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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 Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/stitchingtalespodStitching Tales on…
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Bindings: The knit finish worth mastering #124 (opens the original)
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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 best? Essentially, a perfect topic for Johanna and Malena to dive deep into. Malena even confesses that she has never sewn a binding before. So Johanna breaks down the different approaches. They talk about choosing fabrics, calculating width and stretch, and worki
Happy Sew New Year: Why fall starts the sewing year #123 (opens the original)
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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 the start of a Sew New Year. To kick off this new concept, they discuss habit stacking, journaling and mood boards, along with some very practical sewing tips. Plus a few lifestyle tips (nurture your reward system, as Johanna likes to say). So let go of ambitio
Fall fashion 2026: What to sew, shop and skip #122 (opens the original)
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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 source of trend intelligence: watching what young people are wearing at a music festival Johanna visited recently. They talk about the return of visible craft, romantic details, tailoring, statement coats, richer colours and the surprisingly persistent comeback o
Sewing revelations, business woes and a health scare #121 (opens the original)
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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 Johanna an unexpected break from coffee, spices, wine and basically all the things she enjoys. The conversation also delves into the less glamorous side of creative work: EU packaging regulations and the administrative maze of running a small business. They als
Getting darts right: Everything you need to know #120 (opens the original)
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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 relevant, and how they transform flat fabric into garments that fit real bodies. Along the way they discuss bust, waist and shoulder darts, when you can replace them with princess seams or yokes, and why modern patterns sometimes hide shaping in plain sight. There's a
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