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Windows Designing Ideas in Interior Decoration |
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Stitches For Window Treatments
There are number of stitches that are used while making curtains. Given below are a few easy stitches that you can use while doing your window treatment.
Backstitch
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This stitch is used to reproduce the machine stitch effect. This is the strongest hand stitch. |
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While doing the backstitch work from right to left. |
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To start make a few stitches in one spot, then take a stitch and a space. |
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Take the needle over the space you had taken and bring it out at the same distance in front of the thread. |
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Follow the same method till you finish the seam. |
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To end fasten off with a few stitches on one spot. |
Oversewing Stitch
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This stitch is used to stop heavy fabrics from fraying at raw edges and to tidy up raw edges. |
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Decide the length of the stitches based on the fabric and how much it is likely to fray. |
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Start with a few backstitches. |
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Sew diagonal stitches over the raw edge, at equal intervals and of equal length. |
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Do not pull the stitches too tight. |
Running Stitch
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This stitch is used for seams and for making pleats. |
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Begin by fastening the thread with a few backstitches. Make small stitches by pushing the needle in and out of the fabric. |
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Make stitches of equal size and keep the space between them the same as far as possible. |
Slipstitch
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This stitch is used to hem a folded edge. |
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Begin stitching from the right to the left. Use a single thread; hide the knot under the fold. |
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Bring out the needle out through the folded edge, pick up a few threads from the flat fabric and then work back into the fold again. |
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Move the needle along and bring it out of the fold and make the next stitch. |
Tacking Stitch
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This stitch is used to keep the fabric in place when it is being stitched permanently. This stitch is like the running stitch but longer in length. |
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This is also known as Basting. |
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You can use a single or a double thread, knot it and fasten it at one end with a backstitch. |
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Make equidistant stitches by taking the needle in and out of the fabric. |
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To end fasten with a knot or backstitch. |
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To remove the tacking, just cut off the knot and pull the thread out. |
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