Bar tack

How it is used

Specify placement and length at pocket corners or belt loops; it is local reinforcement.

Example sentences

1. A bar tack reinforces each end of the pocket opening.

   Stress is concentrated at the ends of an opening during use.

2. Move the bar tack slightly so it catches all the layers of the belt loop.

   Reinforcement works only when the intended layers are secured together.

Common collocations

• pocket bar tack
• bar tack reinforcement

Related terms

• pocketA small bag of fabric sewn onto or into a garment to carry things, or for decoration, such as the front pockets of jeans.
• stitchA single loop of thread made by a needle in sewing, or a particular type of stitching such as lockstitch, chainstitch or coverstitch.

More terms: Sewing & Construction

• seam
• seam allowance
• overlock
• pleat
• gather
• topstitching
• French seam
• flat-felled seam
• Hong Kong finish
• understitching
• staystitching
• pad stitching