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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.

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Ooh, nice work! I have to get back into sewing...

Thanks! I'm pretty proud of myself, honestly. I haven't done much sewing in quite a while, but I really want to get more into Making Things this year and quit wasting so much time online doing stuff that isn't even actually fun. (I like doing SOME social media, but it ends up turning into mindless scrolling a little too easily, sometimes).

Making Things is really rewarding. I'm mostly on the knitting and crochet front at the moment, but I'd like to pursue more crafts this year too

Yeah, I do a lot of knitting and crocheting too. I have a large filet crochet piece in the works as well as a knitted cowl hood, hoping to finish both up reasonably soon. Also I'm about 1/3 of the way through a broomstick lace neckwarmer piece that I started just the other day for a small project. But also it's good to branch out from just doing the same stuff all the time (and since I have significant hypermobility in my hands, mixing it up helps avoid doing myself damage from repetitive motions and bad form in combination)