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1187: 332: 297: 258: 199: 17: 1160: 1147: 88:. The process for sewing a bar tack is essentially to sew several long, narrowly-spaced stitches along the line of the bar that will be formed, followed by short stitches made perpendicular to the long stitches, through the fabric and over the bar. The bar commonly varies between 1228: 178: 221: 311: 380: 348: 1221: 724: 1093: 1034: 1128: 1083: 999: 1247: 1214: 930: 282: 331: 296: 272: 257: 198: 1252: 1169: 1043: 1186: 1151: 483: 154: 765: 52:
that may be subject to stress or additional wear. Typical areas for bar tack stitches include
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Bar tacks, such as these machine-sewn ones, may be used to reinforce the bottom of a
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Similar stitches to the bar tack include the arrowhead tack and crow's foot tack.
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The Sewtionary: An A to Z Guide to 101 Sewing Techniques and Definitions
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inch (6.4 to 9.5 mm) in length. In some garments, such as
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Brown, Clara M.; Gorham, Ethel R.; Keever, Aura I. (1934).
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Extension Circular EC55-405: Arrowhead and Bar Tack
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Photograph of two bar tack stitches arranged as for a fly opening
fly
sewing
stitches
garment
pocket
buttonholes
belt
fly
tucks
pleats
collars
whip stitches
zigzag stitches
jeans
Whip stitch
Tack (sewing)
List of sewing stitches


Clothing and Textiles: Sewing Glossary
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