Short description
Mattress sewing includes the quilting, sewing and edge-finishing operations used to manufacture different areas of a mattress, from mattress plates and borders to handles, zips and tape edges.
Mattress sewing operations
Different areas of a mattress require different sewing operations.
The AMANN application recommendations distinguish six main areas:
- Quilting mattress plates
- Serging mattress plates and borders
- Border quilting and sewing
- Carrying grips and handles
- Zip insertion
- Tape edging
Quilting mattress plates
Mattress plates can be quilted using different stitch configurations.
The application recommendations include:
- 401 multi-needle chainstitch
- 301 lockstitch with Zeppelin
- 301 lockstitch with bobbin
- 301 lockstitch for multi-directional sewing
Depending on the sewing system, the needle thread is combined with a looper, bobbin or Zeppelin thread.
Serging mattress plates and borders
Serging is used for mattress plates and borders.
The application recommendations include:
- 401 chainstitch
- 401 + 504 overlockstitch
- 504 overlockstitch
Needle and looper threads are used in these seam constructions.
Border quilting and sewing
Mattress borders can be quilted or sewn using 401 chainstitch with small multi-needles.
Needle and looper threads are used for this operation.
Carrying grips and handles
Mattress carrying grips and handles require dedicated sewing operations.
The application recommendations include:
- 301 lockstitch
- 504 overlockstitch
Depending on the stitch type, needle thread is combined with either bobbin thread or looper thread.
Zip insertion
The application guide specifies 401 chainstitch for inserting zips into mattresses.
Tape edging
Tape edging is one of the final sewing operations around the mattress edge.
The application recommendations include:
- 401 chainstitch
- 301 lockstitch
Depending on the sewing system, needle thread is combined with either looper or bobbin thread.
Quick facts
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Main application | Mattresses |
| Main sewing areas | Quilting mattress plates, serging mattress plates and borders, border quilting and sewing, carrying grips and handles, zip insertion, tape edging |
| Stitch types | 301 lockstitch, 401 chainstitch, 504 overlockstitch, 401 + 504 combined stitch |
| Quilting stitches | 401 multi-needle chainstitch and different 301 lockstitch configurations |
| Thread positions | Needle thread, bobbin thread, looper thread |
| Border finishing | 401 chainstitch, 401 + 504 and 504 overlockstitch |
| Handle attachment | 301 lockstitch or 504 overlockstitch |
| Zip insertion | 401 chainstitch |
| Tape edging | 401 chainstitch or 301 lockstitch |
Also known as
Technical terms
- Quilting mattress plates
- Serging mattress plates and borders
- Border quilting
- Border sewing
- Carrying grips
- Handles
- Zip insertion
- Tape edge
- Multi-needle chainstitch
- Multi-directional sewing
- 301 lockstitch
- 401 chainstitch
- 504 overlockstitch
- Needle thread
- Bobbin thread
- Looper thread
Common descriptions
- Mattress sewing
- Mattress quilting
- Sewing mattress plates
- Sewing mattress borders
- Mattress border sewing
- Mattress edge sewing
- Attaching mattress handles
- Mattress zip sewing
- Mattress tape edging
Alternative terminology
- Carrying grip / handle
- Border quilting or sewing
- Serging borders
- Insert zip
International terminology
| Language | Common terminology |
|---|---|
| English | Mattress sewing, mattress stitching, mattress quilting |
| German | Matratzenverarbeitung, Matratzen nähen, Matratzensteppen |
| French | Confection de matelas, couture de matelas, matelassage de matelas |
| Italian | Confezione di materassi, cucitura di materassi, trapuntatura di materassi |
| Spanish | Confección de colchones, costura de colchones, acolchado de colchones |
| Chinese | 床垫缝制, 床垫绗缝 |
| Vietnamese | May nệm, chần nệm |
FAQ
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The main sewing operations include quilting mattress plates, serging mattress plates and borders, border quilting and sewing, attaching carrying grips or handles, inserting zips and tape edging.
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Mattress plates can be quilted using 401 multi-needle chainstitch or different 301 lockstitch configurations.
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Mattress plates and borders can be serged using 401 chainstitch, combined 401 + 504 or 504 overlockstitch.
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401 chainstitch with small multi-needles can be used for mattress border quilting and sewing.
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Carrying grips and handles can be sewn using 301 lockstitch or 504 overlockstitch.
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A 401 chainstitch with needle and looper thread can be used for zip insertion in mattress production.
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Tape edging can be carried out using either 401 chainstitch or 301 lockstitch.
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Depending on the stitch and sewing operation, mattress sewing uses needle thread in combination with bobbin or looper thread. One 301 lockstitch configuration for mattress quilting also uses Zeppelin thread.