Bar tack is a series of straight stitches covered by zig-zag stitches used for reinforcing areas of great stress on a garments or accessories. You’ll see them on belt loops, bottom of a zipper fly, pocket openings and so on. They are also heavily used on military uniforms, luggage and sporting gear. Most of the time bar tacks are apart of the items design.
In clothing industrie, bar tacks are made using a special machine that most of the time has over 50 different bar tack designs varying in length and with, stitch count and length.
