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Upcycling an old shirt-Transforming and recycling – Part 3

Turning a sleeve into a pocket

It is the last part of the upcycling post. We have done a new collar, a new side shape, a new length, and now we are going to add a pocket. We are going to turn our sleeve into a pocket.

For the french version, click on the link HERE

sleeve of the shirt1

As you can see, the crown of the sleeve is embroidered too.

In order to keep the design, I tried to draw the outline of the bottom of the pocket.

The straight blue line is the top of the pocket.

I forgot to say that it will be a patch pocket

It is just an idea of a pocket

So, I have choosen a blue line and cut along that line

Then I created few pleats at the top to give some depth and volume.

The next step is to fold in the edge to prepare for top stitching on the shirt.

Eventually, I stitched the top part on the cuff which I had shorten to a suitable length.

pocket finished
pocket on the shirt

Now it is all done.

Make sure that the pocket is placed nicely, not too hight, not too low

Original shirt
upcycling - tranform and reshape an old shirt
upcycling the old shirt - finished
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