Faster! Flatter! Mattress Stitch Seam for Knitters by Diana Sullivan

[@markandersson7215]

OmG!! How fantastic is this tutorial!! I was really struggling on seaming up to a point of disliking my hobby, NOW I’m totally ecstatic!!! Thank you 1,000,000,000 times over xxxxx

[@barbarah5756]

I have to tell you, this is the only mattress stitch tutorial that actually worked for me, after I tried many, many versions. This was the only one that actually lay flat and looked natural. Thanks so much!! 😍

[@kathyjeyes9385]

This is the only mattress stitch video that has madd any sense to me! Thankyou so much. My seaming life has just become so much nicer! ❤

[@janetharvey4650]

Today, I finally plucked up the courage to seam without a crochet hook. This is downright exciting, much better looking and easier than I expected. My heartfelt thanks, Diana!

[@AdamLopez]

Thanks for the demo 😄 I think this is called the Half Stitch Weave. Perfect for joining 1x1 ribbing too because the rib pattern continues without interruption.

[@bexgreene]

Thank you for this video. I am making a knitted patchwork blanket and this is my first ever knitted project! So this is the first time that I am sewing pieces together. Your video is the first video that has shown how to do this in really simple to follow steps! Thanks so much! ❤

[@debmorton3310]

Thank you soooo much for this video! I’ve tried off and on for years to learn mattress stitch and always got frustrated and quit. This technique is so clear and easy to keep your place. I’ll be using this a lot. Thanks again.

[@brooksloan6314]

Thank you. This is the best tutorial I’ve seen for mattress stitch. So helpful!

[@jal3h]

this is the most amazing tutorial i was literally crying while trying to figure out how to do a mattress stitch, thank you so much!!!!

[@dianaknits]

You made my day! Thanks!

[@donnaquinn6746]

AT LAST! I found your video and easy to understand how to sew in between the loops! I've usually done back stitch but will try this way. THANKYOU FOR THIS!

[@Pur9leRain]

Thank you miss. I've seen so many videos on KZbin but yours is by far the best. Really detailed and thorough

[@yrmagoni4404]

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[@scoop2591]

I downloaded this a few years ago and want to thank you for taking the time to share a beautifully done video with great presentation! Soooo helpful to clearly see each step in a concise manner !! Your the BEST !

[@staceyweiss506]

This is awesome! I've tried many versions of mattress stitch but this is absolutely the best. Diana's instructions are perfectly clear and easy to follow. My finished sweater looks so much more professional. Thank you!!!

[@debtempleton9424]

Great video - thanks so much. You are a very patient teacher and explain the steps so well. Cheers.

[@mariewhiteside6140]

I love your video and your description on how to do this sewing together, it was so easy to follow your voice and tutorial, thank you very much.

[@alyssaa3999]

Wow what a great technique!!! Just used it to seam up a little stocking I made and it is SEAMLESS! (and was soooo easy!) Thanks for the tutorial!!!

[@YourMarriageRestored]

so glad i found your video, diana! it's definitely FLATTER and FASTER and altogether brilliant! i'm using it to seam up a cardigan i've just finished. many thanks to you and the ladies in your knit group!!!

[@nitamas]

WOW... This it just the best joining up stitch.I am so impressed by the result.. and your voice is great... thank you so much for sharing...

[@dianeschuller]

I am in the midst of seaming panels together for a thick, heavy throw I made. This technique is working beautifully. I had to stop seaming to let you know. Thanks so much.

[@lindalangeheine5787]

I'm so glad you showed everything so clearly. The camera is set so the viewers can really SEE what is going on. Plus, you explain beautifully and slowly. Thank you! Now I can sew my new sweater together. :-D

[@sieglindemullins3821]

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[@fredsher399]

Thank you so much for such clear and even work. You make this so easy looking, can’t wait to finish my sweater so I to can do this stitch. Your voice is very calming.

[@mandyboneham5771]

Wow this is fantastic thank you so much for sharing your knowledge you have made this task very enjoyable can’t wait to have a go !

[@TheCountryRoadDiva]

Love a fellow Texan giving such PHENOMENAL instructions and great camera angle! I just finished a 60 piece mitered square blanket and WISH I had seen this a week ago. great Job!

[@penniewallace9090]

I would like to thank you for helping me put the finishing touches on an Afghan for my son. I worked very hard to have a nice blanket for him but wasn’t having much success stitching it together and had to rip it out a few times. After I saw your video I’ve been able to do a good job to the end. Thanks again. I also liked how you explained it slowly.

[@00lizard]

Thank you very much for this video! You explained everything so simply and concisely, that it was easy for me to understand. I can't wait to use this on my next project!

[@RL-sg6ne]

So perfect and easy to understand! Thanks, and you have a lovely speaking voice.

[@liahrene4020]

What a fabulous technique! Thanks so much for sharing this, Diana. You have a real gift for teaching: you give just enough information, it's clear and easy to follow, and you have a lovely, peaceful voice...so glad I found your channel. This will be great for sewing together babies booties 🙂

[@dianaknits]

I'm so glad you like this stitch! When the friend first taught it to me, I'd already been knitting for many years, and I thought, there's no way this will look okay. It looks great and it's fast, fast! That's what we need - fast sewing-up!

[@liahrene4020]

@@dianaknits Absolutely! I've never enjoyed sewing up because I want to get on with knitting and I worry that the seams will make the garment uncomfortable: not anymore! 🙌

[@pattimartin396]

Thank you Diana for your video. It was indeed simple and fast. I finished my first vest watching your video.

[@patriciadesnoyers7108]

Diana you have made my day....I find your explanation and directions perfect....finishing off a sweater for my grandson and was having a terrible time seeing up my edges....thank you very much for your help

[@joedewar7253]

Thank you for sharing! Really simple and so clearly explained. 😊

[@brendaduncan9886]

I have recently started kinitting again after more than 20 yrs, I find the videos very heipful in remebering old tricks and learning new ones. So thankyou so much. Brenda Duncan

[@natalieschumacher4729]

Thanks for this clear, easy to follow video. I'm never happy with how I seam garment, and my knit group were talking about mattress stitch and how much better it is. Thanks. I think I can do it. I have a cowl to stitch up so that will be my first to ry. Again, thanks

[@marniulch4905]

Thank you so much for this great tutorial! Have wondered how to do a flatter seam for my baby sweaters. This way works great!

[@jennasimpson5192]

Thank you so much! I have always hated seaming and avoided patterns that require it. My mattress stitch technique has never been great, but this looks so simple. Thank you for breaking it down so clearly!

[@dianaknits]

Finishing is often the single biggest differentiator of the appearance of knits. You CAN learn regular mattress stitch - once the lightbulb goes off, you'll be glad you did! Suddenly, it gets easy - honest. I have a video on that. You can also learn to graft off waste yarn. Just these three seams, and almost everything you knit will look better! Make a few swatches and practice.

[@jeanettemaunder117]

This the mattress stitch I will. be using from now on, it looks so easy and so quick and gives a lovely clean neat finish from both sides ,Thankyou

[@dianaknits]

Wonderful!

[@thomasstambaugh5181]

Marvelous approach -- with one MAJOR CAUTION! As promised, this results in faster and flatter mattress stitch seams. I've been using this on my Aran knit sweater projects for several years now with great success and I love it. The MAJOR CAUTION is that if, for any reason, you need to take out this seam then it cannot be repeated, because of the way it changes the participating stitches. I discovered this on a project where I had to shorten the sleeves of a finished pullover Aran knit sweater. I had to disassemble the sweater in order to pull out the raglan shaping and top inch of each sleeve (I had to first pull out the knit collar of the sweater). When I started to reassemble the sweater, I found that one leg of each selvedge stitch on the side and sleeve seams where I had done this "faster flatter" mattress stitch were stretched enough that I had big holes when I attempted to repeat the faster-flatter approach. All was fine after I reverted to a regular mattress stitch for these, but of course that was slower and bulkier. This approach truly IS faster and flatter so long as you don't have to take out the seam. The classic mattress stitch, at least the way I do it, does not distort the participating stitches as much as this approach. It is therefore easier to remove and redo the classic mattress stitch then this faster and flatter alternative.

[@dianaknits]

Good point. Still, I love this stitch - the advantages outweight any problem from having to dissassemble a sweater., since that doesn't happen often, and as you said, you can resew in regular mattress.

[@thomasstambaugh5181]

@@dianaknits: Indeed it remains a mainstay for me. Regular is SO slow (at least when doing every bar).

[@Carpediem-z3n]

Very well explained. I had some questions regarding this but you showed the answers so clearly. Thank you!

[@lauralongland6176]

Thank you for such a clear and well explained video. I have knitted all the pieces of my very first sweater and I needed to learn how to sew them together. Now I know 😄

[@detub6705]

Thank you for your kindness to post an excellent tutorial for mattress stitche seam like this. It's very easy for me to follow and understand . May you be blessed with happyness , great health and success.

[@VoxVocisCruora]

A few years back I had made a huge knitted blanket consisting of dozens of knitted pieces that I needed to sew together. Just these past few weeks, I was knitting another blanket and needed to sew some pieces together and I couldn't remember how I did it before. I was searching for hours trying to find the method I remembered, bc everything I was getting didn't feel familiar to me and I didn't like them. This was the method I remember using. Thank you for helping me to refresh my memory!

[@chandradutt7115]

Thanks ma’am well explained a excellent teacher good tutorial have a blessed day love from Australia

[@elainepickford5381]

I have watched a lots of videos and this is the best by far many thanks

[@christianasampson2852]

This makes complete sense, I’ve never been able to master this stitch I’ve found it complicated looking at other videos but is so much better 👌

[@chasingcarly]

This is life changing!!! I loathe sewing up my knits and it has always looked absolutely rubbish, but I've just tried this and I can't even tell where the seam is. Thank you!!

[@Washiela]

Beautiful work. I love knitting, but dislike sewing up my work ... but not anymore 😉. Thank you for this very clear tutorial💗

[@zehrak9943]

this saved my life thank you so much!!

[@DianaHernandez-si3ym]

Thank you so much. I’ve been looking to close a flat hat pattern. Appreciate your tutorial.

[@suej3959]

Excellent demonstration, very clear and well explained.

[@jamieaboss]

I am so glad I found this. Thank you. This made it so much easier!!! 💜

[@elainefroneberger4944]

That seam looks so nice, thank you!

[@gaildoolan3828]

Thank you very much for your clear, easy to understand AND do tutorial. I've tried unsuccessfully to master the Mattress stitch many times. Success at last😁

[@dianaknits]

I love to teach seams, because it makes such a difference! Watch for my seaming instructions to come out soon. I plan to do them as a digital download. Can't cover every seam, but I'll get the most-often used ones plus a bonus or two.

[@valeriemoorcroft6838]

Thank you. I have just watched your video, and it's explained very well, even though I've been knitting for 40 years, I hate the sewing up at the end. My Nana taught me to knit, and she also disliked sewing up. Your explanation was excellent, thank you.

[@daughterofrain]

Thank you so much for posting this. I'm new to knitting and could never get the mattress stitch done right, it always ended up looking wonky since I couldn't tell where my needle was supposed to go. This tutorial is by far the easiest to understand and follow. I truly appreciate it!

[@dianaknits]

Glad it was helpful!

[@druidsongevergreens]

Your videos never disappoint

[@arlenewillans2989]

thank you so clear to follow this mattress stitch Clever girl xx Nice clear voice

[@salting_the_water]

This helped me so much!!! I'm not great at mattress stitch, but this works great for me :)

[@sandywright-leonard5238]

She makes it seem so easy!!

[@joanelliott4986]

This looks brilliant and very neat and fast. I will try this out on a Christmas jumper I am knitting. Thanks very much.

[@carolr4871]

Beautiful. Thank you and your knitting group.

[@murielstaton526]

You are a lifesaver. You will never know how much I needed to learn this and I've been machine knitting for years!

[@dianaknits]

I bet I machine knitted over 20 years before someone showed it to me! Our club was making hats for charity, and they had hundreds to sew up on a workday. They were bulky knit, and this makes less of a lump. Plus, we needed to work quickly!

[@yayafaith]

Thank you for your easy-to-understand video!

[@loosewheel2013]

Great illustration. So clear to see.

[@sueroderick6236]

Thank you! This looks so easy and still strong.

[@lorrainehutter6677]

I always rushed through seaming, thinking of it mostly as a nuisance. Decades later I realize it's what separates good from excellent work. Thank you so much!

[@dianaknits]

I could not agree more! KNITTERS: If you really want to become an amazing knitter, and you don't have one already, consider getting a knitting machine. As your output increases, your finishing and technical knowledge also improve.

[@swan6362]

This is an amazing technique, thank you!

[@Marny5580]

Great ... and a definite to-do the next time! Thank you for sharing what you also learned. Paying it forward is a very good thing!

[@r.mcd2921]

Thank you so much for this! What a help. I've used mattress stitch for years, and it's always awkward holding the pieces to do it. But I think with your method I'd be able to hold the pieces wrong sides together and seam up through the loops, which should be quite visible. Wonderful!

[@fitchery9315]

This works so beautifully. Thank you for sharing this great method, it improved my seaming instantaneously!

[@ГалинаД-ж2ю]

Thank You so much, Your method is much better,than I have been explained and shown!)...

[@18spock27]

Thank you for showing us this seam.

[@ellbow7287]

I love your mattress stitch .I never used the usual mattress stich because I did not like the bulky seams it produced. Definitely faster ,flatter and smooth. Love it.. Thank you for sharing.

[@ruthjames715]

Like Judy, I've always had problems with this stitch. I'll certainly use this method. Thank you, Ruth from down under.

[@22thinker]

This looks great and easy enough also. Thank you

[@patriciacrossett9289]

Diana, thanks so much for this perfectly clear explanation. I needed it today.

[@lisafeldmann9863]

Thank you for this tip! This will come in especially handy for the sleeve on the sweater I am knitting for my mom as I did not want it to feel too bulky underneath.

[@daor775]

Very fast and easy ---Thank You so Very Much!

[@yayafaith]

This a great tutorial! You explain so well and your visual is excellent! Thank you!

[@allisondk1321]

Thank you so much for this useful and attractive short-cut. Very good with the close-up video and your confident, relaxed explanations.

[@BubblyOne]

EXACTLY what I am looking for! Thanks so much!

[@stephaniebloodworth6962]

Such a patient clear explanation

[@sandrajarvis187]

Fabulous tutorial thank you. Cannot wait to start my seaming.

[@tj-8422]

Super helpful! Thank you Diana.

[@tinaallred689]

Thx so much for ur excellent and helpful tutorial.

[@mhaynes6051]

I love this! Just used it to join the seams on a poncho I am knitting for my 4yo granddaughter.

[@suzannestone4635]

Thank you for teaching me this. Now I can confidently sew up my first baby jumper project. Awesome👌

[@knitsofold]

Brilliantly helpful as always.

[@redbud2370]

Thank you! This video is so well explained and will help me very much!

[@42Librarians]

This is great for projects that are the same color. With 6x6 squares, however, I find the seams show more because I am using different colors. I do love that it is flatter and faster, though. Thanks.

[@no-secret-chart]

Perfect! Thank you Diana!

[@sueannettesmith1605]

FANTASTIC!!!! I thank you so much!

[@barbaraward9601]

Terrific video! Great way to seam and it looks great.

[@angebutler2530]

Thank you so much for such an easy well shown tutorial. I’m just about to put my first jumper together and it’s so much clearer now that I know what to do. 😊

[@patriciachianelli7507]

Excellent way for flatter seam, thanks.❤

[@SendInYourSkeletons123]

Very helpful, clear and concise. Thank you!

[@moniregb5682]

Lovely well made video. Thank you.

[@stonecrestquilt]

And 7 years later still the best tutorial and be method! :)

[@dianaknits]

Wow, thanks! I think all the hand knitters should watch this video, too!

[@marthamorales3207]

Gracias

[@weelinus87]

Thank you! you describe and show this very well, so easy to do now :)

[@karinberryman7970]

Thank you heaps! I've tucked the ends of the yarn in along the edges of the pieces and have been worried I'll muck up the mattress stitches with the tucked in ends. Very simple and straight forward! Just beautiful!

[@misssimmi2]

Very clear and precise, fantastic! Thank you

[@rhondalilly418]

This is so incredibly helpful! Thank you so much!!!!!!