POCKETS - a sewing project in microcosm?

Sewing pockets is the first real step in many a sewing project, and my Donegal Tweed winter overcoat is no different! I'm finally getting sewing, and first up is the welt pocket that will go on the left front of the coat. Meanwhile I can't help but appreciate how pockets really are whole projects in microcosm... They can acquaint us with our fabric, they can steel our nerves for cutting into things, they can generally set the tone for the coming hours (or days (or months (or...))) of sewing. And don't we all dream of sewing a pocket worthy of going in the pocket museum? Side note, you can find me here ➫ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nostitchunpicked/ ➫ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nostitchunpicked ➫ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@nostitchunpicked 00:00 Intro 00:33 Project momentum! 01:16 The conundrums of pattern matching 02:55 Feeling out your fabric 05:10 Self-contained techniques 07:14 The first (real) cut is the spookiest 10:52 I'm... a genius? Watch next: https://youtu.be/d83FjND9M8M?si=nTlGooH0zmKcXlyS https://youtu.be/_CbwVC6DjdY?si=q8F30G_JLqnB0B6C Music: Not That Serious / Nocturnal Spirits / courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com One Less Lonely Man / Nocturnal Spirits / courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com All The Good Things / Nocturnal Spirits / courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com #sewing #howtosewasuit #tailoring #diytailoring #menswear #sleeves #tailoringtutorials #suitfitting #homemadesuit #sewalong #sewingtutorial #sewingtutorials #tutorial #tutor