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that that down hello and welcome I'm Caroline and I'm Helen and we love to sew this is a podcast for makers where we talk about

sewing a handmade wardrobe and bringing interviews with inspiring creatives and

small business owners in our community.

Today we are chatting with Alina Croker, the founder of Dogwood Denham.

Alina creates made to measure genes for women and drafts custom jeans patterns for the sewing community. We talk about making custom garments,

working with denim, and how your clothes can stand the test of time.

And how you should interface your waistband.

And never try your jeans on without putting your waistband on.

Alina's got some things.

Yeah, she has some tips for us guys, guys.

Listen till the end.

I had such a guilty face every time she was like,

make sure you don't do this, make sure you don't do that.

I was like, ah, I'm sorry. Hi Elena, thank you so much for coming on the show today.

Thank you for having me.

Can you please start us off by introducing yourself to our listeners.

Absolutely. My name is Elena Croker and I'm the owner of Dogwood Denham and what I do and

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