Wacko Welt Pocket

[jehanni]

madamemodiste  has a pocket dilemma, for which I think I can interpret a solution. Since I can post pics here on my page, I'm repeating my instructions here.

As a writer of instructions: "Gaaagghhhh!!!"

Here's what I think they were trying to say:

Since you are not setting the pocket into a seam, you are making a welt pocket with a single welt. To a) keep down

Comments

[angldst]

Heh, I get to make a buncha welt pockets for hallowe'en. Got a zoot suit (with waistcoat) in the works for Tom. Trousers have two back welt pockets, Coat has a chest pocket, inner chest pocket, two lower welt pockets with flaps. Waistcoat has two upper & two lower pockets, the uppers being converted to be actual working pockets by me. (using Vogue patterns here).

This'll be the first zoot suit I've made for anyone besides Dante. Here's hoping it works out.

-d

[madamemodiste]

Oh!! I think I get it!! These directions you wrote make much more sense than the Tailor's Guide (name of pattern company). Now I see why they insisted that the pocket material match the jacket material. Opps. And here I thought I was being clever and saving fabric! Well, a strip of black will be fine as the jacket will have black accents and go with a black skirt, right?

[jehanni]

I think contrasting welts can be a lovely design element. And I sympathize with you over the fraying red fabric: welt pockets have such small seams that fraying fabric is just 18 times worse than on normal seams. You can't serge the edges of that little slot!

If you ever feel like trying the pocket welts again, I'd recommend putting a strip of sheer iron-on stabilizer under the whole slot: it's not to stiffen, but to keep the little seams from fraying. I like that solution better than the fray-check stuff in such a case.