{"id":7921,"date":"2022-04-16T08:01:37","date_gmt":"2022-04-16T06:01:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/?p=7921"},"modified":"2022-04-16T08:01:39","modified_gmt":"2022-04-16T06:01:39","slug":"linen-pocket","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/waltin.se\/josefinwaltinspinner\/linen-pocket\/","title":{"rendered":"Linen pocket"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A while ago I started to take an interest in loose pockets. When my friend Cecilia and I got to dress in 18th century clothing when we shot the Walking wheel video at Vallby open air museum I desperately wanted to wear a loose pocket underneath my skirts. And when we were on a guided tour in the costume collections at Skansen open air museum I asked if we could see the loose pockets. Today I present my linen pocket. Warning: Nothing in this post is spinning related.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Can we talk about the size and weight of mobile phones? And the existence and if so the size of pockets on women’s trousers, skirts and dresses? With the few clothes that happen to have pockets large enough for a mobile phone the weight of the device turns the clothing askew. They may also tear or break.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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As we got dressed for the Walking wheel video<\/a> I insisted on finding loose pockets to wear underneath our skirts. Perfect for not so 18th century things like mobile phones, mini tripods and credit cards.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

A loose pocket on the other hand is the perfect solution for both nonexistent, too small or torn pockets. It can be used and mended while keeping the trousers reasonably whole. The thought of different pockets for different occasions, seasons, mood or simply the crafting craving of the day is also appealing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Loose pockets<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A loose pocket is just what it sounds like \u2013 a loose pocket to wear around your hip, either plain and secretly underneath a skirt or visibly and decadently embellished, some semi visible with embellishments on only one half. Kjols\u00e4ck is the most common word for this accessory in Swedish \u2013 meaning skirt pouch. At a guided tour at the costumes collection at Skansen open air museum we got the opportunity to look at beautifully embellished kjols\u00e4ck pockets from different areas in county Dalarna.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Beautiful pockets from the costume collections at Skansen open air museum. These beautifully decorated come from the county of Dalarna and are are meant to wear visibly.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Typically the wearer would keep important things like needles and a sewing or knitting project in the pocket, as well as herbs for staying awake during long church visits and perhaps something to keep the children at peace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A pocket dream<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I am not sure where this pocket dream came from, but it has been lurking in the back of my mind for a while, squeaking silently every now and then to remind me of its existence. I had an embroidery pattern in another corner of my mind, intended for something else, but as I realized that I could experiment with a pocket of my own I decided to practice the pattern on the pocket.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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My plans for my first linen pocket.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Since I have no connection to either traditional regional costumes or reenactment I decided to make a style that I wanted and not follow regional costume rules or historical correctness. I just wanted a pocket to fit my needs now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Recycled linen pocket<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

While I was planning my pocket project I decided to only use material that I had at home or that I had eBayed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n