In my Knip dress I made a side pocket, mostly by the instructions of my old Burda sewing book. I topstitched it, which was not included in the instructions. As I like this way of working, I'll show you how I did this (instructions for right side of garment, change directions for left side)
 | Sew the side seam, make large stitches between the points for the opening and make a few backstitches at the start en end of the opening. |
 | Press the seam open |
 | Sew the pocket parts to the sides half a centimeter from the edge. On the left side the lining fabric, on the right side the garment fabric (if you want a difference, for example with thick fabric) |
 | Press the lining pocket at the seamline towards the garment. Clip the seam on the right side with a diagonal cut, this prevents loose threads. |
 | Turn to the right side, you can now topstitch the pocket. Either from top to bottom, or like I did with a bar-tack on top and end of the opening. |
 | On the wrong side of the garment, lay the pockets right sides together, and stitch. I usually use a conventional zigzag to finish the edge of the pocket. Take the long stitches for the opening of the pocket out. |
 | Finished pocket, the pockets are not exactly at the seamline of the garment, which gives a nice finished look. |
Sigrid .- thank you for this tutorial. never before had done their pockets in this way. I will prove in an upcoming clothing bearing the form of pockets. greetings. Paco
ReplyDeleteExcellent tutorial, Sigrid!
ReplyDeleteThank you for an excellently illustrated tutorial. I was able to actually make these pockets the first time I tried your method. I love pockets and these are easy!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for this tutorial. I made my adult son some pirate pajama bottoms, and after they were done, he asked me for some pockets in them. Thanks to this tutorial, I was able to do them without a problem. (well, without MUCH of a problem, anyhow.) Mine did not turn out perfect, but "next time", they will be.
ReplyDeleteHi Sigrid - thank you, i was trying to figure out how to sew a side pocket, made a mess then found your tutorial. Everything made sense now. Thanks very much.
ReplyDeleteGod bless you for sharing.
Lois
Thank you for posting this! I was sewing a Burda pattern (6/2012, pattern 109), and I couldn't understand the Burda instructions (no surprise there!). I googled "in-seam pockets with topstitching" and your tutorial came up. It was exactly what I needed! Thank you again! Mary Y.M.
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