Techniques

An inset pocket finished with two narrow folded strips forming lips on either side of a slit opening, commonly used on tailored jackets and trousers.

A large patch pocket, often with box pleats and a flap closure, applied to the outside of trousers or jackets for extra capacity.

A pocket, often welt or patch style, covered by a shaped flap of fabric that hangs down over the opening.

A pocket concealed within a garment's side seam, formed from pocket bag pieces stitched into the seam allowance so no opening shows on the outside.

An inset pocket finished with narrow piped edges, or jets, framing a slit opening, similar to a besom pocket but typically without a flap.

A pocket made from a separate piece of fabric stitched directly onto the outside of a garment, with its top edge left open.

A pocket accessed through a diagonal or curved slit cut into the garment, with the pocket bag hidden behind the opening.

An inset pocket with a narrow strip of fabric, the welt, standing up or lying flat over the opening on the outside of the garment.