
  31. T-shirt book update: Decisions, dilemmas and messy lines #102 56:19
  32. How to gather fabric evenly (without the guesswork) #101 1:02:47
  33. We hit 100! And answering your sewing dilemmas #100 56:59
  34. Pattern updates, projector files and book drama! #99 1:06:18
  35. Fantasy sewing galore: Playing fabric roulette #98 56:08
  36. Serger secrets: Unlocking the full power of your machine #97 58:02
  37. Sewing spring trends 2026: Pockets, utility & bold colours #96 1:00:35
  38. Sewing knits without losing your mind #95 56:32
  39. Running a sewing brand without burning out with Emily from In the Folds #94 56:32
  40. Bridal sewing & tech troubles: A business update #93 1:07:02
  41. Unravelling ourselves: Our sewing backstories #92 1:04:53
  42. Pressing tricks for better sewing #91 50:07
  43. We’re making a t-shirt book (and need your advice) #90 56:08
  44. Overwhelmed by sewing stuff and thoughts on zero waste #89 54:36
  45. 2026 here we come! Plans, dreams and challenges #88 1:02:54
  46. Looking back at our 2025 #87 53:40
  47. Sewing our dream capsule wardrobe #86 1:05:34
  48. Sewing tricky fabrics without tears #85 1:05:24
  49. Budget friendly sewing: Sew stylish, spend less #84 48:10
  50. Career pivots & business revelations #83 1:02:24