<p>Malena has been on a super inspiring networking trip to Copenhagen, and now she wants to switch careers and pivot into custom designs for theatre and ballet. </p><p><br /></p><p>Johanna has been working abroad as well, which, among other things, led her to start a sewing TikTok account after enjoying a glass of Spanish cerveza at the airport!</p><p><br /></p><p>In this fun update, they talk about everything from how to crack the sizing dilemma (Malena has some shocking stats on how few people actually fit into standard RTW-sizing) to Johanna (finally) getting brave with marketing, and the results are promising. </p><p><br /></p><p>Plus a new segment: Stitch and Tell, email us at
[email protected] if you have something you want to share! </p><p><b>Ithaca Maven Substack about pattern fitting</b></p><p><a href="https://ithacamaven.substack.com" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://ithacamaven.substack.com</a></p><p>Or contact us at our socials:</p><p><b>Stitching Tales on Instagram</b></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/stitchingtalespod" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/stitchingtalespod</a></p><p><b>Stitching Tales on YouTube</b></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@StitchingTalesPod" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/@StitchingTalesPod</a></p><p><b>About Malena Hjerpe: </b>Professional pattern maker, sewing book author and owner of Hazelhen Patterns.</p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/hazelhenpatterns" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/hazelhenpatterns</a></p><p><a href="https://www.hazelhenpatterns.com" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.hazelhenpatterns.com</a> (get your free Malva t-shirt pattern)</p>