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Stitching Tales

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  • Sew better zippers: Tips and tricks that work #131

    October 27, 2026 · 57 min

    Zippers 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, looking at coil, metal, plastic and invisible zippers, and how…

  • T-shirt history with a sewing nerd twist #130

    October 20, 2026 · 60 min

    The 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, athletic wear and workwear to James Dean, band tees, slogans and the…

  • Sewing stripes: Cutting, matching & aligning #129

    October 12, 2026 · 56 min

    Johanna 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 fabrics: Cutting as a single layer, deciding whether to follow the…

  • Sewing culture, personal style and the Swedish wardrobe: Q&A #128

    October 6, 2026 · 53 min

    Johanna 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 own clothes can be about much more than filling a gap in the…

  • Sew with fancy elastics: Practical and surprisingly useful #127

    September 29, 2026 · 1 hr 3 min

    Fancy 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 at fold-over elastic, stretch lace, picot and plush elastic…

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  • From high fashion to brides and book woes: An update #126

    September 22, 2026 · 1 hr 3 min

    It’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 high-fashion pattern making, brides and the surprising joy of…

  • Sewing game changers: Tricks that changed our sewing #125

    September 15, 2026 · 49 min

    What 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 game changers, including pressing throughout construction…

  • Bindings: The knit finish worth mastering #124

    September 8, 2026 · 55 min

    Knit 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 plenty of ways to do it, so how do we know which one is the…

  • Happy Sew New Year: Why fall starts the sewing year #123

    September 1, 2026 · 53 min

    Why 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. This is why Johanna and Malena make a case for September being…

  • Fall fashion 2026: What to sew, shop and skip #122

    August 25, 2026 · 1 hr 11 min

    What 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 magazines, runway coverage, AI trend research and a very Swedish…

  • Sewing revelations, business woes and a health scare #121

    August 18, 2026 · 47 min

    Summer 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 summer weather, and the small matter of a health scare that gave…

  • Getting darts right: Everything you need to know #120

    August 11, 2026 · 60 min

    Darts. 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 techniques, exploring what darts actually do, why they're still…

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About the show

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. Email us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠stitchingtalespod@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Or contact us on our socials: ⁠Stitching Tales on Instagram⁠ ⁠Stitching Tales on YouTube⁠ About Malena Hjerpe: Professional pattern maker, sewing book author and owner of Hazelhen Patterns. ⁠Hazelhen Patterns Instagram⁠ ⁠hazelhenpatterns.com⁠ (get your free Malva t-shirt pattern) About Johanna Lundström: Sewing book author, pattern designer and sewing content creator. ⁠thelaststitch.com⁠ ⁠The Last Stitch Instagram⁠ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.