Detachable Apron Pocket Test One: Complete!

[soc_puppet]

Wore the prototype detachable apron pocket in to work today; I wasn't sure how well it would work, so I didn't bother with sewing snaps on and used long-ish ribbon ties instead. I have to say that I'm pleased with the results! The pocket stayed tied in place for most of the day, and was generally a pretty close simulation of the front pocket on our old work jackets.

Anyway, I was pleased enough with the results to stop by Joann's after work and pick up a plastic snap applicator tool and some plastic snaps. This turned out to be a fantastic decision, because it was much less trouble to work with than sewing snaps on by hand, which is what I'd done with my pillowcases*. In fact, it was so much easier than sewing snaps on, I decided to take the time to replace the sewn-on snaps on my pillow cases! I wouldn't have bothered with that either, except that I must have used the wrong thread when sewing on the original metal snaps, because the thread felt oddly sharp whenever I touched it. Not something I want to deal with when turning over and trying to get to sleep!

I'm very much looking forward to how both the second prototype apron pocket and my new pillow snaps work out. Pictures of the former will be shared eventually 👍


* I'm a restless sleeper, and will toss and turn so much my pillows lose their cases in a few days time if I don't pull them back in place on the regular. Pillow shams and pillow cases with built-in zippers and so forth have worked very well for me in the past, but finding them in the store like that is hit-or-miss, at best. Now I've got a better solution, though!

Comments

[alexseanchai]

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[soc_puppet]

\o\ Woot!

[indarkdirected]

Hi there! I found my way here from your DW posts on tumblr (thank you for those, btw, they’re very helpful!), and I just wanted to say that your pillow snap idea just blew my mind. My pillows also lose their cases on a regular basis, and it has honestly never occurred to me that I could modify them! Thanks x2 :)

[soc_puppet]

Hello and welcome! Glad you found those helpful 😊

I have to credit my mom for pillowcase snaps; my dad has a fondness for satin pillowcases (which might be unusual, since both he and my mom are white, though I'm given to understand that satin pillowcases are recommended for curly and afro-texture hair especially), and I remember my mom making him a set for a birthday in my childhood. Satin turned out to be super slippery as a pillowcase material, to the point where even non-restless sleepers have trouble with it, so Mom added snaps to his pillowcases! I'm a teensy bit embarrassed at how long it took me to remember she'd done that, actually 😅 I only got snaps on my pillowcases in the past year or two, and it's been probably twenty-ish since she originally made Dad those pillowcases...

[mistressofmuses]

Hooray for the working pocket!

And for the snaps! Hand-stitching snaps is a PAIN. Though I also tend to just wing it when sewing, so I probably wasn't being very efficient the last time I did so.

[soc_puppet]

The version with snaps was amazing! The loops looked super nice, and you could hardly even tell they were there from the front - unlike the ties, which would sometimes stick out on the sides.

[mistressofmuses]

That's fantastic! I'm glad it looked good and worked the way you planned!