How To/How I :: French Seaming In Seam Pockets

[@mikkelah.3589]

This is amazing. Thank you SO MUCH! I fell in love with French seams but was tearing my hair out trying to put pockets in them. This is exactly what I needed. Seriously, thank you immensely for taking the time to share this knowledge with us.

[@H3c0m1ngso0n]

BTW. I'm glad you used material where it's obvious shown whats the right side and the wrong side. I've seen pictures and videos where the wrong side looks like the right side

[@PeachyYummy24]

This is my third skirt in a row following this tutorial. I've commented before but I have to thank you again!! This is such a great tutorial :)

[@catherinebaxter3575]

Great Video. It helps to reduce the stitch length to 1.0 , 1 inch on either side of the corner. This strengthens the corner

[@EikippieJ]

I was breaking my brain trying to figure out how to do this. Thank you so much for this tutorial, it is so clear! I can confidently add pockets to the dress I'm making now :)

[@nikolasmith5810]

IKR!!! I felt like I needed an engineering degree!!

[@mshrade3580]

This was great. Please consider doing a demonstration on making a french seam on a godet set into a seam. Your's is the best explanation I've seen.

[@ameethahouston4700]

Thank you so much from sunny south Africa for such an amazing tutorial. It's the best I've watched and I followed the instructions exactly to yours and ended up with a beautiful result.

[@lubareswow]

This is such an AMAZING video. The details of each step are SUPERB. Thank you for this video.

[@sedgeflower]

Wow, this was SO incredibly helpful. I am making a skirt and just couldn't picture how to do this, and the video was so clear and concise. Thank you!

[@jesshothersall]

Am having to watch this more than once, lovely and clear video, pointer helps too, and thank goodness no distracting muzac., Looking forward to getting my pocket into an existing french seamed dress by the end of today, and now see I have to unpick more of the side seams than I already have. Would never have understood all this without your video, thanks very much. The only bit I'm really confused about, is why the extra inch of sewing each end, after I thought you'd finished? Update a few hours later, have now finished one pocket which has turned out pretty successful, and decided to leave the dress with just one pocket as found it harder putting it into a dress that already exists, and I think my success was partly luck, so am not wanting to risk spoiling the other side!

[@bonnieoman407]

WOW! This is exactly what I needed to see. I have some skirts I was making for a friend and thought about adding pockets but could not visualize how to do this while keeping the french seems. Oh THANK YOU for doing this! Pockets here I come!

[@Finny_finn_finn]

I just made a dress with french seams throughout... except for the skirt because I have pockets...I overlocked...but from now on, I'll french seam them. I adjust my own patterns to include french seams....I don't like the look of serging or overlocking... but I had no idea how to make pockets. Thank you so much!

[@theacemagpie6374]

I must've watched this over 40 times but today I finally made my first pair of clothing! And pj pants with pockets and French seams at that. Thank you for the explanation, I couldn't have done it without this video!

[@kzstevens5743]

Thank you for such a great tutorial, I used it for a dress, and it came out great!

[@lindaschirle8421]

Thank you for the help the video. Your fabric choices are gorgeous!

[@H3c0m1ngso0n]

Very helpful. Thank you for posting this video 😊

[@tsdraisey]

This was incredibly helpful for me! Photo tutorials just weren't cutting it. Thank you so much!

[@hay1707]

These were such clear instructions, mine worked out beautifully, thank you so much! 😊

[@GRL-ze8ko]

This was so helpful! Thank you for the lesson, I now have a better understanding of the process

[@annasmithson8487]

I was getting so confused, thank you so much!! Such clear instructions super helpful thanks 😃

[@nimuenorth6295]

Love your explanation of how to do this step and have already successfully applied it. I’m sure I’ll come back to it’s in the future.

[@monicas.7552]

Thank you for this video! The last time I attempted this I had followed a picture tutorial and had a difficult time trying to get my skirt done. Your video was so much more helpful!!!

[@janfranklin2114]

Very, very helpful. Thank you very much 🤗

[@chareseshinabery]

I love this tutorial. So helpful every time I do French seamed pockets!

[@emorybatten284]

Excellent Video. It made this difficult technique so clear. Thank You!

[@amyhannon3034]

Wonderful tutorial, thank you! I think I finally understand how to do this!

[@guineapig1985]

I've refered to this several times! Such a great video tutorial!

[@kellymartin1176]

Loved this tutorial. I am right at this point in a sundress I am making. I will try this method

[@nadinewoods6971]

Excellent Tutorial! You really made this easy to understand. I really prefer the shorter technique tutorial videos over a long sew along since each techniques can be used over and over again with different garments; by having them labeled by technique instead of garment/pattern number, it will make them so much easier to find. I am assuming this is for patterns with 5/8" seam allowances. Hope you are enjoying your holiday and having a wonderful time!!!

[@amyhannon3034]

Wow this is so beautiful! Thank you for such a detailed and helpful tutorial, I can't wait to try this out!!

[@marjorierutimann8577]

I found your video after two days of trying to figure it out myself, so I REALLY appreciate it. By the way, I think the Sewandsew tutorial you credit is no longer available. If you have an updated location, I’d appreciate it - the belt-and-trousers approach.

[@kimmaxine]

Thank you! I've been thinking about how to do this all day. Silly me for thinking instead of just googling first.

[@SheretaClark]

Thank you so much for this tutorial!!! It helped tremendously!!!

[@meredithmaycollection]

Really wonderful tutorial. Thank you!

[@_Kittensworth]

I've used this tutorial so many times, I always come back to it

[@janspenno2241]

Excellent video! Really excellent!

[@lisa101lisa4]

Brilliant thanks Sian x

[@eliaseely6510]

super clear and helpful! Thank you!

[@bernicehorne3827]

This is a fantastic tutorial thank you Siân. 2020 is the year for me to step up the quality of my sewing and this is a great help. I am making V9253 and thanks to you my insides are looking as good as my outsides so far and I don’t want to ruin it with the zip insertion. Could you please tell me how you finish the back seam edges with a zip insertion? Suspect that you do a Hong Kong finish with bias but not sure. If this is the case, I would love it if you could tell me the order in which you do it please. I am drafting a facing for the bodice AND raising the V. Love your channel Siân. You are the best at tutorials.

[@KittenishBehaviourSian]

Thank you, I'm glad you're finding these helpful 😊 I finish the back seam edges with bias binding, I sew the binding on first then interface the area the zip is going to go in to with a thin strip of lightweight interfacing then sew in the zip then finish the back seam to the hem, and then I sew in the facing. Hope that helps 😊

[@abestkim]

Such a good tutorial! Could never get my head around this before! 👌🏼

[@bluetectic]

this was super helpful, thank you so much!

[@pollydolly9723]

Very clear, thanks Siân! ❤️

[@sewlittletime]

Brilliant! I'll be coming back to these tutorials for sure. Thank you so much 😁👍 x

[@kirstenroberts_studio]

excellent. thank you for this

[@SewFelicia]

Awesome. I was wanting to know if there was a way to do this. ❤❤

[@patkavanaugh5537]

I want to add a trim of different fabric to the edge of a inseam pocket for decoration. Dress is solid and trim is contrasting floral how can I do that smoothly? The trim is a finished 3/8”

[@malagasylisa1680]

Thank you!

[@gillycavender7617]

Hi, I just followed your very helpful video to sew a pocket into a French seam. I practised with some ordinary fabric first and it came out really well. So I’m now trying to add the same type of pockets/french seams to a dress. The fabric I’m using is cotton seersucker. I’m a bit worried about pressing the fabric as it seems to flatten out the crinkly effect of the fabric. Any tips on pressing this type of fabric please? Thanks🙂

[@KittenishBehaviourSian]

I've never used that type of fabric before so I can't really comment but I think you're right that you aren't meant to press it too much. I think Lauren from Guthrie and Ghani has done a video on working with double gauze which is similar (if not the same thing known by a different name) that could be helpful 😊

[@feliciareed297]

Lovely fabric!

[@chewseade2901]

Hello!!! Sending love from Singapore

[@Feoliveiran]

Wow! This is the best tutorial on French seam! Thank you so much! Do you think would be possible to use this technique in wool/thicker fabric skirts?

[@KittenishBehaviourSian]

I wouldn’t use this method on a thicker fabric

[@Feoliveiran]

@@KittenishBehaviourSian So, what method would you recommend to finishing thicker fabrics? I've made a pleated skirt that turn out good, but bulky at the edges. :/

[@KittenishBehaviourSian]

I would use bias binding for the seams a lighter weight fabric for the pockets, pink their edges and fully line the skirt in something slippery. Although it really does depend on the pattern. 😊

[@Feoliveiran]

@@KittenishBehaviourSian oh, thanks! I have my fall projects in mind and these tips will be great. By the way, I'm just finishing sewing (missing just the buttons and button holes) a pleated skirt using your french seam method and it looks amazing! Thank, thank you again! 😍

[@sallydingle321]

Brilliant 💝😘

[@alexandragray4961]

I'm sure youve put it somewhere but I can't find it, what fabric have you used? I love it!

[@KittenishBehaviourSian]

It's the Celebration Bouquet cotton lawn by Lady McElroy 😊

[@moniquegroom2353]

OK, I was so excited about starting a top and doing french seams.....BUT forgot to add the pockets DOH!!! Is there a way to redeem myself (easily) or should I just chalk it up to "do it the next time". You can email me....It's Monique from Canada.

[@KittenishBehaviourSian]

If you've already French seamed the seams the pockets were meant to go in to then I wouldn't unpick them. 😊

[@moniquegroom2353]

@@KittenishBehaviourSian Thought so.....Oh well, maybe I'll take a scrap and either make a welt pocket or pattern match and make an almost invisible patch pocket.

[@Rose___________]

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[@lorainemunro7969]

🐯

[@rosemarymortonjack9387]

If you could have done it with plain fabric - much easier to follow!

[@KittenishBehaviourSian]

@@rosemarymortonjack9387 plain fabrics don’t have an obvious right and wrong side for me so I would have found it more confusing 🫤

[@emmaturley2786]

Wonderful thank you. I haven't got a overlocker and this saves me buying me one and I think it looks better in my opinion

[@debcarrwrites760]

The overlocker or serger also makes really scratchy seems. The French seams are so elegant, and comfortable.

[@BionicBear88]

Thank you!

[@nikolasmith5810]

This is absolutely superb, excellent instructions. Having just attempted to do this with a self drafted pair of shorts and having an argument with my fabric and seam ripper for 2 hours I absorbed every second of this, saying "Ahhhhh" !! I have subscribed. You are so clear with your directions I will be checking your channel for future advice! Thanks

[@fionabooth6093]

Thank you so much for a brilliant tutorial. I have managed this before but couldn’t remember how! One question: why the extra bit of sewing at the end to “ close the pocket opening”? I can’t for the life of me visualise in my head why this is necessary! Many thanks

[@KittenishBehaviourSian]

I think it helps the pocket to disappear into the side seam of the dress, I think they would gape otherwise 😊

[@fionabooth6093]

Kittenish Behaviour thank you!

[@Btrotter01]

THANK YOU!!! I've done LOTS of french seams but never knew how to do the pockets.

[@Nitternest]

Thank you! I could almost visualize it. This was the perfect confirmation, and thanks for the heads up on the tricky steps!

[@darladear27]

Thank you for this! Super helpful.

[@clairemarie4250]

Thank you for making this video! Its very helpful to have a video to go off of!

[@brendajohn-matisa4761]

You're brilliant! I always get confused with pockets more so if it is a french seam. Your explanation was so clear and I could sew the pockets easily. Thank you thank you thank you!

[@maguertae]

A superb video. Thank you so much.

[@TabithaTPot]

Really helped me. Thank you.

[@frauleingermany4435]

Thank you for make it so clear

[@zoeevans319]

So helpful thanks x

[@candice1884]

Thank you bunches!!

[@angelroost]

Well done. Thank you.

[@guineapig1985]

Life. Saver!

[@madebymeah]

Oh my gosh... my mind is blown! Amazing tute! I will try this on scraps to start with this weekend. Just one question before I do, is the total SA still 1.5cm as I get confused with converting all the imperial measurements.

[@KittenishBehaviourSian]

yes 1.5cm 😊

[@madebymeah]

@@KittenishBehaviourSian thank you for your wonderful tutorial... beautiful French seamed pockets all around 😻

[@PeachyYummy24]

Ahh this is wonderful! I'm new to sewing (well, not sewing in general, but sewing clothes) and I want to French seam the skirt I'm making AND add pockets, I didn't know I could have both till I saw this video. Thank you!

[@shellakabooki3349]

Wonderful video, and lovely clear instructions! Thank you🌸

[@danya-louise]

Thank you soo much for a perfect video with lovely detail and humble honesty.

[@jennarose1867]

Hi - I am hoping to french seam a dress with in seam side pockets just like this - but the pattern for the dress is one piece for the front and one for the back. Its the Bella dress by Tessuti. That will work, won't it? I am using a linen silk blend fabric. Or I could bias bind all the side seams. I wonder what you think? I have only done french seams on tops or skirts before, never a dress. Thank you for such a wonderful video, your instructions are amazing.

[@KittenishBehaviourSian]

Hi 😊 I think it will work too but I haven't tried it myself (I think all of my dresses have waist seams 🤣). Let me know how you get on 😊

[@mayadestyle]

Thank you so much so detailed and clear

[@sarahball1683]

Very helpful! Thanks so much for the detailed instructions!

[@cathybird9763]

Thank you so much! I just couldn't figure how to do this myself, now I can do it with confidence. I especially enjoy your honesty about your own mistakes. The purple pointer is also handy, much better than a pointy finger as in most videos.

[@fiona2617]

I cannot get my head around how to do this. Every time I need to, I come back to your video to follow carefully along. You explain it really very clearly. Thank you!

[@lynneozzyblackbeard]

Hi Sian! Hope you're keeping well 😃. I just sewed some French seam pockets using this tutorial, and they are fabulous (even if I say so myself 😆). Thank you very much for doing it, you're a genius (but we all know that!!). Lynne 🤩😍

[@lynn858]

So that’s how you inset a pocket into a seam so it doesn’t look like a Georgia O’Keefe painting! I had tried solving it by top stitching the pocket lining to the outside. It was a giant pain in the arse to do at that stage and didn’t really solve the issue. @ Costuming Drama for sending me here.

[@taraodonoghue5170]

Hello! Thanks for such a clear explanation. Really helpful. Quick question, what is the resulting total seam allowance? 5/8"? Thanks again!

[@KittenishBehaviourSian]

I usually work with 5/8"seam allowance and this video is working with that seam allowance. You end up with seams that about 3/8" wide. Hope that helps 😊

[@taraodonoghue5170]

@@KittenishBehaviourSian 5/8" is perfect! Thanks again!

[@Aurora-uh9nk]

Wow ! u r soooo clever at sewing 😍 Tks for showing these little tricky parts which usually we less clever sewists tend to leave out or r afraid to attempt. Thank you 🙏

[@PatriciaSpayd]

Excellent demonstration and explanation! Thank you!

[@alice30045]

Loved the video, a French seam would be essential if you didn't have a serger, that's not me. By using an old picture you can't tell that I just turned 84 a couple of weeks ago, but I still enjoy learning new techniques. Your teaching and camera work is well done and I like the use of that blue "pointer"although that bed in the background sorta' threw me off a bit in the beginning. Thanks for not offering music, who needs it? Also, thanks for not going into a long dissertation of crap we don't care about. Good video and right to the point. By the way, where is Northamptonshire? I'm right outside of Atlanta, Ga. y'all. giggles and I'll be back again!

[@jesshothersall]

Northamptonshire is approximately half way up the east coast of England UK :)

[@marianasalescruz]

Thank you so much, I’ve watched many tutorials but all of them leave at least a small portion that is not in French seam and that was just annoying me and my perfectionist ass haha

[@janerichardson7858]

Siân this is a brilliant tutorial. I've just achieved the best pocket I've ever made. Thankyou 🌻

[@alexis9086]

Just used this technique to sew a dress. Your instruction was great, thank you!

[@niawilshaw3522]

I shall be doing this with the pattern you gave me!! The utter JOY of someone else doing the boring bit 😊

[@elizabethbabar5174]

Exactly the video I was looking for! Going to not be lazy and insert these in my current dress project ❤

[@elementgypsy]

My pockets always look wonky. Your instructions will help. Now to take mine apart and try again.

[@Soulrrr]

Thank you for this tutorial! I tried it for the first time on skirt project and it works!!!! 🥰

[@janspenno2241]

This was an excellent tutorial. I tried it today and made fab pockets but they were too small when I’d finished so I just need a bigger pattern from somewhere. Thanks

[@lorrainewalker9426]

Thank you so much for a lovely tutorial, very clear, will have to watch again to get everything to sink in, love your vlogs, keep them coming x

[@salvationmanadom4900]

Yay! Let me get my pockets in my dress. Thank you.

[@annerobinson647]

thank you, so beautifully explained🌞

[@momsphonephone8592]

I wish I could like a video more than once. I have been using side pockets since I started sewing. I have only learned in the past year about French seams and have had to watch this video every time I make a new dress. Thank you for all the help Kitten.❤

[@tazpushkar5878]

Exactly what I was looking for! Thank you!