Abstract: The invention provides a cloth forming jig for use with a conventional clothing press in the formation of garment parts such as pockets and collars in preparation for their being stitched into position. The jig broadly comprises a base plate formed with a cut-out corresponding in shape to a part to be formed, a forming plate corresponding to said cut-out and pivotal in, and out of, said cut-out, and a forming arm or arms displaceable on said base plate from a position or positions clear of said cut-out to a position or positions overlapping said cut-out.