Friday Finishing Series, Techniques

Friday Finishing Part Three

Today’s topic for Friday Finishing is Mattress stitch seaming in Seed stitch fabric.

Once you’ve worked your Figure 8 start to line up the cast on edges (view that blog post and video here), you are ready to work your seam.

Here is a video tutorial I made on working mattress stitch in seed stitch fabric:

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_X1xewZ-BNY]

The keys to working a good mattress stitch seam in seed stitch are:

  1. Plan ahead to line up your seed stitch pattern across the seam.
  2. Make sure you are picking up the bars in the correct space – the space between the columns of stitches. Moving over a half stitch to either side will ruin the look of your seam.
  3. Make sure you are picking up every single bar. Picking up two bars at a time will weaken the seam and make it not as attractive.
  4. Pull the seaming thread tight, but not too tight or the seam will pucker. Make sure there is still a bit of give to the fabric vertically along the seam.

Here is the video tutorial on finishing off the bound off edge at the seam:

I’m hoping this series has been helpful so far! I have more coming, so be sure to check in each week for a new post and video!

Next week we’ll cover working mattress stitch seaming in Reverse Stockinette stitch fabric.

Until then, Happy Knitting!

(See here for the next post in this series.)

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