Lack of confidence, purging patterns & creative differences : Q&A #107

About this episode

Malena and Johanna answer listener questions about sewing techniques and pattern management in this Q&A episode.

Malena and Johanna open the mailbag again and answer your pressing sewing questions! Should you purge patterns that no longer fit? Who gets the final word when Malena and Johanna disagree on a technique? And can you skip the grain line when sewing samples? These and many more questions are answered in this very meaty Q&A episode. Email us more questions at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠stitchingtalespod@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Or contact us at 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

People in this episode

Hosts: Malena Hjerpe, Johanna Lundström

Topics covered

• sewing
• pattern making
• creative differences
• Q&A
• confidence
• techniques

Keywords

• sewing questions
• purging patterns
• grain line
• technique disagreements
• sewing advice

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Hazelhen Patterns, The Last Stitch, The Last Stitch Media, Stitching Tales, Instagram, YouTube

Products: Malva t-shirt pattern

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