Stitching Tales

Looking for the ultimate gift to give your sewing friend (or yourself)? Then look no further. We share our best picks for sewing holiday gifts, from essential sewing tools to inspiring books, something for every budget level. Stitching Tales Gift Guide https://www.thelaststitch.com/giftguide [https://www.thelaststitch.com/giftguide] Stitching Tales on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/stitchingtalespod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/stitchingtalespod] Stitching Tales on YouTube ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@StitchingTalesPod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [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.instagram.com/hazelhenpatterns] ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.hazelhenpatterns.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [About Johanna Lundström: Sewing book author, pattern designer and sewing content creator. ⁠⁠⁠https://www.thelaststitch.com⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/laststitch⁠⁠⁠ 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.thelaststitch.com] ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/laststitch⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/laststitch/]

Did Johanna really end up joining a weekly dance thing because of Tinder? And why did Malena's sister ban her from caring for her plants? In this episode, we lift the lid on our personal life and share some things you probably didn't know about us! Plus we answer the question we all want to know...how big is really our (fabric) stash? Fit for Knits Book ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.thelaststitch.com/fit-for-knits-book⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.thelaststitch.com/fit-for-knits-book] Stitching Tales on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/stitchingtalespod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/stitchingtalespod] Stitching Tales on YouTube ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@StitchingTalesPod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/@StitchingTalesPod] Johanna's business inspiration Matt Giovanisci, Swim-U, Money Lab https://open.spotify.com/show/61TkgjNR13AqGKKrONZdQp?si=06bcedbebe844470 [https://open.spotify.com/show/61TkgjNR13AqGKKrONZdQp?si=06bcedbebe844470] Malena's business mentor Sara Bäckmo https://sarabackmo.se [https://sarabackmo.se] About Malena Hjerpe: Professional pattern maker, sewing book author and owner of Hazelhen Patterns. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/hazelhenpatterns⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/hazelhenpatterns] ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.hazelhenpatterns.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [About Johanna Lundström: Sewing book author, pattern designer and sewing content creator. ⁠⁠⁠https://www.thelaststitch.com⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/laststitch⁠⁠⁠ 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.thelaststitch.com] ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/laststitch⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/laststitch/]

Sewing buttonholes is not Johanna and Malena's favourite thing to do. However, they have many tips on making them great, including some garment industry insider tips. Listen to get lots of great insight on the best placement, getting the size right, stitch settings, tools and of course, how to open the buttonholes without ruining everything. Easy bound buttonhole tutorial ⁠⁠https://www.thelaststitch.com/how-to-sew-bound-buttonholes/⁠⁠ [https://www.thelaststitch.com/how-to-sew-bound-buttonholes/] Fit for Knits Book ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.thelaststitch.com/fit-for-knits-book⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.thelaststitch.com/fit-for-knits-book] Stitching Tales on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/stitchingtalespod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/stitchingtalespod] Stitching Tales on YouTube ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@StitchingTalesPod⁠⁠⁠⁠ [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.instagram.com/hazelhenpatterns] ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.hazelhenpatterns.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [About Johanna Lundström: Sewing book author, pattern designer and sewing content creator. ⁠⁠⁠https://www.thelaststitch.com⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/laststitch⁠⁠⁠ 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.thelaststitch.com] ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/laststitch⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/laststitch/]

Johanna set her newly purchased fabric on fire, but why? And which mega-hyped Swedish brand is Malena's new client? Plus did Johanna finally crack the code for successful time management? Listen to find out! In this episode, we talk about what's been happening in our sewing and business life lately. Fit for Knits Book ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.thelaststitch.com/fit-for-knits-book⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.thelaststitch.com/fit-for-knits-book] Stitching Tales on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/stitchingtalespod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/stitchingtalespod] Stitching Tales on YouTube ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@StitchingTalesPod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [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.instagram.com/hazelhenpatterns] ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.hazelhenpatterns.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [About Johanna Lundström: Sewing book author, pattern designer and sewing content creator. ⁠⁠⁠https://www.thelaststitch.com⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/laststitch⁠⁠⁠ 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.thelaststitch.com] ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/laststitch⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/laststitch/]

You asked and we answered! Malena and Johanna share their favourite upcycling projects and give tips on the best seam allowances for tricky areas, plus how to use interfacing on knit fabrics. Enjoy! Johanna's mittens and beanie hat patterns (for upcycling old sweaters) https://shop.thelaststitch.com/collections/accessories [https://shop.thelaststitch.com/collections/accessories] Have questions for another Q&A episode? Email us at stitchingtalespod@gmail.com Fit for Knits Book ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.thelaststitch.com/fit-for-knits-book⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.thelaststitch.com/fit-for-knits-book] Fusible stretch interfacing (blog tutorial and video) https://www.thelaststitch.com/using-fusible-interfacing-knits [https://www.thelaststitch.com/using-fusible-interfacing-knits] https://youtu.be/sDC3CW4Vhnw [https://youtu.be/sDC3CW4Vhnw] Stitching Tales on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/stitchingtalespod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/stitchingtalespod] Stitching Tales on YouTube ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@StitchingTalesPod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [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.instagram.com/hazelhenpatterns] ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.hazelhenpatterns.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [About Johanna Lundström: Sewing book author, pattern designer and sewing content creator. ⁠⁠⁠https://www.thelaststitch.com⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/laststitch⁠⁠⁠ 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.thelaststitch.com] ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/laststitch⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/laststitch/]