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This article was co-authored by Maudy Paden. Maudy Paden is a Sewing & Alterations Specialist based in Sarasota, Florida. She provides a tailoring concierge service, where she offers in home/office fittings and pick up/delivery for alterations. She has over 30 years of sewing experience. Before starting her business in Florida, she ran her clothing alteration shop for 14 years in Vermilion, Ohio. Maudy has a wide tailoring repertoire; wedding dressings, formalwear, suiting, professional clothing, off-the-rack, ready-to-wear, clothing repairs, and patches all fit her skill set. In all her work, she follows the high-quality standard outlined by the Association of Sewing and Design Professionals. She received an MA in Lay Ministry at Trinity Lutheran Seminary and a BA in Religious Studies from Wittenberg University.
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Lock stitch is a stitch used to hold lining or interlining fabric together. Loose by nature, it is a stitch that gives and allows for movement between layers. For this reason, it is good for heavier fabric items such as a curtains.
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![Step 1 Work from the base of the curtain to the top.]()
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Fold back the lining or interlining. Stitch through both the lining/interlining and the main fabric. Your thread should go in and then come up.Advertisement -
Pick up only a couple of threads with each stitch.
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Make the next stitch about 2 inches/5cm along the lining/interlining. At all times keep the stitching slack.
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Continue in this manner all of the way from the base of the fabric to the top.
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Tie off and knot the end. Cut to remove the remaining thread length. Done.
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