Double Welt Pocket
This lesson is the double-welt pocket, also known as the besom pocket, and is commonly used on the back pockets of trousers and on jackets, coats and skirts. This lesson sampler shows you how to sew a tailored welt so that you’ll have a perfect pocket every time. If you would like to try your hand at another popular tailored pocket, then check out our Single Welt Pocket lesson. The single welt pocket is a classic and often used on the breast pocket of a jacket.
For more tailoring techniques lessons view: Besom/Jetted Flap Pocket, Sewing An All-In-One Facing – Shoulder Technique, Sewing An All-In-One Facing – Armhole Technique and Women’s Jacket Pad-Stitching & Inner Construction.
| Module | Description | Step |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lesson Prep | 1-8 |
| 2 | Sewing Welts | 1-9 |
MODULE 1 • LESSON PREP
| Step | Description |
|---|---|
| 1 | For this lesson, you’ll need to prepare out of muslin: a main body piece 11” (27.9cm) by 12” (30.5cm), two welt pieces 6½” (16.5cm) by 1” (2.5cm) and a pocket facing piece 6½” (16.5cm) by 2½” (6.4cm). |
| 2 | Out of pocketing material: a top pocket bag 6 ½” (16.5cm) by 5½” (14cm) and a bottom pocket bag 6 ½” (16.5cm) by 4½” (11.4cm). Out of fusible interfacing: two welt pieces 6½” (16.5cm) by 1” (2.5cm) and a slit piece 6½” (16.5cm) by 2½” (6.4cm). |
| 3 | Draw a line for the pocket slit 3” (7.6cm) down and 5½” (14cm) wide, centered on your main body piece. |
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