Ladder stitch

A ladder stitch, or mattress stitch, is a stitch which can be used to invisibly close seams from the outside of the garment or item. It is primarily used to close seams on stuffed items, such as pillows, mattresses, down coats or stuffed toys, where after the stuffing is added, there is no access to the back of the fabric. It can also be used to repair split seams on theses items or garments, or to alter clothing.[1]

This article is about invisible seam closing stitch. For the decorative ladder hemstich, see Hemstitch.
Ladder stitch

It can also be used in surgery to close an incision in the skin; in this context it's called a running subcuticular suture or running subcuticular closure.[2][3][4]

References
  1. "How to Ladder Stitch". wikiHow. Retrieved 2019-12-22.
  2. Surgeon Explains How to Apply Stitches, Wired, retrieved 2020-02-01
  3. Kantor, Jonathan (2017), "The Running Subcuticular Suture", Atlas of Suturing Techniques: Approaches to Surgical Wound, Laceration (and Cosmtic Repair ed.), McGraw-Hill Education, retrieved 2019-12-22
  4. "What are indications for the running subcuticular suture technique?". www.medscape.com. Retrieved 2019-12-22.
Running subcuticular suture


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