
Below is the pocket with the free-hanging bag portion lifted. There's really no purpose to this, and I would think if you put much in it, it would look pretty bad, but it's one of those "unique" details that Sewing Workshop likes to put in their patterns. I like some of them, and some of them seem to have a slightly make-work effect to them, to little purpose, but I think they are probably one of the real selling points of these patterns. If you like them, you like them.


You can see the embossed portion of the print on these photos, which I avoided with the topstitching on the hem edge of the pocket, and the variegated thread shows also, with the "grass stitch" I'm using for it.
2 comments:
I made the Nikko about 3 years ago and have been intending to make another one ever since; it's a cool garment w/lots of creative possibilities. And I think 'hanging pocket' is about the only way to describe it! Those are the words I've always used, anyway. Love the way that embossed fabric looks; your 'grass stitch' topstitching is a stroke of genius.
Thank you, Lisa! I'm really enjoying making this much more than I thought I would. It's not my usual kind of thing, but it's fun. I've been topstitching until 2am tonight, and it's getting toward the homestretch. I may have to make one for myself next.
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