Butt pocket (with flap)
May. 28th, 2016 11:25 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
janestarzSince there was some talk on Ravelry yesterday and I was taking a moment to photograph a sock-to-be, I had the camera ready to take some pictures of the butt pocket I made in the jeans yesterday.
Sewing this was a bit scary, because the fabric frays a lot and after sewing the flap and welt to the right side of the fabric, you cut a horizontal line and push them to the other side. If you cut too far or if your fabric frays a lot, your pocket might be wider than your flap or welt.
Furthermore, you don't want the welt to be wider than your flap. So the sewing line of the welt is slightly narrower than that of the flap, and that creates a little triangle-shape in your welt.
The discussion we had on Ravelry was about all the pieces. The jeans is made up of 26 pieces (including lining, pockets, welts and facings) and Fiberrachel said she would be tempted to make one of the pieces purple. I had just then bound the back pocket flap with purple bias tape, so I laughed and took these pictures.
Binding the pocket flap was pretty tricky, and I'm not looking forward to the crotch seam that needs to be bound as well. You can see that the fabric frays a lot -- and that's the crotch edge that needs binding. But we'll get there, one step at a time.
Next up:
I need to wind the stretch linen I pre-washed onto cardboard to get rid of some of the creases. I'm not sure I want to spend my morning ironing 5 meters of fabric, but I'm afraid I have to.
Then I will work on the crotch seam, which means I'm very nearly done with the jeans. Crotch seam, outside- and inside leg seams, the last pockets, and then "just" the waistband...
Eisirt will be gone tonight and towmorrow, so I expect I won't be doing much else than sewing. There's food in the freezer, so I don't have to spend time cooking. And there will be time for some light gardening and some studying for Monday's test.
Sewing this was a bit scary, because the fabric frays a lot and after sewing the flap and welt to the right side of the fabric, you cut a horizontal line and push them to the other side. If you cut too far or if your fabric frays a lot, your pocket might be wider than your flap or welt.
Furthermore, you don't want the welt to be wider than your flap. So the sewing line of the welt is slightly narrower than that of the flap, and that creates a little triangle-shape in your welt.
The discussion we had on Ravelry was about all the pieces. The jeans is made up of 26 pieces (including lining, pockets, welts and facings) and Fiberrachel said she would be tempted to make one of the pieces purple. I had just then bound the back pocket flap with purple bias tape, so I laughed and took these pictures.
Binding the pocket flap was pretty tricky, and I'm not looking forward to the crotch seam that needs to be bound as well. You can see that the fabric frays a lot -- and that's the crotch edge that needs binding. But we'll get there, one step at a time.
Next up:
I need to wind the stretch linen I pre-washed onto cardboard to get rid of some of the creases. I'm not sure I want to spend my morning ironing 5 meters of fabric, but I'm afraid I have to.
Then I will work on the crotch seam, which means I'm very nearly done with the jeans. Crotch seam, outside- and inside leg seams, the last pockets, and then "just" the waistband...
Eisirt will be gone tonight and towmorrow, so I expect I won't be doing much else than sewing. There's food in the freezer, so I don't have to spend time cooking. And there will be time for some light gardening and some studying for Monday's test.
