Please verify your email address by clicking on the link sent to youremail@gmail.com or resubmit.
Mattress Stitch – Sewing Knitted Pieces Together
Learn how to sew knitted pieces together using mattress stitch. Follow this step-by-step guide to create a neat and almost invisible seam.
How to Sew Knitted Pieces Together with Mattress Stitch
Mattress stitch is a sewing technique used to join knitted pieces with a neat and almost invisible seam. It is ideal for sewing side seams, sleeves, shoulders and other knitted pieces together.
- Place the knitted pieces next to each other with the right sides facing up.
- Thread a tapestry needle with matching yarn.
- Start at the bottom of the seam and leave a short yarn tail.
- Find the horizontal bars between the edge stitch and the next column of stitches on one piece.
- Insert the needle under the first horizontal bar.
- Move to the other piece and insert the needle under the corresponding horizontal bar.
- Continue alternating between the two pieces.
- Gently pull the yarn every few stitches to close the seam.
- Secure and weave in the yarn when the seam is complete.
Avoid sewing through the edge stitches themselves. Instead, work under the horizontal bars just inside the edge. Pull the yarn gently so the seam closes neatly without puckering the knitted fabric.
