Malena's day job is making patterns for one of the largest fashion companies in the world. Can you guess which one?

In this episode, she shares what it's like to develop patterns in the professional world, and takes us through the process from a design sketch to the finished garment in stores.

Fit for Knits Book

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.thelaststitch.com/fit-for-knits-book⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Stitching Tales on Instagram

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/stitchingtalespod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Stitching Tales on YouTube

⁠⁠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.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.instagram.com/laststitch⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Can you sew stretchy knits without a serger? Absolutely! If you use the right stitches, tools and techniques. In this episode, we share our best tips for sewing knit fabrics on a regular sewing machine.

Video: Sew Stretchy Knits on a Sewing Machine: 5 Game-Changing Tips

https://youtu.be/rr2hASfbuMY

Fit for Knits Book

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.thelaststitch.com/fit-for-knits-book⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Stitching Tales on Instagram

⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/stitchingtalespod⁠⁠⁠⁠

Stitching Tales on YouTube

⁠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.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.instagram.com/laststitch⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Malena's free pattern launch has been a huge success. But now she is swamped with freelance work, with little time to develop new products and content.

Johanna is back on YouTube and is blown away by the response. But can she produce weekly videos while also filming a sewing course, creating a new sewing pattern, plus working a part-time job?

The struggle is real!

Fit for Knits Book

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.thelaststitch.com/fit-for-knits-book⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Stitching Tales on Instagram

⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/stitchingtalespod⁠⁠⁠

Stitching Tales on YouTube

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.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.instagram.com/laststitch⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠