Side Seam Pockets

by we-ve got pockets in Craft > Sewing

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Side Seam Pockets

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As a girl there are a lot of clothing items that have no pockets; and it is so frustrating! Sometimes you just got to put some in. This is a way to put side pockets into items with side seams. This method will not work with some items!

Supplies

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  • Paper
  • Skirt
  • Cloth
  • Scissors
  • Pencil
  • Paper
  • Pins
  • Seam ripper
  • Sewing Machine
  • Thread

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Turn item inside out and mark with a pencil or dressmakers chalk at a good height down from the waist. If you need to put your one hand down like you would into a pocket and mark a little above the arm where it crosses the seam.

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Take your hand and put it just below the mark. Make another mark about a couple inches below the width of your hand.

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Fold garment in half line up the seams starting at the waist and make matching marks on opposite side.

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Reinforce the stitching at the marks

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Copy the marks onto a piece of paper and add a marks for a seam allowance

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Carefully rip the seams between the top and bottom marks on both sides.

You may need to trim some of the excess fraying threads.

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Take the paper with marks and draw a good sized pocket making sure that it is wide enough to get your hand in and deep enough to hold things. If you want to be able to put your phone in it you may put your phone down and draw around it. REMEMBER SEAM ALLOWANCES! Unless you have very large paper you may need to tape two pieces together.

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Cut this out and use it to cut 4 pocket pieces

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Take two of the pieces and match them up and pin together

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Carefully slide inside the garment.(the garment is still suppose to be inside out)

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Still carefully line up the edge of one side of the pocket with the touching edge of the garment. Pin together. The top and bottom should have a little folded over for seam allowance.

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Turn garment over and put your hand inside and flatten pocket and at the top match up the second half of the pocket and pin it together.

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Take out pins holding the pocket together and sew up each side on the old seam line.

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Pull pocket pieces through, then pin and sew around the pocket starting and finishing at the marks

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Repeat on other pocket steps 9-14

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Trim threads

Hooray Pockets !!!!!