lenyberry

Added some hidden pockets to my denim jacket today. I'm not totally done but when I am I'll have two inner pockets on each side -- one large, harder to get into sneaky-like to retrieve stuff but easier to get into sneaky-like to deposit something, and one small, some sacrifice of sneakiness factor for putting stuff in (and not hugely better sneakiness of retrieval), but far easier to retrieve stuff out of without actually having to take off the jacket. The larger pocket also serves a structural purpose and keeps the lapel piece in place better so I won't have to spend so much time re-ironing it every time I wash this dang thing.

So now I can go to rock shows/nightclubs/whatever and have a little spot to stash some cash, my ID, and a chapstick where I don't have to worry about carrying a bag OR getting pickpocketed. And I can sneak a snack or two in to a movie even if I decide I don't wanna carry a purse (seriously, fuck concession-stand prices).

Also got a good amount of practice at hand-sewing rolled hems and doing hidden stitches for this project -- from the outside, it's impossible to tell that anything's been sewn in, and all the edges on the pocket fabric are finished with rolled hems to avoid fraying issues.

Fabric is pieces from a Crown Royal bag, I have a truly stupid amount of those since at work they just get thrown away if I don't take them and I hate the idea of letting perfectly good fabric go to waste like that.