How to Sew Lock Stitch

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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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    Stitch through both the lining/interlining and the main fabric. Your thread should go in and then come up.
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    At all times keep the stitching slack.
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    Cut to remove the remaining thread length. Done.
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