AI6YR Ben
Hmm, new pants (gift) fails the "does your wallet fall out at random every time you sit down" test. Dang stretchy material with shallow pockets. I hate to not use the gift, but.... #badfashion
Feb 22, 2024 at 5:47pmWeb
Show threadAI6YR BenFeb 22, 2024

The normal course of action on these is: stick it in the closet, never wear it.

I am considering the better option: seam rip the pockets on this and replace them all, after finding some matching-ish material. Also do that with three other pairs of pants I own. (basically, convert the "fashionable pants" into cargo pants).

#sewing

Show threadAI6YR BenFeb 22, 2024
I will mute anyone who suggests either a murse or fanny pack as a solution to this for a week, LOL 🤪 #murse #fashion #fannypack
Show threadAI6YR BenFeb 22, 2024
Searching on youtube for "adding pockets to pants" (although... it's really just cutting a pocket shaped piece of cloth and sewing a seam around it... so....)
Show threadAI6YR BenFeb 22, 2024
These pockets, plus the one I am wearing, have pockets SMALLER THAN MY WALLET. #badfashion #fashion #pockets #lousy
Show threadAI6YR BenFeb 22, 2024
Useful pocket size on left vs. Useless pocket size on right.
Show threadAilbheFeb 22, 2024
@ai6yr one of my offspring has successfully added mid-thigh gusseted side pockets to their jeans. They can now carry EVERYTHING.
Show thread@stevewfoldsFeb 22, 2024
@artbyailbhe @ai6yr Carry in front pockets except shopping where large rear pockets are useful.
Show threadTony YarussoFeb 22, 2024
@ai6yr I’ve always carried my wallet in the front pocket, not the butt pockets.
Show threadBud TalbotFeb 22, 2024
@ai6yr I really hate pants like that. What is the point of that hip pocket anyway? Cargo pants all the way
Show threadAI6YR BenFeb 22, 2024
@bud_t I have no idea. They all need at least two inches more in depth for my wallet. I am going to either buy some fabric and sew new pockets on these, or I am going to cannibalize one of the pants and use it to add decent pockets on the others. (Yes, it will give the family one more reason not to be seen in public with me, ha ha)
Show threadPusher Of Pixels (old account)Feb 22, 2024

@ai6yr women everywhere be like:

Tell me more of these things called pockets

Show threadAnne OminousFeb 22, 2024

@pixelpusher220 @ai6yr i started making my own clothes (way back in 2010) so that i would have more pockets.

it's been hugely beneficial in many ways and more people should do it, IMO

Show threadPusher Of Pixels (old account)Feb 22, 2024
@rustoleumlove @ai6yr that's impressive! I'd be in very loosely fitting sacks haha my, much easier, action along those lines is hair cuts. I'm happy with a buzz cut so I bought my own clippers and haven't paid a barber in maybe a decade.
Show threadAnne OminousFeb 22, 2024
@pixelpusher220
lol i cut my own hair too. i think i have paid for three haircuts in my entire life and i'm pushing 50
Show threadKinene⭐🐻Feb 22, 2024

@ai6yr Hints from 50+ years of sewing and costuming:

1. Carefully remove the existing pockets. You will be using one as a pattern.
2. Outline pocket on paper. Straighten outlines with a ruler. Set pocket piece aside.
3. Figure out how much larger the new pockets should be.
4. Following the outlined pattern, add the amount of width and height needed equally around the edge.
5. Add ½" seam allowance around sides & bottom. Add ¾" foldover hem at top.
6. Carefully cut out 2 pockets.
1/?

Show threadAI6YR BenFeb 22, 2024
@c_merriweather Thank you!!! I think if I add 2 inches more of depth it will work... I am going to see how big the pants I like have them, and clone that out on these pants (so they are usable).
Show threadKinene⭐🐻Feb 22, 2024

@ai6yr Good idea. Good luck.

Front inside pockets can be enlarged as well, for all those women's pants with tiny front pockets. 😠

Show threadKinene⭐🐻Feb 22, 2024
@ai6yr
7.Turn under the top edge twice, to form top of pocket. Stitch down fold near inner, then outer edge (double topstitching).
8. Turn under the ½" seams, iron. Baste down edges if necessary. The top corners will be thick.
9. Arrange finished pockets on pants, using the original placement stitching holes as a guide. Pin in place.
10. Stitch around the sides and bottom of each pocket, ~⅛" in from edge, then ~¼" from edge. Reinforce top corners.
--Tada! Properly sized pockets.--
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Show threadYumquotientFeb 22, 2024
@c_merriweather @ai6yr Very helpful! Been a long time since I’ve had the sewing machine out.
Show threadHisstogrammaFeb 22, 2024
@ai6yr cargo style nurses scrubs have the BEST pockets.
Show threadHisstogrammaFeb 22, 2024
@ai6yr and for the ladies on here: outdoor work pants with pockets. See: https://dovetailworkwear.com/collections/pants and red ants ants and Duluth
Durable Work Pants For Women

Show threadAI6YR BenFeb 22, 2024
@hisstogramma Hmm, my daughter would appreciate that. She HATES women's pants (due to the pocket issue, plus she's an athlete... they don't make many women's clothes for women with muscular legs and arms)
Show threadDarwin WoodkaFeb 22, 2024
@ai6yr @hisstogramma I've taken to wearing men's Levi's 541s, they're perfect for athletic women
Show threadHisstogrammaFeb 22, 2024
@ai6yr outdoor work pants with pockets for women are so hard to find! There is a great field biology google spreadsheet created for women biologists just about pant brands and pockets and general fit somewhere on the evil bird site. I’ll try and find it and post it sometime. I also carry my GPS and phone in a nurses bag around my shoulders for theee other pockets (not a fanny pack) but it could be a murse. :)
Show threadHisstogrammaFeb 22, 2024
@ai6yr a #murse — very useful for gardening — waist strap and a shoulder strap. Pruners for scale. Usually Fanny packs bug me but this system works for me. I started buying everything pink, so my son and husband won’t steal my gear.
Show threadAI6YR BenFeb 22, 2024
@hisstogramma LOL on having to keep your family from stealing your gear.
Show threadMsMeropeFeb 23, 2024
@hisstogramma @ai6yr very true, once we did away with the "you MUST wear a belt with your uniform!" dress code? that's when I started wearing cargo scrubs as my uniform pants. cargo scrubs ftw 👍
Show threadJames WellsFeb 22, 2024
@ai6yr
I would suggest a belt bag then... Note I am not using the words murse and fannypack... Even though these seem to be a hybrid of the two, just worn in front. :)
Show threadSean ReynoldsFeb 22, 2024
@ai6yr a bandolier is cool though, right?
Show threadAI6YR BenFeb 22, 2024
@saltbaygull Tacticool Molle Baby Carrier?
Show threadJon LindemannFeb 22, 2024
@ai6yr @saltbaygull Perfect for the warzone parent!
Show threadAI6YR BenFeb 22, 2024
@mrdiamondj @saltbaygull They also sell the tactical thermal lined (Molle compatible) baby bottle carrier.
Show threadMsMeropeFeb 22, 2024

@ai6yr @mrdiamondj @saltbaygull

lol when our Captain was expecting his first kiddos we got him a tactical diaper bag. I mean really, who needs a bright pink diaper bag?

Show threadme_valentijnFeb 22, 2024

@ai6yr @saltbaygull

You don't want babies getting shot while being fashionably carted across the desert, do you? 😐

Show threadDevinFeb 22, 2024
@ai6yr
They are called "cross-body bags" now, not fanny packs. It's cooler. 😁
Show threadTony YarussoFeb 22, 2024
@N9DRB @ai6yr Ahem, those are two different things. Vertical versus horizontal straps…
Show threadChuckFeb 22, 2024
@ai6yr Sort of depends on the pocket design, but if the pocket is separate fabric inside the pant, I've had a local alterations place replace that with a deeper pocket. That gal who did it really appreciated me bringing it by because she said doing hems all day was boring. 😃
Show threadjust_chill (domicile second.)Feb 22, 2024
@ai6yr I vote for pockets !
Show threadYumquotientFeb 22, 2024
@ai6yr Dooo eeet! 🤣 This whole thread- everyone’s comments- cracking me up! All on point. I have several pants that will be getting “upgraded”! Getting back to sewing is on my list- only way to get what you want!
Show threadMsMeropeFeb 22, 2024
@ai6yr omg don't even get me started on pockets!
Women's clothes never have enough or deep enough pockets.
Show threadAI6YR BenFeb 22, 2024
@MsMerope I'm seriously, seriously pondering sewing myself new pockets on this and a couple of other similarly badly designed pairs.
Show threadJoyce Bell 🇺🇦🇨🇦🇲🇽🇬🇱🚫🧊Feb 22, 2024
@ai6yr “We need pockets please…” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWsfjBBYgpk
We need pockets please✨✨ #shorts

YouTube
Show threadAI6YR BenFeb 22, 2024
@joycebell LOL I'm definitely sewing my own pockets on these, fashion be damned. (not that I care about that).
Show threadJoyce Bell 🇺🇦🇨🇦🇲🇽🇬🇱🚫🧊Feb 22, 2024
@ai6yr BTW the artist is Heb On the Web https://www.youtube.com/@HebOnTheWeb/featured
Bevor Sie zu YouTube weitergehen

Show threadmrpieceofworkFeb 22, 2024
@ai6yr I wore "Dockers" a lot, when I was office working, and after some time, and a few pairs of pants, I realized my wallet was wearing out the outside of the pocket in back, so I started taking it out when I was to be sitting. I then learned MUCH faster, that I should also come up with a system to where I didn't forget the wallet at the office LOL (I left it in my car, mostly)
Show threadJulesceltFeb 22, 2024

@ai6yr #badfashion has really hit a nerve today. I too hate lack of functionality in clothes.

Maybe we should send this whole thread to the fashion industry CEOs...not that I'm confident they'd listen.