A small, triangular arrangement of stitches used by tailors to reinforce points of strain on a garment, such as the ends of pocket openings or pleats. It is worked by taking small stitches at the three corners of a triangle, slowly filling in the shape.
Heard on the job
Finish the pocket welt with a crow's foot to keep it from tearing at the corners.
Also heard as
- crow's foot tack