[NFB-Krafters-Korner] Matress stitch for sewing together knitting

[Tammy Freitag]

Thanks for sharing!
Tammy

On 11/24/19, Tracy Carcione via NFB-Krafters-Korner
<nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Yesterday I went to my local yarn store and got a refresher on the matress
> stitch, so I can sew together the fancy lace sweater I'm making.
>
> People here were interested, so I'll try to describe it.  I could teach a
> class, but I thought people might want to know quicker than that so they
> can
> finish up stuff for the holidays.
>
>
>
> Matress stitch:
>
> Do all the other finishing first, like weaving in ends.  You can block
> either before or after, whichever you feel is best for your garment.
>
> Lay the pieces out with the right side up.  In stockinette, that's usually
> the smooth side.  Lay them with the edges you want to sew touching each
> other.
>
> "Pin" them together at the corner and some places in between, so that they
> line up and lie flat.  I used openable stitch markers to do the pinning.
>
> I want to work horizontally, so I have one piece close to me, and the other
> farther away.  For explaining purposes, I'll call them near and far.
>
> Thread your yarn needle with a piece of yarn about 3 times the length of
> the
> sewing you need to do.
>
> Put the needle in from the bottom of the beginning corner of the far piece
> and pull the yarn through, remembering to leave a good tail to weave in
> later.
>
> Put the needle up from the bottom of the near corner and pull the yarn
> through.  Pull the corners together, but not real snug yet.
>
> ** Put the needle from the top down into the same place on the far piece
> where you came up last time.
>
> Angle the needle to come up through the next stitch on the far piece, and
> pull the yarn through.
>
> Put the needle from the top down into the stitch where you came up last
> time
> on the near piece.
>
> Angle the needle to come up in the next stitch, and pull the yarn through.
>
>
> Snug the pieces together, and pull your tail to snug the corners.
>
> Repeat from **.
>
> If your fabric stops lining up, move 2 stitches on the rumpling side, or,
> if
> you've been moving 2 stitchs, move one to get things lined back up.  This
> is
> why you pinned it.
>
> When you've finished, weave in the ends.
>
> It makes a nice, flat seam.
>
> Tracy
>
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