In Seam Pockets - Introduction
I'll be showing you how to sew in seam pockets and the best types of garments to add them to.
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Adding side seam pockets to your garment is really easy and super simple. You can add side seam pockets to almost anything, but I would recommend anything that is loose through the hips, such as A-line or gathered skirts or wide leg trousers.
If you're trying to add inseam pockets to a garment that is fitted at your hips, it can distort the shape a little bit, so you're better sticking to something like a patch pocket or a welt pocket. The other thing I love about adding in-seam pockets is that you can use fabric scraps from previous projects to make a contrasting pocket bag.
It's not visible from the outside, but it gives a lovely little flash of something when you go to put your hands in your pockets and is like a nice little secret just for you.
A lot of patterns will come with a pocket template for you to use if you want to. If a pattern that you want to make doesn't have pockets as part of the construction, you can absolutely take a pattern piece from another pattern or create your own. Y
You just want this sort of teardrop shape and then you can add it in. Typically, a pocket would be between three and six inches down from your natural waist, but you can just test out where you want your pockets to sit and add them in. It's so easy. To add pockets to each side seam of a garment, you need four pocket pieces.
So I've got two here, and then I've got these two here, which I have already added to the side seam of the skirt. Before adding your pockets, you want to finish all the raw edges of your pocket bags and the side seams of your garment.
Whether you're using an overlocker or doing a zigzag or pinking shears or an over-edge stitch, just finish all the raw edges of every pocket piece and the raw edges of the side seam of your garment.
If you're trying to add inseam pockets to a garment that is fitted at your hips, it can distort the shape a little bit, so you're better sticking to something like a patch pocket or a welt pocket. The other thing I love about adding in-seam pockets is that you can use fabric scraps from previous projects to make a contrasting pocket bag.
It's not visible from the outside, but it gives a lovely little flash of something when you go to put your hands in your pockets and is like a nice little secret just for you.
A lot of patterns will come with a pocket template for you to use if you want to. If a pattern that you want to make doesn't have pockets as part of the construction, you can absolutely take a pattern piece from another pattern or create your own. Y
You just want this sort of teardrop shape and then you can add it in. Typically, a pocket would be between three and six inches down from your natural waist, but you can just test out where you want your pockets to sit and add them in. It's so easy. To add pockets to each side seam of a garment, you need four pocket pieces.
So I've got two here, and then I've got these two here, which I have already added to the side seam of the skirt. Before adding your pockets, you want to finish all the raw edges of your pocket bags and the side seams of your garment.
Whether you're using an overlocker or doing a zigzag or pinking shears or an over-edge stitch, just finish all the raw edges of every pocket piece and the raw edges of the side seam of your garment.