What is the finishing method called when you press a corner, refold the point diagonally to form a square edge, typically used on patch pockets?

What is the finishing method called when you press a corner, refold the point diagonally to form a square edge, typically used on patch pockets?

• A. Gusseting
• B. Mitered corners
• C. Hemming
• D. Biesing

Answer: (B)

Folding the corner diagonally to form a small square edge is called mitering. This finishing method creates a neat, flat corner, which is especially useful on patch pockets where you want clean edges and less bulk at the point where two edges meet. By pressing the corner and refolding the point at a 45-degree angle, you set up a crisp diagonal edge that lies neatly against the pocket opening and can be secured with stitching. Gusseting adds extra fabric to widen a seam, not the corner fold. Hemming finishes the edge of fabric, not the corner itself. Biesing uses bias tape to cover or finish a seam or edge, which is a different technique from shaping a corner.

Folding the corner diagonally to form a small square edge is called mitering. This finishing method creates a neat, flat corner, which is especially useful on patch pockets where you want clean edges and less bulk at the point where two edges meet. By pressing the corner and refolding the point at a 45-degree angle, you set up a crisp diagonal edge that lies neatly against the pocket opening and can be secured with stitching.

Gusseting adds extra fabric to widen a seam, not the corner fold. Hemming finishes the edge of fabric, not the corner itself. Biesing uses bias tape to cover or finish a seam or edge, which is a different technique from shaping a corner.