Nothing is more heinous than a dress without pockets. In contrast, moment you slide you hands down the seam and one slips into a magical portal and you squeeee at the discovery
It was the greatest revelation ever, when I discovered that it’s possible to add pockets not just during the construction process, but also to *gasp* existing garments. Anywhere I wanted to! In the perfect size and shape! I love, how neat your handfinished seam allowance looks, btw. It’s such a beautiful little detail.
You can also extend existing too-small pockets. It's not necessarily terribly pretty if you don't bother finding an exact match for the fabric, but who cares it's inside the garment anyway and nobody that doesn't do your laundry will ever see it.
I extended a back and front pocket on one of my older pairs of jeans a while back as an experiment. It was tricky and not very pretty, because I'm lazy and will do anything on my machine if I can fit it, but now my phone fits fully in that pocket. Next time, now that I know it works, maybe I'll put the time into hand sewing.
Tailor's chalk is literally just chalk that tailor's use. If you've ever seen those really thin blocks of chalk in the sewing aisle, that's tailor's chalk. Honestly, any chalk will probably work, but the fine edge on a block of tailor's chalk does make tracing smaller details a bit easier.
because the fashion industry knows that women will buy purses since there are no pockets or really shitty pockets in women's clothes. The fashion industry uses fast fashion to its advantage to gain more money.
its also cause as women wore jeans (read: the old workmans pants) as fashion, ppl realised as they slimmed down the pants to make them more form fitting, the pockets (as big as the mens were) got in the way and made "unsightly" bumps along the hips. so they made them smaller, so it was smooth and sexy as women should be. this also started fashion ppl getting rid of them all together bc then theres no unsightly unsexiness to worry about! not sure why they cut them out of skirts tho. in older times, pockets for women were mainplace and instead of being sewn onto the garment, they would have a seperate kind of bag they'd tie around their waist under their skirt, having a hold in the skirt to fish into the seperate pocket. if everyone had their own kind of bag, itd be so easy to sell skirts with holes in them! (this also ties in with handbags - as handbags became popular, the pockets became unpopular) although, again,i think the getting rid of those kind of bag pockets was in the same vain as they were unsightly/bulky, w/e. people dont like a "non sexy" woman.
Excellent idea. It’s rather distressing to walk behind other women, seeing the expensive smart phone in the back jeans pocket work its way up & out with each step.
@@ohdear279 Why would women's pants be designed that way? Is the designer also selling purses? (Evil marketing genius: create a problem so that you can then sell the solution.)
I've literally never heard of bra strap snaps. I assume you can put the straps in so they don't wiggle out from under your dress and show themselves? That's such a good idea!
@@r21167 That is exactly what they are! It's a tiny strip of fabric sewn down on one side with a snap on the other. You pass it under your bra straps and snap it, and they stay put! There's probably an official name for them, but I don't know what it is.
@@RymVri108 It seems that not only am I gonna add pocket to everything, I'm also gonna add those to quite a few of my tops now. Should be good sewing practice as well😊
Lol I just commented elsewhere: "I wonder if female garment pocketlessness is patriarchal, a design of control similar to high heels. Perhaps it's thought that if you have a man protecting you, you don't need pockets.. or only males should carry important, valuable items.. or some other weird misogyny. Might not be the case, but I'm not ruling it out entirely. No matter, I'll stick with my boots and chatelaine."
@@metotheecho "or only males should carry important, valuable items" there you have a point. A woman can not run away from a violent husband, if she can not carry the most basic things with her, without them being seen in form of a huge handbag or something like this, so yes this could be a reason why pockets in womans clothing are not a thing anymore. I hope you can understand everything i have written, English is not my mother tongue :/
I misread the title as “how to add pockets to pointless skirts and dresses” and didn’t realize my mistake because, yes, skirts and dresses without pockets are pretty pointless (in my opinion, which I know is shared by many). Thanks for a great video!
Last week I was in a store contemplating about whether I should get the dress that I was trying on. Upon the discovery that it had pockets I was instantly sold. Pockets just change everything!! Thanks a lot for the tutorial!
I put pockets into all my skirts, whether purchased off-the-rack or sewn from yardage. I also deepen all the pockets in my trousers (unless these are men’s trousers which I have altered, because these have large enough pockets in the first place). I have also figured out how to sew a small flat rectangular pocket right into the back of the waistband of a skirt - I make these pockets just large enough to hold my very small flat wallet or almost equally small phone. These “waist-band” pockets are small, but VERY secure.
It was really helpful that Bernadette mentioned to keep the pockets away from the waist and hips (where a lot of modern patterns place the pocket). I’m in the process of making a skirt, so I’m definitely going to lower the pockets to keep the silhouette pretty. Thank you for that pro-tip!
I have a beautiful coat that desperately needs an inside pocket... I'm so jealous when a man reaches into his jacket to produce a wallet or something else valuable that really should be kept closer to your person. Whereas my wallet is half sticking out of my pocket at all times. The trouble is that this beautiful coat has a smooth inner lining! ): And that I'm dreadful at sewing. I am actually comforted by your ability with hand-stitching... I've watched all of your videos (a few times now) and love that you do so much by hand... for those of us who would love to pick up the craft, but financially can't afford the sewing machine (or have no idea how to operate one), it actually makes me a bit more hopeful that I might have the confidence to give something a go. Love you, your work, and your channel!! I can't wait to see more from you! XO
sewing machines are now not that expensive, a basic Singer will be able to do most of the stiches you usually need, like straight, zigzag and buttonhole. I just got mine. Need to practice, but it's really not that dreadful. It may help if you attend a crash course, it boosted my confidence a little. I was really afraid of operating a sewing machine, and there I learned it in no time, really. I'm doing small things now, coasters, small pouches etc., I didn't dare yet to sew clothes, but it will come with time and practice, I believe. I would really just encourage you to dive in!
I also adore inside breast pockets in coats, but the primary reason that women's coats tend not to have them is simply the fact that the breasts are in the way and keeping items in that area ends up being too bulky or oddly-angled. However for small or no-breasted women it certainly is an option! Another option is what I like to call a "rib pocket" which is the same concept in a jacket, simply lower on the abdomen with the opening just below the level of the bottom tip of the breastbone.
Okay so amazing video and a great guide/tutorial, but I honestly re-watched the part where you wrote "Almighty Pocket" like 5 times and it was as satisfying each time
Yeah I wished the part wasn't cut to "Pocket", that way I could have replayed to watch the whole thing at a lower speed. Oh how it looked so effortless.
Yes, us females need pockets in almost anything we wear, not only for our phones, but chapstick and maybe even lipstick, or a Kleenex, or a reminder note on something. Congrats on the transition, sweetheart! If you want the deep pockets that men's jeans have, just by the smallest pair they have, or men's skinny jeans, and no one will know.
So would I. Also, I would like to see not just words, but also numerals in that script (such as measurements, or prices, or whatever). One thing I know from experience is that it makes a *big* difference what kind of writing instrument you use. A pencil, or a ballpoint pen, does not "want" to write cursive. For cursive, you probably want a gel pen. For myself, I prefer "micro pigment ink" pens from an art supply shop, because the tip is soft and does not leave an impression on the next page. (With a ballpoint pen or even a gel pen, if you write on a page of a notebook, your writing will leave an impression on the following page, and probably a page or two after that. With a micro pigment ink pen, that doesn't happen.)
From learning from my Grandma, she normally did a zig zag stitch with the sowing machine to finish her stitches or used pinking shears to finish the stitching. If not she used her serger which did the job for her. She used to sow by hand but as she got older it was harder for her to do so the machines helped her a lot. I just discovered this channel and am remembering me asking/begging my grandma to teach me how to sew around 6 and her saying I had to wait until I was 10. I remember being so excited when I finally turned 10.
I usually do zigzag stitches using my sewing machine as well, I'm self taught so not an expert but I believe it's generally concidered an acceptable alternative if you don't have an over locker
@@lucihorsey6673 I do this too, however I'm really bad at using a sewing machine, so somehow the edge always ends up clumped together with a snapped thread.
To be honest, I think I like your way of finishing seams better than most of the options I've seen in terms of clean finish and minimizing bulk, even if it's gotta be hand-done vs machine done. I'm not sure I'd do it myself every time, since it does look more time-consuming than I'd want lol. I'm a bit new to sewing, but from what I've seen the "modern" way ppl tend to finish seams is either with a serger, if they have one (apparently some sewing machines do have an overlock stitch, but I've never figured out how mine works), or with some lines of zig zag stitches (which I've done before but it's still not a super "clean" looking finish imo), or with pinking. There's a few others, which are turn and stitch - but that can add extra bulk since you're adding extra lines to straight stitches on the edges of the seam allowance, or a French seam, but this one seems to work best in straight seams so it's not necessarily a "use every time" kind of seam finish.
ShadowsOfMoonlight I agree, a well-finished seam is a thing of beauty, but when you just need to GET IT DONE, cut the garment with a solid 5/8” seam allowance and go ahead and use pinking shears on the edges of the fabric. I have garments which have lasted for years with that quick & painless method. (Mind you, they were sewn of sturdy, tightly-woven fabric.)
You can flat-fell on a machine, but it might be impractical to do so on a pocket. A standing fell might work. You still hem one seam allowance over the other, but without folding and sewing them down to the pocket itself
@@Tina06019 Here's a tutorial on how to sew a flat fell seam by machine. Same process, just using a machine instead of whip-stitching. The time to do a pocket may come out as a wash, depending on how well you sew and how much of a **** your sewing machine is to operate. :) www.mybluprint.com/article/seam-series-how-to-sew-a-flat-fell-seam
To me, this seems to be the old fashioned equilavent to a french seam. I like to do french seams on pockets like this because to me it adds a bit of strength and adds a back up seam of sorts, so if one rips you don't necessarily have a huge hole in you pocket.
Bernadette, you are a TREASURE! A gift! I just found your channel yesterday because your Eduardian skirt video came up in my suggestions, and I'm so glad it did! I've watched nearly all of your videos in the past 2 days and they're all so wonderful. Your voice is so soothing, and you explain things so well. And as a lover of hand sewing, I really appreciate your beautiful work. Keep it up! I can't wait to see what you make next!
I love love LOVE that you've called your pocket pattern piece the 'Almighty Pocket'! Mine is the 'Glorious Pocket'. Actually, I think I've got a second, larger pocket pattern for skirts that can take them that is the 'Pocket of Holding'... I'm gonna have to go and check now....
Wait, wait, wait. You mean to tell me that we've been watching you sew this whole time and you haven't made any handwriting videos? You've had that hiding in your sleeve? That is magnificent and majestic handwriting!
I just finished adding my new pocket to my favourite almost perfect... wait... now it is the perfect dress. NOW it has pockets. If you were searching for a comment from a person who followed this blessing of a video, you have found it. Enjoy your day.
Pro tip: place the pocket pattern on a fold, and cut it out so that at least part of the two pieces are already connected. Saves time on aligning things, no need for notches, and a little neater once sewn. I don't bother with a pattern; I just cut a D-shape and trim as needed. #pocketsforall
Grab the scissors , time for some sewing bonding time. (I know teaching girls to sew at a young age is stereotypical but i have found it useful over the years)
Nillie Even if it weren’t offered to boys it would be fine. But it’s a valuable skill so it should be offered (i dont see how it couldnt be, the information is so easily accessible)
green cat Notches are cuts which one cuts into fabric pieces so that one can line up two pieces of fabric correctly to stitch them together. I find that on small, identical back-and-front pocket pieces that I don’t actually need those notches/ticks/balance marks. However, they are, I find, essential for seams which are more “fiddley.”
My first pattern with a pocket I went, "Aha! So THAT'S how you do it! I'm going to add pockets to all my existing skirts and dresses!" 5 yrs later, haven't done any of em. #procrastinator
I *know* that one. I've bought a number of super cheap thrift store skirts with the newly found understanding of how to add pockets... and honestly, as much as it isn't that difficult and I have ample fabric and a sewing machine gracing my dining room, it doesn't actually get done.
I didn't realize this was so easy to do! I'm not a professional seamstress but I'd finish on the machine with a straight stitch, trim edge, then a zigzag to contain the fray. I cringed at flat-felling until I saw you so them by hand. It makes me realize that it's just cumbersome to do on the machine.
I thoroughly enjoy your videos. Your attention to historical detail is what drew me in. Your beautiful garments and techniques have kept me coming back. Thank you
I am not very experienced in making clothes myself, but I appreciate someone who values 19th and 18th century clothing, culture, etc. I thought I was the only one. Thank you for making such wonderful content.
I don't sew at all, but your explanation is so clear, interesting and witty that I stare at it throughout the whole time like a cat watching anything little and moving. Wonderful!
Pockets are a big conversation piece around my friends, and daughters friends. I aspire as an alteration specialist, and wondered how difficult adding pockets might be. I’m relieved, your demonstration shows it to be quite approachable. Thank you!
Ooh, thanks for pointing that out. Very good tip (nice to avoid a mistake I am certain I would have made - _have made_, except that due to worse mistakes, i didn't even try them on, much less stick my hands in the too-small pockets ;) ).
And that is why I refuse to upgrade my phone (And also because I don’t like how they got rid of the headphone jack and the home button. Plus I don’t have an extra $5000 to spend)
I am garbage-humaning my way through a wrapped sundress/post-shower house towel (for wandering around like I am not a lazy bones after the past year) and I just knew these would be the right instructions for me. Many thanks! Chef's kiss, as always.
Bernadette, you sweet heart. I was only lamenting the lack of pockets on my 2 work trousers. They were part of a suit but I decided to forgo the blazers - far too formal for a community nurse, imho. Well the weekend is upon us, so after returning from the local cycling event, I'll spend the evening adding pockets to everything. Yes, everything.
Pur9leRain Putting pockets into trousers which don’t have them is more difficult unless the thighs of the trousers are quite loose. However, I have done it successfully if there are already “faux pocket” openings into which I can sew a “pocket bag.” And, may I add, the only thing more irritating than the lack of pockets in women’s clothes is those STUPID faux pockets. That is, until you learn how to convert them into real pockets. Another option (for one or two very small pockets) is to insert vertically-oriented pockets into the back of the waistband of the trousers (or skirts). In this case, the garment needs to be just slightly loose/large on your waist. If you keep it just big enough for a small flat cell phone or a very small flat ID&bank card wallet, it won’t spoil the line of the garment too much.
Pro tip: When you're using a sewing machine place your pins diagonally and not verticly to the needle. This way the needle will pass over the pins without breaking them and you don't have to stop every once in a while to remove the pins from the fabric. Also your work is perfect and the videos are very helpful cause I'm planning to make a historically accurate victorian gown when I can afford all those beautiful fabrics that I'm going to need. Sending love from Greece
you have such a gentle, lovely voice; if i weren't actually watching this for the content, i think i'd just watch it bc of how lovely it is to hear you talk - its kind of meditative and calming.
My dear, this is simply brilliant. Literally all of my favorite skirts were manufactured without pockets. I will be correcting this gross oversight during the next rainy weekend day.
I both love and hate you for having such BEAUTIFUL handwriting. On another note Thank You for this video, I have a closets worth of skirts and dresses that I have been wanting to add pockets to, and this is giving me the inspo to finally get to it.
Your videos keep coming up on my suggested videos and honestly, I know absolutely nothing about sewing so I have no idea what you’re referring to half the time, but your videos are just so satisfying to watch that I really don’t mind that much! All your clothes are gorgeous, and this tip is brilliant - if only I could sew, I’d never be pocket-less again!!
Thank you for this tutorial. I need a place to discreetly carry my insulin pump and a pocket is ideal. I put a slit in the back of the pocket to slip the pump in from the underside. I did this to a lined dress. It's not perfect, but it is good enough to do the job. Fabulous skirt there.
Your handwriting is so delightful! I tried learning calligraphy many times as a child but I have always had disjointed spiky handwriting like my father... 😪 on the plus side this made learning to write Mandarin and Cantonese Chinese characters much easier xx
I don’t know if I’ve ever been so simultaneously happy and sad. Happy because I found this UA-cam channel and it is everything I’ve ever needed in my life, and sad because it’s only been here for 6 months so it’s binging capabilities are limited. Either way I’ve already watched every video available and made sure to subscribe because this is perfection and I need more in my life
Your handwriting is so beautiful, I had to pause to stare at it some more. You cannot be human. You are way too talented and elegantly spoken and just WOAH
The (very historical) alternative would be to slit the sideseam and wear traditional pockets, sewn on to a drawstring attached to your waist underneath the skirt or dress. Then you only need one 'pair of pockets' for all dresses... Love your (re-)creations and your view. (Pun intended).
Torchwood Pride I have done that. My husband objected because my white linen shift was visible through the pocket slits on my red apron-dress/jumper, and he thought it looked as if people could see my underpants. Sigh. So I sewed pocket-bags into the red dress. Future dresses with pocket-slits will have overlapped side seams to disguise the slits, because it is just so convenient to wear a “pair of pockets.”
Wonderful!! I show dogs, and we typically need to bring some sort of bait in the ring with us - chicken, liver, a toy, whatever gets your dog excited. At the same time, we need to dress professionally, which usually means a skirt suit or nice dress for women. Pockets are invaluable, but in short supply in most dresses! I will be using your video to make sure every dog show outfit has pockets!! Several of my pieces are lined, though. Could you please do a part 2 where you show how to deal with lined skirts?? Thank you! (And please can we get a video for how you do your hair?)
Elizabeth McCain The circle skirt I’m wearing right now has pockets between the fashion fabric and the lining, although suspending the pocket from a bit of twill tape from the waistband (as Bertha Banner recommends) is tricky in a finished skirt. Alternatively, you could open the side seam of both the fashion fabric and the lining, and sew them together just at the pocket slit.
I think I figured out why I love this channel so much. Anyone who enjoyed the outpour of Anne's romantic and dramatic chatter in Anne of Green Gables and Anne of Avonlea will know what I am talking about.
Bless you, Bernadette, for not only showing us how to give things pockets but also showing that you can in fact hand fell pockets. Because that's what I'll be doing with mine!
I found your channel just this evening. I think you are brilliant so i have subscribed and pressed the bell so i dont miss your videos. Please can you create a 17th/18th century night gown. I have been looking to buy one, but i have not found one i like so i will need to make one and would love for you to make one so that i can follow your creation method :)
Hey @bernadettebanner I was wondering what pattern you used for the skirt in this video, or if it is just a basic rectangle skirt? Thanks! Love your vids!
At one point back in the 60's, my mother's boss asked her to repair one of the pockets in his pants. She informed him that was inappropriate request, but he insisted, so she took his pants, took them home, and sewed in a long pocket that went all the way to his ankle. When he put his keys in the pocket, they fell all the way down, and he was forced to take off his pants to get into the house. :-) ... he never asked her to do any sewing ever again.
I made a pockeeeeeet! Thank you Miss Banner! Not only do you share the name of my favorite Avenger, but you just redeemed all my garbage, pocketless clothing!
This is beautiful!! Any chance you remember the pattern you followed (or created) for this skirt?? Would love a link to the pattern, or a video tutorial if you created the skirt yourself!! Also, love your videos. The details, the pursuit of excellence, the creativity, and your unique video style make for fantastic videos for perfectionists like me!
The trick with men's pants I found is they're just straight lines all the way down, so you just pick a width that matches the thickest area of your hips and then tuck your top so it doesn't look weirdly puckery -- something thicker like a sweater is nice for this. Sometimes the legs are too long, too, but that's a much easier fix imo (just cuff them) & worth it for the absolutely _disgustingly long_ pockets men's pants come with haha.
I would love to learn how to make the skirt. it has the volume and shape ive been wanting for ages but cant figure out how to archive. Any help is welcome!
I must admit, as a non native English speaker with barely any knowledge about sewing in my own language, I couldn't understand fully the technical terms. But my motto of life is you learn by breaking so I'm still gonna try haha Thank you so much. I feel it's such a huge revelation for me to realise i can try
UA-cam brings this channel to me after a long time HK protesters. I feel released. And subscribed it right away. She is kind of person who really love life!!
When I decided a few months ago that I must learn to add pockets to skirts in order to make them wearable, I did what seemed logical - I looked at a garment with pockets in it and attempted to recreate what they had done. As it was still somewhat unclear, and I always favour doing far more research than necessary I examined every pocketed garment in my closet. What I would later come to know as side seam pockets, welted pockets, pockets sewn onto the exterior of the garment, pockets with scoops in the front of the garment... From these I made my own attempts with limited success, producing pockets which paid tribute to the paintings of Georgia O'Keefe. I attempted top stitching. I told friends who also dabble in sewing of my adventures. I screamed to the heavens. I shoved uncooperative projects to the end of the sewing table to think about the hurt their disobedience had caused me. I examined further extant garments in thrift stores, and photographed the construction. Eventually, I learned to make acceptable pockets that sat in the correct place, didn't sag, or force me to create an extra side seam in the garment... And the whole time, Bernadette apparently already had my back. At least my insistence on figuring it out for myself, because surely it's super simple, proved broadly educational?
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Not all heroes wear capes, sometimes they wear handmade historically accurate garments
With pockets. 😊
LOL soooo true!
witchingblue1 yes!
AGREED!
I humbly disagree about the capes. I’ve seen her in some very lovely ones. 😉
Nothing is more heinous than a dress without pockets. In contrast, moment you slide you hands down the seam and one slips into a magical portal and you squeeee at the discovery
Puddin Cup pockets are truly magical portals of pleasure
Puddin Cup f
I always do a dance when I find dresses with pockets. It's such a slow movement for designers to put them in automatically. Sad.
Puddin Cup
There is one thing that is more heinous than a dress without pockets: a dress with fake or otherwise unusable pockets.
@Puddin Cup - Now. if only Ms Banner could devise a Dr Who-type pocket - "bigger on the inside"!
It was the greatest revelation ever, when I discovered that it’s possible to add pockets not just during the construction process, but also to *gasp* existing garments. Anywhere I wanted to! In the perfect size and shape!
I love, how neat your handfinished seam allowance looks, btw. It’s such a beautiful little detail.
You can also extend existing too-small pockets. It's not necessarily terribly pretty if you don't bother finding an exact match for the fabric, but who cares it's inside the garment anyway and nobody that doesn't do your laundry will ever see it.
much prettier than the zig-zag around the whole thing then sew it togeather method i was taught
I extended a back and front pocket on one of my older pairs of jeans a while back as an experiment. It was tricky and not very pretty, because I'm lazy and will do anything on my machine if I can fit it, but now my phone fits fully in that pocket. Next time, now that I know it works, maybe I'll put the time into hand sewing.
Yeah......she does that!!😊😊😊
Hey I am a UA-camr that makes cool movies, id really appreciate if you would just check my channel out,, you might just found a new UA-camr you like
Oh god, your hand writing is beautiful!!!
Oh everything is getting a pocket now.
SAME
U-underwear??
@@jlin592 Congratulations, you just revolutionized the field of undergarments!
@@jlin592 Lingerie with tissue pockets?
@@jlin592 i mean why the heck not?
"Go forth, my merry sewing friend, and give yourself the pockets you deserve"
Man I don’t even sew or know what tailor’s chalk is but the video had pockets
Tailor's chalk is literally just chalk that tailor's use. If you've ever seen those really thin blocks of chalk in the sewing aisle, that's tailor's chalk. Honestly, any chalk will probably work, but the fine edge on a block of tailor's chalk does make tracing smaller details a bit easier.
Lol me
"but the video had pockets".... wait what? Is that a fetish or something??👀
how dare you shame that person!
there is nothing wrong with liking pockets.
@@spongmongler6760 haha no judgement here🙌
You do you boo
I don’t understand why they make clothing without pockets. Love this idea.
because the fashion industry knows that women will buy purses since there are no pockets or really shitty pockets in women's clothes. The fashion industry uses fast fashion to its advantage to gain more money.
That, and sometimes people skip the pockets to save costs on labor and fabric.
its also cause as women wore jeans (read: the old workmans pants) as fashion, ppl realised as they slimmed down the pants to make them more form fitting, the pockets (as big as the mens were) got in the way and made "unsightly" bumps along the hips. so they made them smaller, so it was smooth and sexy as women should be. this also started fashion ppl getting rid of them all together bc then theres no unsightly unsexiness to worry about!
not sure why they cut them out of skirts tho. in older times, pockets for women were mainplace and instead of being sewn onto the garment, they would have a seperate kind of bag they'd tie around their waist under their skirt, having a hold in the skirt to fish into the seperate pocket. if everyone had their own kind of bag, itd be so easy to sell skirts with holes in them! (this also ties in with handbags - as handbags became popular, the pockets became unpopular)
although, again,i think the getting rid of those kind of bag pockets was in the same vain as they were unsightly/bulky, w/e. people dont like a "non sexy" woman.
or clothing with useless 3-inch-deep pockets
It's a conspiracy against women!
To make my pocket patterns, I use my phone so I can make sure I can carry it
I agree. My hands are tiny but my phone is not.
Excellent idea.
It’s rather distressing to walk behind other women, seeing the expensive smart phone in the back jeans pocket work its way up & out with each step.
@@Tina06019 I wonder why they don't use the front jeans pocket. Is it not big enough?
@@robertlozyniak3661 Front pockets on women's pants are tiny, if they're even real (which isn't usually the case)
@@ohdear279 Why would women's pants be designed that way? Is the designer also selling purses? (Evil marketing genius: create a problem so that you can then sell the solution.)
The perfect UA-cam tutorial doesn’t exi-
You are an actual saint
I know a woman has designed my dress when there are pockets and bra strap snaps. Bless those designers!
I've literally never heard of bra strap snaps. I assume you can put the straps in so they don't wiggle out from under your dress and show themselves? That's such a good idea!
@@r21167 That is exactly what they are! It's a tiny strip of fabric sewn down on one side with a snap on the other. You pass it under your bra straps and snap it, and they stay put! There's probably an official name for them, but I don't know what it is.
@@RymVri108 It seems that not only am I gonna add pocket to everything, I'm also gonna add those to quite a few of my tops now. Should be good sewing practice as well😊
Lol I just commented elsewhere: "I wonder if female garment pocketlessness is patriarchal, a design of control similar to high heels. Perhaps it's thought that if you have a man protecting you, you don't need pockets.. or only males should carry important, valuable items.. or some other weird misogyny. Might not be the case, but I'm not ruling it out entirely. No matter, I'll stick with my boots and chatelaine."
@@metotheecho "or only males should carry important, valuable items" there you have a point. A woman can not run away from a violent husband, if she can not carry the most basic things with her, without them being seen in form of a huge handbag or something like this, so yes this could be a reason why pockets in womans clothing are not a thing anymore.
I hope you can understand everything i have written, English is not my mother tongue :/
I misread the title as “how to add pockets to pointless skirts and dresses” and didn’t realize my mistake because, yes, skirts and dresses without pockets are pretty pointless (in my opinion, which I know is shared by many). Thanks for a great video!
Last week I was in a store contemplating about whether I should get the dress that I was trying on. Upon the discovery that it had pockets I was instantly sold. Pockets just change everything!! Thanks a lot for the tutorial!
I put pockets into all my skirts, whether purchased off-the-rack or sewn from yardage. I also deepen all the pockets in my trousers (unless these are men’s trousers which I have altered, because these have large enough pockets in the first place).
I have also figured out how to sew a small flat rectangular pocket right into the back of the waistband of a skirt - I make these pockets just large enough to hold my very small flat wallet or almost equally small phone. These “waist-band” pockets are small, but VERY secure.
I've never heard of putting a pocket at the back of a waist band. I would be fascinated to see this if you had a video!
I would watch a video on that
Oh! I love hidden pockets like that. I add them to things all the time!
Ohhhh, now that's a nice idea. I tend to tuck stuff inside my waist band, on my front left hip. Trans to stick out to much tough!
Tina please share the method! ❤️
A lady that teach how to sew pockets is a lady who will live a long and blissful life.
You saved me, thank you.
It was really helpful that Bernadette mentioned to keep the pockets away from the waist and hips (where a lot of modern patterns place the pocket). I’m in the process of making a skirt, so I’m definitely going to lower the pockets to keep the silhouette pretty. Thank you for that pro-tip!
I have a beautiful coat that desperately needs an inside pocket... I'm so jealous when a man reaches into his jacket to produce a wallet or something else valuable that really should be kept closer to your person. Whereas my wallet is half sticking out of my pocket at all times. The trouble is that this beautiful coat has a smooth inner lining! ): And that I'm dreadful at sewing.
I am actually comforted by your ability with hand-stitching... I've watched all of your videos (a few times now) and love that you do so much by hand... for those of us who would love to pick up the craft, but financially can't afford the sewing machine (or have no idea how to operate one), it actually makes me a bit more hopeful that I might have the confidence to give something a go.
Love you, your work, and your channel!! I can't wait to see more from you! XO
sewing machines are now not that expensive, a basic Singer will be able to do most of the stiches you usually need, like straight, zigzag and buttonhole. I just got mine. Need to practice, but it's really not that dreadful. It may help if you attend a crash course, it boosted my confidence a little. I was really afraid of operating a sewing machine, and there I learned it in no time, really. I'm doing small things now, coasters, small pouches etc., I didn't dare yet to sew clothes, but it will come with time and practice, I believe. I would really just encourage you to dive in!
Secondhand machines are pretty cheap, or sometimes free. Keep an eye on whatever online classified site is local to you.
I also adore inside breast pockets in coats, but the primary reason that women's coats tend not to have them is simply the fact that the breasts are in the way and keeping items in that area ends up being too bulky or oddly-angled. However for small or no-breasted women it certainly is an option! Another option is what I like to call a "rib pocket" which is the same concept in a jacket, simply lower on the abdomen with the opening just below the level of the bottom tip of the breastbone.
or you could just get a men's coat, there is limited difference.
The sizing with men's clothing is problematic if you're a small size, but if they fit you, so much easier.
Okay so amazing video and a great guide/tutorial, but I honestly re-watched the part where you wrote "Almighty Pocket" like 5 times and it was as satisfying each time
OnceUponATime
I wish, I had handwriting like that!
Hahaha, sister-in-mind 🙃
Yeah I wished the part wasn't cut to "Pocket", that way I could have replayed to watch the whole thing at a lower speed. Oh how it looked so effortless.
I laughed when I realised she wrote Almighty Pocket like same gurl, same
Someone should make a GIF of it.
I have never heard so much delight about the manual addiction of pockets to a garment.
This is great! I can wear feminine clothing when I transition without having to give up pockets! thanks so much for this tutorial!
Yes, us females need pockets in almost anything we wear, not only for our phones, but chapstick and maybe even lipstick, or a Kleenex, or a reminder note on something. Congrats on the transition, sweetheart! If you want the deep pockets that men's jeans have, just by the smallest pair they have, or men's skinny jeans, and no one will know.
@@JessieCochran37 thanks, I need them to hold stim toys and folded up posters for protesting cops, and bandages to help people who get hurt.
I'm proud of you, honey! 💜
@@torixsilver444 Thanks!
Good luck on your transition! (Unless you already have, in which case congrats!!!!)
Omg your handwriting!! Do you journal? I'd love to see more of that gorgeous script! 💜
Mandi Sadler I know!!! It’s very nineteenth/ early twentieth century. When did women develop that loopy girly scrawl that’s almost expected of us?
So would I. Also, I would like to see not just words, but also numerals in that script (such as measurements, or prices, or whatever).
One thing I know from experience is that it makes a *big* difference what kind of writing instrument you use. A pencil, or a ballpoint pen, does not "want" to write cursive. For cursive, you probably want a gel pen.
For myself, I prefer "micro pigment ink" pens from an art supply shop, because the tip is soft and does not leave an impression on the next page. (With a ballpoint pen or even a gel pen, if you write on a page of a notebook, your writing will leave an impression on the following page, and probably a page or two after that. With a micro pigment ink pen, that doesn't happen.)
I need to study then practice that handwriting.
Fight
Ghujuyhghhjvhuiy
In France we learn at school how to write like that. When I was in primary school it was mandatory to write in cursive
From learning from my Grandma, she normally did a zig zag stitch with the sowing machine to finish her stitches or used pinking shears to finish the stitching. If not she used her serger which did the job for her. She used to sow by hand but as she got older it was harder for her to do so the machines helped her a lot. I just discovered this channel and am remembering me asking/begging my grandma to teach me how to sew around 6 and her saying I had to wait until I was 10. I remember being so excited when I finally turned 10.
I usually do zigzag stitches using my sewing machine as well, I'm self taught so not an expert but I believe it's generally concidered an acceptable alternative if you don't have an over locker
@@lucihorsey6673 I do this too, however I'm really bad at using a sewing machine, so somehow the edge always ends up clumped together with a snapped thread.
@@NeverLoveNiila omg same! 🤣😅
To be honest, I think I like your way of finishing seams better than most of the options I've seen in terms of clean finish and minimizing bulk, even if it's gotta be hand-done vs machine done. I'm not sure I'd do it myself every time, since it does look more time-consuming than I'd want lol. I'm a bit new to sewing, but from what I've seen the "modern" way ppl tend to finish seams is either with a serger, if they have one (apparently some sewing machines do have an overlock stitch, but I've never figured out how mine works), or with some lines of zig zag stitches (which I've done before but it's still not a super "clean" looking finish imo), or with pinking. There's a few others, which are turn and stitch - but that can add extra bulk since you're adding extra lines to straight stitches on the edges of the seam allowance, or a French seam, but this one seems to work best in straight seams so it's not necessarily a "use every time" kind of seam finish.
ShadowsOfMoonlight I agree, a well-finished seam is a thing of beauty, but when you just need to GET IT DONE, cut the garment with a solid 5/8” seam allowance and go ahead and use pinking shears on the edges of the fabric.
I have garments which have lasted for years with that quick & painless method. (Mind you, they were sewn of sturdy, tightly-woven fabric.)
You can flat-fell on a machine, but it might be impractical to do so on a pocket. A standing fell might work. You still hem one seam allowance over the other, but without folding and sewing them down to the pocket itself
@@Tina06019 Here's a tutorial on how to sew a flat fell seam by machine. Same process, just using a machine instead of whip-stitching. The time to do a pocket may come out as a wash, depending on how well you sew and how much of a **** your sewing machine is to operate. :)
www.mybluprint.com/article/seam-series-how-to-sew-a-flat-fell-seam
To me, this seems to be the old fashioned equilavent to a french seam. I like to do french seams on pockets like this because to me it adds a bit of strength and adds a back up seam of sorts, so if one rips you don't necessarily have a huge hole in you pocket.
Bernadette, you are a TREASURE! A gift! I just found your channel yesterday because your Eduardian skirt video came up in my suggestions, and I'm so glad it did! I've watched nearly all of your videos in the past 2 days and they're all so wonderful. Your voice is so soothing, and you explain things so well. And as a lover of hand sewing, I really appreciate your beautiful work. Keep it up! I can't wait to see what you make next!
I've always loved how pockets are shaped a bit like lungs since having them always let's me breathe easier.
I love love LOVE that you've called your pocket pattern piece the 'Almighty Pocket'! Mine is the 'Glorious Pocket'. Actually, I think I've got a second, larger pocket pattern for skirts that can take them that is the 'Pocket of Holding'... I'm gonna have to go and check now....
I just named mine the pocket queen!
Wait, wait, wait. You mean to tell me that we've been watching you sew this whole time and you haven't made any handwriting videos? You've had that hiding in your sleeve? That is magnificent and majestic handwriting!
I just finished adding my new pocket to my favourite almost perfect... wait... now it is the perfect dress. NOW it has pockets.
If you were searching for a comment from a person who followed this blessing of a video, you have found it. Enjoy your day.
Pro tip: place the pocket pattern on a fold, and cut it out so that at least part of the two pieces are already connected. Saves time on aligning things, no need for notches, and a little neater once sewn.
I don't bother with a pattern; I just cut a D-shape and trim as needed.
#pocketsforall
Thank you!
thank you so much ! i'm adding pockets to all my women's jeans and i could definitely use a time-saving tip
Bless you 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
A stitch is going to be stronger than the raw fabric
My baby cousin cried when she found out her new dress didn't have pockets.
Grab the scissors , time for some sewing bonding time.
(I know teaching girls to sew at a young age is stereotypical but i have found it useful over the years)
Kate Noswatudidthere
There’s nothing wrong with it, as long as young boys are offered the same.
@@ragnkja Amen to that
Nillie this comment is so wise im in awe
Nillie Even if it weren’t offered to boys it would be fine. But it’s a valuable skill so it should be offered (i dont see how it couldnt be, the information is so easily accessible)
The almighty pocket - excellent! I'm a tailor but never have been asked to create a pocket before. Thank you for the clear tutorial
If you have a shop perhaps you could advertise this service maybe you could create more business.
@@caragarcia2307 yes, I plan to do so!
This should become every commercial and non commercial dress/skirt makers motto "one pocket is better than no pocket" -Bernadette Banner, 2019
I'm always so excited to see you finish those edges, your hand stitching is disturbingly satisfying ^_^
I...have never heard someone call them "balance marks", I've always heard them referred to as "ticks" or "notches".
I have no experience with sewing. What are they?
green cat Notches are cuts which one cuts into fabric pieces so that one can line up two pieces of fabric correctly to stitch them together.
I find that on small, identical back-and-front pocket pieces that I don’t actually need those notches/ticks/balance marks. However, they are, I find, essential for seams which are more “fiddley.”
@@Tina06019 thank you for the explanation. I was wondering the same thing.
Tina Thanks for the explanation! I don’t know much about sewing since I’m just a kid, but I can sew!
Tina thank you. I’m watching binging her videos and had noticed this in a few with no understanding about what it is. Now I know :)
Revolutionary.
I shall be pocketing everything in my wardrobe until it is all fully pocketed.
Pocket.
What an excellent word.
Finally, the video I have been searching for through all the sewing knowledge of UA-cam!!
My first pattern with a pocket I went, "Aha! So THAT'S how you do it! I'm going to add pockets to all my existing skirts and dresses!" 5 yrs later, haven't done any of em. #procrastinator
I *know* that one. I've bought a number of super cheap thrift store skirts with the newly found understanding of how to add pockets... and honestly, as much as it isn't that difficult and I have ample fabric and a sewing machine gracing my dining room, it doesn't actually get done.
I didn't realize this was so easy to do! I'm not a professional seamstress but I'd finish on the machine with a straight stitch, trim edge, then a zigzag to contain the fray.
I cringed at flat-felling until I saw you so them by hand. It makes me realize that it's just cumbersome to do on the machine.
You, my good fellow, are a blessing to society. You are the hero we all needed, though didn't deserve.
I thoroughly enjoy your videos. Your attention to historical detail is what drew me in. Your beautiful garments and techniques have kept me coming back. Thank you
I am not very experienced in making clothes myself, but I appreciate someone who values 19th and 18th century clothing, culture, etc. I thought I was the only one. Thank you for making such wonderful content.
Thank you for bringing garments into the 21st century, even if they are historical ;). Life without pockets is positively medieval.
I am SO glad I found this before I went to the sewing machine for my new *pocketless* dress!!! It shall be pocketless no more!!
You are a hero!
I don't sew at all, but your explanation is so clear, interesting and witty that I stare at it throughout the whole time like a cat watching anything little and moving. Wonderful!
Pockets are a big conversation piece around my friends, and daughters friends. I aspire as an alteration specialist, and wondered how difficult adding pockets might be. I’m relieved, your demonstration shows it to be quite approachable. Thank you!
I use my phone to measure pocket depth because it's bigger than my hand 🤷 when I did it with my hand, the phone would always stick out almost falling.
Ooh, thanks for pointing that out. Very good tip (nice to avoid a mistake I am certain I would have made - _have made_, except that due to worse mistakes, i didn't even try them on, much less stick my hands in the too-small pockets ;) ).
And that is why I refuse to upgrade my phone
(And also because I don’t like how they got rid of the headphone jack and the home button. Plus I don’t have an extra $5000 to spend)
I am garbage-humaning my way through a wrapped sundress/post-shower house towel (for wandering around like I am not a lazy bones after the past year) and I just knew these would be the right instructions for me. Many thanks! Chef's kiss, as always.
Bernadette, your penmanship is _stunning._ I'm in awe of it.
Bernadette, you sweet heart. I was only lamenting the lack of pockets on my 2 work trousers. They were part of a suit but I decided to forgo the blazers - far too formal for a community nurse, imho. Well the weekend is upon us, so after returning from the local cycling event, I'll spend the evening adding pockets to everything. Yes, everything.
I couldn't agree more 🤗
Pur9leRain Putting pockets into trousers which don’t have them is more difficult unless the thighs of the trousers are quite loose. However, I have done it successfully if there are already “faux pocket” openings into which I can sew a “pocket bag.”
And, may I add, the only thing more irritating than the lack of pockets in women’s clothes is those STUPID faux pockets. That is, until you learn how to convert them into real pockets.
Another option (for one or two very small pockets) is to insert vertically-oriented pockets into the back of the waistband of the trousers (or skirts). In this case, the garment needs to be just slightly loose/large on your waist. If you keep it just big enough for a small flat cell phone or a very small flat ID&bank card wallet, it won’t spoil the line of the garment too much.
Pro tip: When you're using a sewing machine place your pins diagonally and not verticly to the needle. This way the needle will pass over the pins without breaking them and you don't have to stop every once in a while to remove the pins from the fabric.
Also your work is perfect and the videos are very helpful cause I'm planning to make a historically accurate victorian gown when I can afford all those beautiful fabrics that I'm going to need.
Sending love from Greece
Humorous, practical, succinct, interesting. What a fab video from a budding angel earning her wings.
I just stumbled onto this channel a few months ago and I'm never going back.
you look like a beautiful christmas spirit
you have such a gentle, lovely voice; if i weren't actually watching this for the content, i think i'd just watch it bc of how lovely it is to hear you talk - its kind of meditative and calming.
My dear, this is simply brilliant. Literally all of my favorite skirts were manufactured without pockets. I will be correcting this gross oversight during the next rainy weekend day.
Even your WRITING is so elegant!!! I think there's virtually NOTHING that you can't do elegantly
I'm in love with that skirt!! Pls show is how you make them 😭💕 I have a love for long high waisted skirts and would love to learn to make my own.
Your handwriting is so pretty!
I both love and hate you for having such BEAUTIFUL handwriting.
On another note Thank You for this video, I have a closets worth of skirts and dresses that I have been wanting to add pockets to, and this is giving me the inspo to finally get to it.
I may or may not have watched over a dozen of your videos over the course of the past two days, and this is what I will do first. Thank you. 💛
Your videos keep coming up on my suggested videos and honestly, I know absolutely nothing about sewing so I have no idea what you’re referring to half the time, but your videos are just so satisfying to watch that I really don’t mind that much! All your clothes are gorgeous, and this tip is brilliant - if only I could sew, I’d never be pocket-less again!!
"Merry sewing friend". I love my new title!
You always sound so so happy about turning and felling. Its rather endearing
Thank you for this tutorial. I need a place to discreetly carry my insulin pump and a pocket is ideal. I put a slit in the back of the pocket to slip the pump in from the underside. I did this to a lined dress. It's not perfect, but it is good enough to do the job. Fabulous skirt there.
Your handwriting is so delightful! I tried learning calligraphy many times as a child but I have always had disjointed spiky handwriting like my father... 😪 on the plus side this made learning to write Mandarin and Cantonese Chinese characters much easier xx
Can you please do a tutorial on your hair?? Or share a reference to learn how to do historical hairstyles? Lovely work! Love your channel!!
I don’t know if I’ve ever been so simultaneously happy and sad. Happy because I found this UA-cam channel and it is everything I’ve ever needed in my life, and sad because it’s only been here for 6 months so it’s binging capabilities are limited. Either way I’ve already watched every video available and made sure to subscribe because this is perfection and I need more in my life
Your handwriting is so beautiful, I had to pause to stare at it some more. You cannot be human. You are way too talented and elegantly spoken and just WOAH
The (very historical) alternative would be to slit the sideseam and wear traditional pockets, sewn on to a drawstring attached to your waist underneath the skirt or dress. Then you only need one 'pair of pockets' for all dresses... Love your (re-)creations and your view. (Pun intended).
Torchwood Pride I have done that. My husband objected because my white linen shift was visible through the pocket slits on my red apron-dress/jumper, and he thought it looked as if people could see my underpants. Sigh. So I sewed pocket-bags into the red dress.
Future dresses with pocket-slits will have overlapped side seams to disguise the slits, because it is just so convenient to wear a “pair of pockets.”
Hello @Torchwood Pride. Can you clarify? What do the pockets look like? How do they lay flat if they are not attached to the skirt? thanks.
@@nsavar5864 check out crows eye productions on UA-cam. They will show you all about them and how they work. (Also think Lucyocket.)
I actually found a beautiful dress, only to find hidden pockets when i was least expecting that dress to have pockets
Your handwriting for "Almighty pocket" is everything!!!
This is possibly the single most important video on UA-cam ⭐️
Thank you so much on the tip about putting the pocket under your full hip!
YES. I pretty much knew how to do most of it, but that was some sage advice.
Wonderful!! I show dogs, and we typically need to bring some sort of bait in the ring with us - chicken, liver, a toy, whatever gets your dog excited. At the same time, we need to dress professionally, which usually means a skirt suit or nice dress for women. Pockets are invaluable, but in short supply in most dresses! I will be using your video to make sure every dog show outfit has pockets!! Several of my pieces are lined, though. Could you please do a part 2 where you show how to deal with lined skirts?? Thank you! (And please can we get a video for how you do your hair?)
Elizabeth McCain
The circle skirt I’m wearing right now has pockets between the fashion fabric and the lining, although suspending the pocket from a bit of twill tape from the waistband (as Bertha Banner recommends) is tricky in a finished skirt. Alternatively, you could open the side seam of both the fashion fabric and the lining, and sew them together just at the pocket slit.
I think I figured out why I love this channel so much. Anyone who enjoyed the outpour of Anne's romantic and dramatic chatter in Anne of Green Gables and Anne of Avonlea will know what I am talking about.
You are now the heroine of skirt-wearers everywhere.
“Nice dress!”
“Thanks! It has pockets!”
“Cool, where’d you buy it?”
“Umm I made it myself.”
I wish my cursive was that nice....
It can be if you practice
Ikr, I write fast so my cursive usually looks illegible
Bless you, Bernadette, for not only showing us how to give things pockets but also showing that you can in fact hand fell pockets. Because that's what I'll be doing with mine!
Ohhhh you sew the pockets closed AFTER attaching to the garment. This was great, thanks!
I found your channel just this evening. I think you are brilliant so i have subscribed and pressed the bell so i dont miss your videos. Please can you create a 17th/18th century night gown. I have been looking to buy one, but i have not found one i like so i will need to make one and would love for you to make one so that i can follow your creation method :)
Yes!!! I want one so bad!
Hey @bernadettebanner I was wondering what pattern you used for the skirt in this video, or if it is just a basic rectangle skirt? Thanks! Love your vids!
I think it looks like the skirt is made out of two parts. And each of them are circle skirts ,either two full ones or two 3/4 of a circle skirt
It is time to bust out my sewing machine and thread box and make my grandmother proud with this newfound ability I can learn.
My school uniform is a pocketles skirt, imagine having your period without a place to put your stuff. You are truly my hero.
At one point back in the 60's, my mother's boss asked her to repair one of the pockets in his pants. She informed him that was inappropriate request, but he insisted, so she took his pants, took them home, and sewed in a long pocket that went all the way to his ankle. When he put his keys in the pocket, they fell all the way down, and he was forced to take off his pants to get into the house. :-) ... he never asked her to do any sewing ever again.
Omg your handwriting 💖
I love watching you sew with your gorgeous hand-stiching and lyrical voice! Thank you for sharing your skill and wit.
@esockell - I also love her vocabulary.
I made a pockeeeeeet! Thank you Miss Banner! Not only do you share the name of my favorite Avenger, but you just redeemed all my garbage, pocketless clothing!
But what if your skirt isn't in several panels but just one big circle, so you can't just unpick two panels to place the pocket between them?
This is beautiful!! Any chance you remember the pattern you followed (or created) for this skirt?? Would love a link to the pattern, or a video tutorial if you created the skirt yourself!!
Also, love your videos. The details, the pursuit of excellence, the creativity, and your unique video style make for fantastic videos for perfectionists like me!
I'm pretty sure the green and red skirt and question is in the thumbnail. I believe it is just one of her Circle skirts
For this video alone, you are a hero to women everywhere.
Why can I not like this video more than once? THANK YOU!
Womens pants have a poor excuse of pockets in my experience. And men's pants dont fit me right.
Yep. The only women's pants I've ever found with decent pockets are frumpy mom jeans.
Well now you can remove the old pockets and add new. Or just cut the pocket and sew on an extension.
The trick with men's pants I found is they're just straight lines all the way down, so you just pick a width that matches the thickest area of your hips and then tuck your top so it doesn't look weirdly puckery -- something thicker like a sweater is nice for this. Sometimes the legs are too long, too, but that's a much easier fix imo (just cuff them) & worth it for the absolutely _disgustingly long_ pockets men's pants come with haha.
I would love to learn how to make the skirt. it has the volume and shape ive been wanting for ages but cant figure out how to archive. Any help is welcome!
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@@evertonbreary90 is that the name of the pattern?
It looks like a mid-length circle skirt ! Or half-circle ?
It looks like a mid-length circle skirt ! Or half-circle ?
@@philippinededinechin308 i'm guessing full-circle, as she made a half circle when she lift the sides of the skirt.
I must admit, as a non native English speaker with barely any knowledge about sewing in my own language, I couldn't understand fully the technical terms.
But my motto of life is you learn by breaking so I'm still gonna try haha
Thank you so much. I feel it's such a huge revelation for me to realise i can try
Your handwriting gives me life
I love your channel! You should do a collaboration with Angela Clayton, that would be amazing ❤️
I'm no professional seamstress, but as far as I'm aware, no one I know, personally or not, other than Bernadette Banner fells the edges of stitchwork.
UA-cam brings this channel to me after a long time HK protesters. I feel released. And subscribed it right away. She is kind of person who really love life!!
When I decided a few months ago that I must learn to add pockets to skirts in order to make them wearable, I did what seemed logical - I looked at a garment with pockets in it and attempted to recreate what they had done. As it was still somewhat unclear, and I always favour doing far more research than necessary I examined every pocketed garment in my closet. What I would later come to know as side seam pockets, welted pockets, pockets sewn onto the exterior of the garment, pockets with scoops in the front of the garment... From these I made my own attempts with limited success, producing pockets which paid tribute to the paintings of Georgia O'Keefe. I attempted top stitching. I told friends who also dabble in sewing of my adventures. I screamed to the heavens. I shoved uncooperative projects to the end of the sewing table to think about the hurt their disobedience had caused me. I examined further extant garments in thrift stores, and photographed the construction. Eventually, I learned to make acceptable pockets that sat in the correct place, didn't sag, or force me to create an extra side seam in the garment...
And the whole time, Bernadette apparently already had my back.
At least my insistence on figuring it out for myself, because surely it's super simple, proved broadly educational?