fusible interfacing<\/a> should be at least 1″ bigger than the pocket opening on all sides.<\/p>\nDraw on the interfacing of the pocket, the stitching lines and the cutting lines the rectangle should be 1\/2″ by 5 \u00a0to 5 \u00a01\/2″. \u00a0Mark the notches on the sides\u00a0aligning them with the cutting line. \u00a0Each line is 1\/4″ apart. \u00a0A woman's jacket welt pocket opening can be between 5″ to 5 1\/2″. \u00a0For a man's jacket, the pocket opening should be 6″ to 6 1\/2″ wide. \u00a0These are the standard measurements\u00a0for double welt pockets, but of course you are the designer and the pockets can be any size you want them to be depending on the proportions of your design.\u00a0 <\/noscript>Here is a photo without the fold lines, once I iron I know this mark will disappear because I am using an erasable pen. Redraw the lines so you make both welts the same sizes.\u00a0 <\/noscript><\/p>\nPlace the right side of your fashion fabric facing up.<\/p>\n
<\/noscript>Place the right side of the pocket bag facing down. \n <\/noscript>This means right sides of the fabric are facing each other. \u00a0Make a notch on the pocket piece that will match the cutting line of the pocket. \n <\/noscript>This will be very useful when is time to make the welts. You need to know exactly where the center line is.<\/p>\n <\/noscript><\/p>\nSewing the double welt pocket<\/h2>\n Sew\u00a0the top and bottom of the rectangle ending exactly at the corner. Using the cutting line use your scissors to open the pocket. <\/noscript> <\/noscript><\/p>\nTip<\/strong>: It is imperative that the line start and end in perfect alignment. \u00a0Alternatively, you can sew a perfect rectangle to avoid any mistakes. \u00a0The way to sew a rectangle is to start away from the corner then pivot the work at every corner, making sure your stitching is straight specially on the sides.<\/p>\nPull the pocket bag through the opening of the pocket.<\/p>\n
<\/noscript>Finger press the opening until you get a perfect rectangle shape. \u00a0Press with your iron removing any pucker formed. \u00a0 <\/noscript><\/p>\nMaking the double welt<\/h2>\n Fold the top side of the pocket down using the line top line to guide you to know how much you need to fold. \u00a0\u00a0 <\/noscript>Iron the stitching line and fold up making the first welt. <\/noscript>Match the fold line with the notches on the side. \n <\/noscript>Lift the bottom part of the pocket and iron. \u00a0Focus on the seam. \n <\/noscript>Fold the fabric to make the welt\u00a0and meet the other welt at the center. <\/noscript> \nTurn and look at your work. \u00a0There should not be any puckers or pleats. Iron once again making sure all the puckers disappear. \u00a0Use an iron cloth to prevent the fabric from becoming shiny. \u00a0 <\/noscript>\u00a0Lift the main fabric up and stitch the little triangle down as close as possible to the edge. <\/noscript><\/p>\nFinishing the double welt pocket<\/h2>\n There are a couple of ways to finish the pocket. \u00a0You can topstitch around the rectangle using a very small stitch, or use stitch in the ditch on just three sides. \u00a0Start on the left side then sew the top of the pocket and finish on the right side. <\/noscript> <\/noscript>\u00a0Fold the pocket up and and pin all around it.<\/p>\n <\/noscript>Sew both sides of the pocket.\u00a0 <\/noscript><\/p>\nThis is a double welt pocket using the “5 lines” method. \u00a0This is one of the most difficult pockets to make, but we have simplified it here to make it easier for you. \u00a0I will be sharing with you other types of pockets for you to improve your sewing skills. \u00a0While simplified, this is still a relatively complicated project. \u00a0Please let me know if you have questions in the comments below, and yes you will be asking for a video which I will be making with a few different type of pockets. \u00a0It takes me a few days to make a video so please be patient.<\/p>\n
In the coming\u00a0weeks, we will be using this type of pocket in a project. \u00a0I encourage you to practice before you consider making the super cool hoodie, cape and dress we will be making in the not too distant future. \u00a0Until next time! \n <\/noscript> \n <\/noscript><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"I am going to show you\u00a0how to make a double welt pocket using the traditional, but simplified, tailoring method called “five lines”. \u00a0There are a few ways to make a double welt pockets, this is just one of them. \u00a0Before we get started, let’s make sure to define our terms. \u2026 Continue reading → <\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":308,"featured_media":30937,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wds_primary_category":0},"categories":[4,165,38],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30884"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/308"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30884"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30884\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":66301,"href":"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30884\/revisions\/66301"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30937"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30884"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30884"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30884"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}