Paku payung terutama digunakan untuk mengamankan ujung saku dan lipatan jika diperlukan penguatan tambahan. Ketika dilakukan dengan benar mereka juga fitur yang menarik. Bar tacks are more commonly found in mens tailored garments.
To make a bar tack, stitch several long stitches together along the area required. Then overhand these stitches, catching threads from the fabric at the same time to secure. Cover the whole length with these stitches. Complete the tack by placing smaller bar tacks at either end of the original.