Stitching Tales
by The Last Stitch Media
Latest episode
The glamour and chaos of making sewing books #132
The glamour and chaos of making sewing books #132
About this podcast
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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About Johanna Lundström: Sewing book author, pattern designer and sewing content creator.
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Episodes
The newest 20 of 132 episodes
- The glamour and chaos of making sewing books #132 · 51 minThe digital ebook version of To a Tee is now available for preorder! And there’s a sweet bonus for all you early birds. You’ll get our T-shirt fitting class for free, exclusively…
- Sew better zippers: Tips and tricks that work #131 · 57 minZippers can feel either completely manageable or like a trip straight down to anxiety land. So Johanna and Malena take a deep dive into the surprisingly broad world of zippers…
- T-shirt history with a sewing nerd twist #130 · 60 minThe T-shirt might be one of the most ordinary things in your wardrobe, but it has a surprisingly eventful past. Johanna and Malena trace its history from men’s underwear…
- Sewing stripes: Cutting, matching & aligning #129 · 56 minJohanna is about to lose it if she has to sew one more striped garment in 2026. Luckily, Malena talks her off the ledge. Instead, they get into the weeds of sewing striped…
- Sewing culture, personal style and the Swedish wardrobe: Q&A #128 · 53 minJohanna and Malena open up the mailbox and answer some great listeners' questions, which takes the conversation into Swedish sewing culture, personal style and why making your…
- Sew with fancy elastics: Practical and surprisingly useful #127 · 1 h 2 minFancy elastic sounds like something that should come with a tiny handbag and an attitude problem, but it’s actually surprisingly useful. In this episode, Johanna and Malena look…
- From high fashion to brides and book woes: An update #126 · 1 h 3 minIt’s catch-up time! Malena has some cool news about her work, including a brief moment of proximity to a famous couturier. Plus a new part-time job at a bridal shop. We talk…
- Sewing game changers: Tricks that changed our sewing #125 · 49 minWhat are the sewing habits, tools and construction choices that have made the biggest difference to our sewing? In this episode, Johanna and Malena share their personal sewing…
- Bindings: The knit finish worth mastering #124 · 55 minKnit bindings are one of those sewing techniques that might seem simple. Just wrap some fabric around an edge, right? Well, not quite that easy, unfortunately. Plus, there are…
- Happy Sew New Year: Why fall starts the sewing year #123 · 53 minWhy wait until January to start fresh? Fall has all the ingredients for a new beginning, right? That's when we crave routines and want to reset, reorganise and make new plans…
- Fall fashion 2026: What to sew, shop and skip #122 · 1 h 10 minWhat does fall 2026 actually look like when you stop scrolling past the runway photos and start thinking about what you'd actually wear? Johanna and Malena compare fashion…
- Sewing revelations, business woes and a health scare #121 · 47 minSummer is almost over, routines are returning, and Johanna and Malena are back with a catch-up. They talk about trying to take time off, getting back into work mode, Swedish…
- Getting darts right: Everything you need to know #120 · 60 minDarts. Tiny folds of fabric that somehow manage to cause a surprising amount of confusion. In this episode, Johanna and Malena unravel one of sewing's most fundamental…
- To A Tee update: The book is taking shape #119 · 56 minIt's time for another To A Tee update, and this time Johanna and Malena have plenty to share. After months of writing, drafting, testing and revising, the book is finally…
- Beyond the sketch: The hidden jobs in clothing #118 · 1 h 2 minMost people picture one job when they think about fashion: designer. Or perhaps a pattern maker if you are deeply into sewing (like us!). But the clothing industry is a whole…
- Summer updates, rabbit holes & reality checks #117 · 1 h 2 minIt's time for another catch-up episode, which means Johanna and Malena are chatting about everything from summer sewing projects to the not-so-glamorous realities of running a…
- How sewing pattern grading works #116 · 1 h 6 minSizing a sewing pattern is rarely as simple as making everything bigger or smaller. In this episode, Malena unpacks what pattern grading actually involves, from choosing a base…
- The messy reality of pivoting #115 · 60 minSometimes a business pivot starts with a carefully planned strategy. Other times it starts with panic, burnout, a global crisis… or just the growing feeling that something isn’t…
- Getting elastic right: Why not all elastic is created equal #114 · 1 h 1 minJohanna and Malena unravel the surprisingly complicated world of elastic, and hopefully they didn't stretch this topic too far! This elastic deep dive covers everything from…
- Make it last: Caring for your handmade wardrobe #113 · 56 minYou spend days making a precious garment. And then, with wash and wear, it starts to break down. In this episode, Malena and Johanna talk about what affects how long handmade…
