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 A COMPLETE COURSE IN DRESSMAKING Stitch the inside pocket pieces as described in making a plain slash pocket.

A welt pocket is a form of slash pocket which has an inset piece of material at the bottom of the slash. This inset piece of material is called the welt. To make a welt pocket, mark where the finish welt is to come on the garment. A welt three-quarters of an inch wide gives a good appearance. Then mark centerway between the upper and lower edges of the welt to within one-half inch of either end. From the end of the center line mark diagonal lines to the corners of the welt. (See Fig. 34.)

These center lines are where the material will be slashed. Cut two pocket pieces to extend a seam’s width beyond the welt marks on either side. The pocket piece which is to be sewn to the lower edge of the slash should be cut the width [20]