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Bar tacking

Short, dense stitches used to reinforce high-stress points like pocket openings.

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Where it is used

6. Adding Bar Tacks

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  1. Add bar tacks at the ends of the pocket opening. Each bar tack should be 1.0 cm wide.
6. Adding Bar Tacks
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Step 5

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  1. Mark seven bar tacks along the front pant slit, spacing them 7 cm apart.
Step 5
Open the step in the "Pull On Flare Pants Pattern | Elastic Waist Trousers PDF | Front Seam Slit Pants | Casual Lounge Pants | Easy Sewing L-XXL" pattern →

Step 6

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  1. 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 6
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Securing Pocket Openings

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  1. 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.
Securing Pocket Openings
Open the step in the "Sweet cardigan with buttons longsleeve pattern | Autumn sewing pattern | PDF Pattern for beginners | L - XXL | A4, Plotter, USletter" pattern →

Pocket Construction - Step 5

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  1. 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.
Pocket Construction - Step 5
Open the step in the "Warm Sweatshirt Sewing Pattern PDF | Zipper Jacket Beginner Friendly | Cropped Jumper Pattern XS-XXL | Tutorial | A4, Plotter, USLetter" pattern →

Front Assembly - Step 10

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  1. 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.
Front Assembly - Step 10
Open the step in the "Warm Sweatshirt Sewing Pattern PDF | Zipper Jacket Beginner Friendly | Cropped Jumper Pattern XS-XXL | Tutorial | A4, Plotter, USLetter" pattern →

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