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Welt Pockets Skills Workshop
Master the art of welt pockets in this step-by-step workshop. Learn precise marking, cutting, and sewing techniques to create clean, professional-looking pockets. Perfect for adding polished details to jackets, trousers, and more—boost your skills and confidence with every stitch!
Seamwork Members: Free!
Non-Members: $49
Class opens to members on September 1, 2025.
Available to non-members October 1, 2025.
Welt pockets can be intimidating, right?
But they don’t have to be.
You’re excited to add a professional touch to your garments, but those tricky little pocket openings can feel overwhelming:
- Uneven edges that won’t lie flat
- Bulky seams that ruin the clean look
- Frustrating corners that don’t turn properly
The great news is that with the right guidance and a little practice, you can master welt pockets — no matter your skill level.
We believe sewing success comes down to two things: using the right techniques, and taking your time with precision.
Introducing
Welt Pockets Skills Workshop
You'll learn three different welt pocket types and when to use them, as well as find out how accurate marking, cutting, and sewing make all the difference. If welt pockets feel tricky or you just want to brush up your skills, this workshop equips you to handle them confidently every time.
By the end of this course you’ll be able to:
- Install an easy self-welt pocket
- Create single and double welt pockets
- Mark, cut, and stabilize fabric for accurate welt construction
- Troubleshoot common welt pocket issues
- Elevate your welt pockets with finishing details
- Learn how different fabrics affect welt pocket construction
- Choose the perfect Seamwork patterns to hone these skills
Meet Your Teacher
Erica is the Head of Education at Seamwork. She’s been sewing since she was 10 and taught sewing at a fabric store for 12 years. She loves the endless possibilities sewing your own clothes offers, and she's excited to share her knowledge with you.
Course Lessons
Lesson 1: Class Overview
You'll take your sewing skills to the next level when you master the welt pocket. This month, you'll learn how to sew an...
Lesson 2: Get Prepared
In this lesson, we'll walk through the different types of welt pockets we'll be covering in the workshop, as well as what type...
Lesson 3: Easy Self-Welt Pocket
In this lesson, we will walk you through all the steps to construct the easiest, most straightforward welt pocket method, the self-welt. You'll...
Lesson 4: Single Welt Pocket
This lesson takes you through everything you need to know to create a single welt pocket. You'll learn how to mark the pocket...
Lesson 5: Double Welt Pocket
This lesson takes you through everything you need to know to create a double welt pocket. You’ll learn how to mark the pocket...
Lesson 6: Welt Pocket Finishing Details
In this lesson, you’ll learn how to add functional and decorative finishing touches to your welt pockets. We’ll cover topstitching for style and...
Lesson 7: Welt Pockets with Different Types of Fabrics
In this lesson, you’ll learn how different fabrics—from wool coating and suiting to linen, denim, ponte knit, and patterned plaids or stripes—affect the...
Lesson 8: Troubleshooting Tips
In this lesson, you’ll learn how to troubleshoot common welt pocket problems like uneven openings, improper clipping, crooked welts, and inaccurate stitching. You’ll...
Lesson 9: Put it into Practice
In this lesson, you’ll explore how to apply your welt pocket skills by choosing a pattern to practice on—whether it’s one of Seamwork’s...
What’s Included
You’ll get:
- 9 video lessons that take you through everything you need to know in order to master welt pockets.
- A community challenge: show us your welt pocket on a finished garment for a chance to win a fabric gift card.
- Handy downloads, including swatch cards, a troubleshooting guide, and a step-by-step photo guide.
- Downloadable pattern pieces, so you can practice each type of welt pocket, and easily add them to future garments.
About our Skills Workshops
Each month, we create a new 30-day live Skills Workshop, focusing on helping you improve one particular sewing ability.
We alternate these with our seasonal Design Your Wardrobe program, and all these resources are available for free to our members.
It’s part of our SEAM method, to help you learn as you sew:
- Seasonally plan the wardrobe you want to wear
- Explore unlimited access to 250+ patterns
- Advance your skills through targeted workshops
- Make connections in our supportive community
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is a skill workshop?
- Each month, we focus on a single sewing skill, helping you build your expertise step by step. Over time, you'll create your own skills library with technique samples you can reference again and again. You can apply these skills to any pattern you choose, allowing you to learn while making something you truly want to wear!
- How does it work?
- The workshop is made up of self-paced video modules you can watch whenever it fits your schedule. Go at your own pace!
- We will release the workshop on the first day of the month, and then it will be available to you as a member anytime moving forward. There will be video lessons and downloads that you can access anytime, and you’ll be able to go at your own pace through the course material.
- During the month the workshop is released, we will be posting about it in the community and sending emails to keep you motivated so that you can share progress and inspire each other. A new Skill Workshop will be released each month, except for the months where we are doing Design Your Wardrobe.
- You will be able to access this skill workshop anytime starting on September 1, 2025.
- Will I be able to interact with other people who are also in the workshop?
- You’ll receive weekly email reminders and forum prompts to keep you motivated and connected with fellow sewists. You’ll be able to ask questions and get feedback to build your skills even more. We’ll also have a live Zoom event for even more interactive learning.
- Which pattern should I use to learn the skill?
- We’ve designed these workshops so that you can learn the skill AND pick a pattern that works for you and your style. Unlike a sewalong, you don’t have to make one specific project.
- What if I’m not ready to make a pattern? Can I still learn the skill?
- Absolutely! Cut out some test fabric and practice, practice, practice. Use the handy downloadable sample cards to keep things organized and easy to reference later.
Welt Pockets Skills Workshop
Master the art of welt pockets in this step-by-step workshop. Learn precise marking, cutting, and sewing techniques to create clean, professional-looking pockets. Perfect for adding polished details to jackets, trousers, and more—boost your skills and confidence with every stitch!