Now you've got me all curious. What are the dimensions of this freakishly huge pocket? I did go a-Googling, and although what I found isn't, I'm sure, a comprehensive representation of pockets, some of them seem quite large to me and I'm in the habit of making pockets in clothing deeper and, in the case of in-seam skirt or trouser pockets, also broader than the pattern indicates. (Always deeper, though!)
I wonder why this one you're duplicating (Erm... Yes? No?) was made so large? Any idea whose it was, or into what socio-economic stratum it falls? I'm thinking that if this was a pocket used by someone who needed an especially capacious pocket.... Well, maybe not. I'm not sure what I was thinking of.
The pocket from Costume Close Up, costume in detail I don't actually have, so I mis-attributed the source in the first place, probably not helping anyone figure out what the hell I"m working on
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"So it's the pocket on pg 65. It works out to be 17 inches in length, with a slash about 8 inches deep. I scaled it up to be the same size originally, but thought this was large."Ah; I see
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That link was very helpful! The 13 inch pocket looked about right to my eye.
I'm used to having a handbag. If you were to replace a handbag with a pocket, a largish size wouldn't be too bad, just not the size "Im working on now. 14 as the embroidered area would make a pocket I could conceivably reach. Maybe my way of deciding should be how many wine bottles can be readily stuffed into the pocket. I have a pic a friend took of me with one bottle, but it never quite covered the whole thing. LOL
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I did go a-Googling, and although what I found isn't, I'm sure, a comprehensive representation of pockets, some of them seem quite large to me and I'm in the habit of making pockets in clothing deeper and, in the case of in-seam skirt or trouser pockets, also broader than the pattern indicates. (Always deeper, though!)
I wonder why this one you're duplicating (Erm... Yes? No?) was made so large? Any idea whose it was, or into what socio-economic stratum it falls? I'm thinking that if this was a pocket used by someone who needed an especially capacious pocket.... Well, maybe not. I'm not sure what I was thinking of.
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I'm used to having a handbag. If you were to replace a handbag with a pocket, a largish size wouldn't be too bad, just not the size "Im working on now. 14 as the embroidered area would make a pocket I could conceivably reach. Maybe my way of deciding should be how many wine bottles can be readily stuffed into the pocket. I have a pic a friend took of me with one bottle, but it never quite covered the whole thing. LOL
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