Abstract: A solid, rectilinear sewing form of thin, rigid construction and a process for using the sewing form to hand make cloth trim tape, cloth pockets or folded cloth rope is provided. The width of the sewing form controls the width of the finished cloth trim tape, cloth pockets, or folded cloth rope. The form is laid on top of cloth material so that the edges of the cloth material extend beyond the longitudinal edges of the form. The cloth extensions are then folded back over the sewing form using the edges of the form as parallel folding guides, and the cloth is creased at the folds by pressing with a hot iron. Longitudinal grooves run the length of the sewing form and serve as cutting guides for trimming the folded and creased cloth. Folded cloth rope is produced by making a third longitudinal fold and crease in the cloth material using the form as a folding guide, and thereafter stitching together the two edges formed by the first two creases.