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Use our easy-to-follow hints and tips for the perfect finish.

MATTRESS STITCH

Thread your yarn on to a needle, then weave along an edge to where you want to start. Bring it to the front between the first and second stitches of this edge, then insert the needle between the first two stitches of the other edge. Bring it back up through the opposite piece, between the two stitches and below the horizontal strand you just made. Keep stitching in this way, pulling the yarn tight every few stitches.

BACKSTITCH

First, pin your two pieces together and secure the yarn by making a couple of stitches over each other at the base of the seam. Now working from right to left, bring the needle up a couple of stitches away at . Take the needle down at and up again at . Repeat, keeping the stitches regular and ensuring you put the needle through the middle of each knitted stitch to avoid splitting the fabric.