How to add pockets to the Scroop Modern Fantail skirt
A lot of people have asked about pockets for the Scroop Modern Fantail skirt. I really wanted to include pockets in the pattern. As I developed the pattern I tested multiple styles of pockets on the skirt: welt, in-seam, in-seam with standing welt, horizontal, back angled, front angled, patch. Unfortunately none of them fit my requirements for being sympathetic to the aesthetic of the skirt, flattering on most body types, successful in all the fabrics that the skirt could be made out of, large enough to make the aesthetic and difficulty compromises worthwhile, and within the difficulty range of the pattern. I didn’t want to include a pocket that compromised my vision for the pattern, just for the sake of having one. So, the pattern is pocket-less. Of all the ways I tried to include pockets, by far the most successful was the back-angled drop pocket set into the side panel. They weren’t perfect: they do make the skirt a bit more casual, and you can’t put bulky things in them, so they didn’t quite …
