A COMPLETE COURSE IN DRESSMAKING
Use your ruler or two-wheel tracer to mark seams at the sides, around the tabs and across the bottom of the pocket. It is important that the seams are put on evenly at all points. If you guess at the seam allowance, it is almost sure to be more in one place than another, which probably will mean a pocket out of shape, when finished.
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Fig. (51) Diagram for making pocket pattern that has tabs at the bottom
In cutting, allow a hem at the top unless you intend lining the pocket.
A Patch Pocket with Tabs at Sides: Just to show you another variation, there is Fig. 52. This pocket has its tabs at the sides. It makes a pretty pocket for a cotton wash skirt, such as cotton gabardine. Sometimes, fancy pockets of this kind are used on sports silk skirts and skirts of medium weight woolen, such as flannel.
In making the pattern, draw the lines for the pocket without the tabs. See lines ABCD, Fig. 53. Decide on the width that
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