What Is The Difference Between A Bound Pocket And A Traditional Welt Pocket?
Both a welt pocket and a bound pocket fall in the larger category of slash pocket applications. The finished pockets look identical - the only difference is in their construction.
In a traditional welt application, the pocket opening is constructed of one or two welts that are cut and stitched to the pocket opening separately.
The individual welts are pre-folded and stitched to the pocket opening edge(s) such that when brought to the wrong side of the garment to expose the clean-finished pocket opening, the welts form rectangular fabric strips characterizing a traditional welt pocket application.
The individual welts are pre-folded and stitched to the pocket opening edge(s) such that when brought to the wrong side of the garment to expose the clean-finished pocket opening, the welts form rectangular fabric strips characterizing a traditional welt pocket application.
In a bound pocket application, the pocket bag layer is used to form the welt-like pocket opening. This longer pocket bag is folded evenly from the top and bottom on the wrong side of the pocket application.
On the right side of the bound pocket application, the folds form two separate strips that imitate the look and function of a traditional welt pocket. Unless you take a peek on the wrong side of the garment, you shouldn't be able to tell whether the pocket opening was constructed from separate welt pieces (traditional welt pocket) or formed using one of the pocket bag layers.