Mattress Stitch

I was browsing through my large collection of stitching magazines last
night and found something I would like to do, but the finishing leaves
me puzzled.

The directions just said to use the mattress stitch with no
explanations of what this is.

Googling it, I find lots of knitting and crochet references.
Eliminating those from my search, I'm left with medical references for
suturing.

Does anyone know what is meant by the mattress stitch if you are
referring to two plain pieces of cotton that need to be joined?

thanks,
Donna in Virginia

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Donna writes
I was browsing through my large collection of stitching magazines last
night and found something I would like to do, but the finishing leaves
me puzzled.

The directions just said to use the mattress stitch with no
explanations of what this is.

Googling it, I find lots of knitting and crochet references.
Eliminating those from my search, I'm left with medical references for
suturing.

Does anyone know what is meant by the mattress stitch if you are
referring to two plain pieces of cotton that need to be joined?

thanks,
Donna in Virginia

I used to use mattress stitch for sewing up jumpers etc. Done properly
it make for an invisible seam on the outside.
Hugs
Shirley
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Shirley Shone

www.allcrafts.org.uk

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On Tue, 7 Sep 2010 15:12:08 +0100, Shirley Shone
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Does anyone know what is meant by the mattress stitch if you are
referring to two plain pieces of cotton that need to be joined?

thanks,
Donna in Virginia

I used to use mattress stitch for sewing up jumpers etc. Done properly
it make for an invisible seam on the outside.
Hugs
Shirley

Like Shirley I use it for knitting, but see it is also used for
fabrics, probably originally as the name suggests, for mattresses.

http://www.ehow.co.uk/way_5561658_ma...-tutorial.html

Same here. I use it anytime I want an invisible seam done from the right
side of whatever.

Donna, the link in a subsequent post explains the stitch, but doesn't
show you how. If you want a picture, I'll send you one. Email me.

Dianne

On 9/7/2010 8:49 AM, Donna wrote:
I was browsing through my large collection of stitching magazines last
night and found something I would like to do, but the finishing leaves
me puzzled.

The directions just said to use the mattress stitch with no
explanations of what this is.

Googling it, I find lots of knitting and crochet references.
Eliminating those from my search, I'm left with medical references for
suturing.

Does anyone know what is meant by the mattress stitch if you are
referring to two plain pieces of cotton that need to be joined?

thanks,
Donna in Virginia

In message , Dianne Lewandowski
writes
Donna, the link in a subsequent post explains the stitch, but doesn't
show you how. If you want a picture, I'll send you one. Email me.

Dianne

On 9/7/2010 8:49 AM, Donna wrote:
I was browsing through my large collection of stitching magazines last
night and found something I would like to do, but the finishing leaves
me puzzled.

The directions just said to use the mattress stitch with no
explanations of what this is.

Googling it, I find lots of knitting and crochet references.
Eliminating those from my search, I'm left with medical references for
suturing.

Does anyone know what is meant by the mattress stitch if you are
referring to two plain pieces of cotton that need to be joined?

thanks,
Donna in Virginia

A Utube demo.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvAS-HCWk9I

Shirley
--
Shirley Shone

www.allcrafts.org.uk

On 9/7/2010 3:24 PM, Shirley Shone wrote:
In message , Dianne Lewandowski
writes
Donna, the link in a subsequent post explains the stitch, but doesn't
show you how. If you want a picture, I'll send you one. Email me.

Dianne

On 9/7/2010 8:49 AM, Donna wrote:
I was browsing through my large collection of stitching magazines last
night and found something I would like to do, but the finishing leaves
me puzzled.

The directions just said to use the mattress stitch with no
explanations of what this is.

Googling it, I find lots of knitting and crochet references.
Eliminating those from my search, I'm left with medical references for
suturing.

Does anyone know what is meant by the mattress stitch if you are
referring to two plain pieces of cotton that need to be joined?

thanks,
Donna in Virginia

A Utube demo.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvAS-HCWk9I

Shirley

That's on knitted grounds, which is different when you're joining
cloth/seams. In essence the same, but not easy to visualize.

Dianne

Dianne Lewandowski wrote:
On 9/7/2010 3:24 PM, Shirley Shone wrote:

In message , Dianne Lewandowski
writes

Donna, the link in a subsequent post explains the stitch, but doesn't
show you how. If you want a picture, I'll send you one. Email me.

Dianne

On 9/7/2010 8:49 AM, Donna wrote:

I was browsing through my large collection of stitching magazines last
night and found something I would like to do, but the finishing leaves
me puzzled.

The directions just said to use the mattress stitch with no
explanations of what this is.

Googling it, I find lots of knitting and crochet references.
Eliminating those from my search, I'm left with medical references for
suturing.

Does anyone know what is meant by the mattress stitch if you are
referring to two plain pieces of cotton that need to be joined?

thanks,
Donna in Virginia


A Utube demo.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvAS-HCWk9I

Shirley


That's on knitted grounds, which is different when you're joining
cloth/seams. In essence the same, but not easy to visualize.

Dianne

If you Google ladder stitch, there are several demonstrations on
youtube. Pick whichever one looks clearest to you. Ladder stitch is
realy incredibly easy once you get the hang of it.

Olwyn Mary in New Orleans

"Donna" wrote
I was browsing through my large collection of stitching magazines last
night and found something I would like to do, but the finishing leaves
me puzzled.

Does anyone know what is meant by the mattress stitch if you are
referring to two plain pieces of cotton that need to be joined?

thanks,
Donna in Virginia

Ladder stitch is another name for the same thing, very easy to do once you
get the hang of it. All the dimensional projects that I have posted
pictures for on RCTNP are made this way.

If you draw a blank let me know and I will see if I can dig out some photos
of the "how to" that I know I have somewhere.

My only word of caution is for finishing that is not 90 degrees.....it can
be done, but I'd not recommend that for a first project.

Cheers

Joanne in Western Australia

On 9/7/10 9:49 AM, in article
, "Donna"
wrote:

I was browsing through my large collection of stitching magazines last
night and found something I would like to do, but the finishing leaves
me puzzled.

The directions just said to use the mattress stitch with no
explanations of what this is.

Googling it, I find lots of knitting and crochet references.
Eliminating those from my search, I'm left with medical references for
suturing.

Does anyone know what is meant by the mattress stitch if you are
referring to two plain pieces of cotton that need to be joined?

thanks,
Donna in Virginia


I know I've seen it - something like a blind stitch or a blind hem stitch.
See if that works. I've checked my two "general" references with out luck.

C

On Sep 7, 9:49*am, Donna wrote:
I was browsing through my large collection of stitching magazines last
night and found something I would like to do, but the finishing leaves
me puzzled.

The directions just said to use the mattress stitch with no
explanations of what this is.

Googling it, I find lots of knitting and crochet references.
Eliminating those from my search, I'm left with medical references for
suturing.

Does anyone know what is meant by the mattress stitch if you are
referring to two plain pieces of cotton that need to be joined?

thanks,
Donna in Virginia

You all are brilliant. Ladder stitch - now I've got it!

Thanks tons for making this a bit easier for me.

Donna in Virginia