So I have been bitten by the DIY bug. I bought myself a Singer 501 "Rocketeer" (much to the giggles of my wife and kids) and then proceeded to make hundreds of straight stitch lines on scrap fabric figuring out tension etc. Then I made several stuff sacks, a black bishop bag and 2 gathered end hammocks. They all came out well enough. Next on my list is a couple of tarps.
In pursuit of this new obsession, I have have spent countless hours reading through this and other DIY forums and have seen a number of references to "tying off and clipping the ends". I typically do a "lock stitch" by reversing machine direction at the beginning and at then again at end of the seam / hem. Then I just clip the loose ends. It seems that if you do a "lock stitch" as described above that its almost impossible to tie off the ends because they're not at the edge.
So am I correct in my thinking? Is this the correct way? Should I do it differently?
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