Pockets, Plackets & fasteners

This section is all about pockets and functional openings. I share tutorials for side-seam pockets, welt pockets, and plackets for shirts and sleeves, making sure your garments are as practical as they are pretty. And, because everyone loves a good pocket!

Articles on Pockets, Plackets & fasteners

Turn an Old Jeans Pocket into a Bellows pocket in 10 minutes (Recycling tutorial)

A clean finish trick to add Magnetic Snaps

How to sew a Zippered Pocket (3 tutorials)

How to sew a Slit Placket for buttons (make tight clothes wearable again)

Expandable pockets -sewing tutorial

How to hide Bra straps – DIY BRA STRAP HOLDER (3 easy tutorials) & other tricks

No-Sew Fastener for your sewing

How to attach Metal Rivets

How to sew snaps to fabric (and other ways to attach them)

Metal Grommets (Eyelets) : Simple tools and ways to set them on fabric

Lapped zippers – the best method to put a zip in a dress

Types of Buttons used in Sewing (12 varieties)

Button loop : 3 Different ways to make and sew them easily

Sewing Pants Zipper : An Easy way to zip the fly

How to sew an invisible zipper without a special foot

How to stitch BUTTONHOLES with your sewing machine

Easy Cargo pocket Pattern & tutorial

Make fabric covered buttons & cloth buttons (6 ways)

12 Types of Buttonholes for clothes

How to sew a buttonhole by hand