If you knit clothing, it is great to know exactly how to sew an invisible seam for when you sew your parts together, so that your finished piece looks professional. Another name for this is Mattress Stritch.
Here is one way of how to sew an invisible seam. This will give your garment a neater finish, especially if you are planning to sell it or make money off of your knitting.
How To Sew An Invisible Seam
- Thread a length of the knitting yarn in the same colour as your knitting onto a wool needle.
- Work on the right side of the work. Lay the two pieces to be joined side by side, with right sides facing you.
- Take the horizontal threads between the 1st and 2nd stitch on each piece and pull the yarn to bring the two edges together and make the seam invisible.
- If the edge is very irregular, take the horizontal threads between the 2nd and 3rd stitch.
If you want to assemble shoulders with an invisible seam, take the two vertical threads of a stitch on one row along the edges to be joined and pull on the sewing yarn to bring the two shoulder edges closer together. In this way, you will obtain an invisible seam on the right side of your knitting.
Now you know just how to sew an invisible seam. Please comment below if you know of any other methods of sewing invisible seams.
Here is a video tutorial for you to watch.
