OUTSTANDING!! The result is gorgeous. Now I have to watch this repeatedly while taking notes. At times I feel like I’m watching magic (or I’m blind). Firstly, your materials were definitely contrasting and the fact that you label F & B… Magnificent, truly. Secondly, I’m so happy with the finished edge on the pocket itself! I’d given up looking for felled or French seamed inseam pockets. Lastly, your instructions are constantly thoughtful, with a voice that’s reassuring us beginners for life! (That’s how I feel with every new pattern, fabric, or machine. Thank you so much from the bottom of my heart, as this is my first time sewing charmeuse and I wanted ALL the seams felled or French.
Thanks Karen. I took a lot of time to produce this tutorial so glad to know you found helpful. ( wish it had more views😬) You can always adjust your settings to a slower playback speed if you need. Thanks for watching.😊
Wow, this is the best description for adding an in seam pocket I’ve ever seen. Then you upped the ante by doing it in a flat felled seam. I wish all on line educators would be so concise. I usually end up fast forwarding through the first 5+ minutes on most videos as they go and on about their dogs antics or some such. Thank for eliminating all the fluff and getting straight to the reason I’m there.
So nice to see this process, considering so many commercially made garments do not have pockets like they used to. Once upon a time, almost everything was made with a pocket…that is where a pocket was appropriate. Now it’s a faux pocket, none at all, or one you can barely put your hand into. But every pocket potential garment deserves a pocket!!!😉
Im a guy from the uk and I’m just learning to sew on a machine myself, I’m picking it up very fast indeed. You’re certainly a wizz seamstress. Love your channel. Everything you do is so helpful
You are so welcome! Thanks for the feedback Wendy. Please let me know if you are a beginner sewer or more advanced. I’m trying to make videos so that anyone can follow even though it is not a beginner detail. Please share and have a look at my other videos for more tricks and tips. Cheers!
Thank you so much for your kind words😊.I really appreciate it as this is exactly what I set out to do. I want to teach good sewing techniques without making everyone listen to my life story.......🤣. Please help my channel by sharing and I am happy for requests. If you are interested, here is a free link for 14 days to watch my new full tutorial classes on Skillshare. skl.sh/3q6lVX1 Let me know what you think. Have a great day!!😊🙏
Thanks Carla! ( this is so weird.. I was just thinking about one of my best friends named Carla!). Please share and have a look at some of my other videos. Cheers!
That is really nice. I like the red fabric contrast, too. For some garments, a contrasting color adds personality. I do have a tip. When reinforcing the top and bottom of the finished pocket (last step) using the button hole stich, put one bar on each side. It won't be a full button hole, just the first or last setting, which will depend on how your machine works. The above will result in a strong tack and should not tear later on.
Thanks Barbara. Great tip! Unfortunately you cannot do this type of bar tack on an industrial straight stitch machine as I am using in video. Thanks for watching.😊
@Notches Sewing Thank you for letting me know that the stich I was talking about is a "bar tack". I didn't know what it was called. Now I do. And mostly, thank you for sharing. I realize a lot of work goes into creating a great video that teaches everyone sewing skills.
@@NotchesSewing It came out beautifully. I had a French seamed pocket and French seam on the other side of a pair of pajama trousers. This was my favourite pocket technique of the two. Thank you again Angela.
That’s fantastic! Thanks for sharing. Please also have a look at my single layer pocket tutorial. This is good for finer fabrics or if you don’t want a pocket flapping around on inside. Have a great day!
The Kangaroo was my hint. We never stop learning and I’m always trying to come up with new faster and easier techniques. Do you do alterations as well?
This is the nicest pockets I've ever seen and I made it myself?? Incredible. Such a good tutorial, it was very easy to follow even as a novice sewer, thank you!
Beautiful results and so well explained. The only thing I would add is pressing before each step. This type of pocket is just what I need for a skirt I am planning to make, except the pocket opening would be horizontal, with the pocket itself either square or rectangular. The pocket would go between a wide yoke/upper tier (not gathered) and a flirty, flared lower skirt section. The next problem I need to solve before making the skirt is how to prevent the very stretchy (especially crosswise) denim fabric from stretching during stitching, resulting in a distorted, wobbly flat-felled seam.
So nice of you. I really appreciate that. You are very welcomed. Please share and subscribe. I have lots more to upload when I have time. Thanks for watching and check out some of my other videos. Have a great day
This is awesome. I feel like you teach the best techniques. I have been repairing machines for years but I just started sewing on them. I grew up with a mother who sewed and I learned to hand sew so I am not coming into it totally ignorant. I'm trying to learn a specific way. I have trained in French cooking and I know it's important to make mistakes so I started by doing something I knew I would mess up and I tried to make a moccassin that was custom fit to my fit using a forme which I believe I learned from you. It came out wayyyy better than I expected and now I'm designing better masks that filter like an N95 but are comfortable to wear in a kitchen all day. I have machines to do basically anything I want and it's great to finally put them to use. I have an affinity for collecting Gritzner-Kayser machines and they sew a perfect stitch through anything but the Kenmore 117.841 that I have is my favorite. If it were a convertible free arm, it would be perfect to me.
Thank you for your kind words🙏. Wow what a fantastic skill to have being able to repair machines. I have not had the pleasure of using a Gritzner-Kayser machine but would love to try out if ever I come across one. Great that you are making comfortable masks and also the moccasins😊👍
@@NotchesSewing For me, the primary draw of the Gritzners that I use is the tensioner. I hardly ever need to change tension and it is super easy to do. The stitch quality is equal to any of the other domestic machines I use regularly now (Pfaff 130, Singer 201-2, Singer 101-4, Necchi BU Mira, and a few older Japanese zigzags). My 117.841 was found in rough condition in the rain for free on a curb in the middle of San Francisco. It sews through stiff veg tan belt leather as if it were cotton now.
I love that story! You rescued it! I mainly work with industrial machines in my business and occasionally use a simple Singer domestic for buttonholes. Those old machines were really built to last weren’t they. Sounds like you have a great collection. Was that your business fixing machines or a hobby ?
Thanks Rita for taking the time to comment and leave the feedback. It is what I was hoping to achieve. Glad you found it helpful. Thanks for watching. Please share and have a look at my at some of my other videos. Cheers!
This is now my favourite method of sewing pockets! i just have one question: after sewing the sides of the garment together, can you cut off the excess interfacing? Thanks a million!
Fantastic! The interfacing stabilises the fabric and makes it a bit stronger. Do you want to cut away because you can see from the right side? You can cut away but I would still leaving a tiny bit as there’s a lot of stress on pockets.
This is so simple. I’ve watched once and I’m about to sew my pocket. Question: is it possible to follow these directions but make the flat fell seam look seamless rather than the pocket flat fell seam being in front??
Your beautiful pockets are eye candy even for my novice eyes! Do you have tips for doing flat felled seams on crotch of trousers or shorts? I'm inexperienced, but recently found the joy of making shorts and trousers for myself. I love the flat felled seams for my side seams, but for the crotch, I just overcast or serge the seams. I know there are other seams I could use to "encase" the raw edges but I want to be comfortable and proficient with one at a time - for me that's currently the flat felled. It's so amazing to me at the end of my garment, I admire those side seams the most.
Thank you so much for your kind words. I really appreciate it! You can do a flat fell seam fro the crotch just like in jeans. If you find it too difficult , you can do a topstitch on your seams after you have serged them. Have a look at my video in Skillshare where I take in the waist of a pair of jeans. The link is in my video descriptions. Cheers!
I'm in the middle of making a shirtdress out of a substantial flannel. I was iffy on cutting the pockets out of the flannel as it would for sure provide too much bulk! This is my perfect solution. Just wondering, instead of the flat felled side seam could i just serge instead?
You can always just serge. Please also have a look at my new single layer pocket. You may like that better if you don’t want bulk but there will be topstitching on the right side of fabric. Thanks for watching.
Thanks for your tutorials! I've been trying to figure out if there is a way to do this pocket along side the "true" flat felled seam you showed in your other video? This seems like it relies on the pocket going in in the same way as it would in a regular side seam and the the felled finish is done after.
Hi I am in need of putting pockets into an already made pair of pants they are pull on with an elastic band but there are no pockets to put my phone in. I am having problems wrapping my head around how to put pockets in the side seams I am not even concerned the fabric type matches I just need pockets for my phone and keys. I am thinking this technique will work but am having problems with imagining it do you have a video please thank you and Merry Christmas
I don’t have a video for that but there are plenty on RU-vid. This technique will be too advanced for you . Just choose a basic pocket application. Cheers!
@@NotchesSewing Thank you for your reply Yes this technique is quite advanced I have only been sewing for sixty-two years and yes I did find a video Catherine Sews and it is exactly what I need. I'll try not to watch more of your advanced videos :) Cheers to you and Merry Christmas
I tried doing one and it was a total failure. The pocket is not laying flat it's opening a d look horrible.. ??? Please let me know what I didn't do or did wrong. Amateur seamstress. B
This is quite an advanced method. Good on you for trying it!! You really need to be as accurate as possible with your stitching. I recommend using scraps to practice some more. Follow steps exactly and make sure each step looks good before doing next step. Cheers!
