18th Century Pockets




One era that has always intimidated me is the 18th century.  Now that I have been actually sewing for a year (before it was kind of half-assed) I feel like I might be able to dive into this era.  Gowns are defined by their undergarments, so I felt that was the perfect place to start. This includes stays (Which I ordered from someone) petticoats, bum rolls, and pockets. The pocket seemed the easiest place to start, plus when I went to Colonial Williamsburg I found this lovely fabric (And too many books)!

Colonial Williamsburg Haul

In the Costume Close-Up book was a nice pattern of an embroidery pocket. I am a student who also does an internship so I really didn't have time to dedicate to embroidery, plus I am not very skilled at it.  Instead I chose just to copy the general shape. I then sized it up some.

Creating the  pattern

In the book it recommends that you use a running stitch and a binding stitch to construct the pocket.  I have never done a binding stitch before and had to look it up but I really like it because of the extra security it brings. The back of the pocket and the ties I used linen.  

Prepped to hand stitch

This took me about 3 weeks to construct just because I had so many other things going on. All in all I think this was a great project to start with to kind of ease my way into the era.  Next: the bum roll!

View of the binding and my adorable cat

Side view of pocket

Completed pockets








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