Bar tacking
Short, dense stitches used to reinforce high-stress points like pocket openings. Short, dense reinforcement stitches placed at the ends of pocket openings to prevent tearing under stress. (merged) Aliases: bar tacks.
Where it is used
Attaching Pockets
p. 7- Place the pocket on the front piece, following the markings. Baste it with diagonal stitches or secure with pins. Stitch the pocket close to the edge and add horizontal bar tacks at the pocket opening.
6. Adding Bar Tacks
p. 6- Add bar tacks at the ends of the pocket opening. Each bar tack should be 1.0 cm wide.
Step 6
p. 5- Sew bar tacks along the front pant slit, aligning the slit folds edge to edge. Each bar tack should be 1.0 cm wide.
Step 5
p. 5- Mark seven bar tacks along the front pant slit, spacing them 7 cm apart.
Step 5
p. 5- Mark seven bar tacks along the front pant slit, spacing them 7 cm apart.
Step 6
p. 5- Sew bar tacks along the front pant slit, aligning the slit folds edge to edge. Each bar tack should be 1.0 cm wide.
Securing Pocket Openings
p. 7- Sew vertical bar tacks to secure the pocket opening. Stitch 5 mm from the pocket's side edge. Each bar tack should be 2.5 cm long.
Pocket Construction - Step 5
p. 7- Topstitch the pocket opening, keeping the stitch line 5 mm away from the facing seam. At the beginning and end, without breaking the stitch, sew bar tacks perpendicular to the pocket opening.
Front Assembly - Step 10
p. 10- Make neat bar tacks perpendicular to the pocket opening. Each bar tack should start exactly at the princess seam and align with the bar tacks on the pocket opening topstitching.
