Dress Of The Day with Angela

I wanted pockets on my new read dress from Shein.  I could not do a concealed zip up pocket. The side seams are securely sewn. Too secure for me to add a belt or pocket. Cutting curves is not my thing, unless a saucer is the right size to make a template. How about buying a ready-made pocket? Or half a dozen wholesale, multi-buy? Price\ I found a 'security pocket; on Amazon. It costs 3.97 pounds - free postage if you have Amazon prime.  Security The security seems to be a zip. Maybe more. How the zip fastens. Iron On I read through all the comments. Most sewers, don't trust iron-on items.  Nor do I. I have had the sticky back detach in the past, either from washing the garment, or just out of spite! One person complained that the iron on part was the wrong side of the pocket. But most people were sewing, instead of ironing on, not in addition to ironing on. Firm Fabric People pointed out that trouser pockets are often of thinner material. Yes, you don't want bulky pockets...

Angela with pomegranate juice, wearing the orange Craghoppers shirt in Cyprus. Photo by Trevor Sharot. The jolly, practical shirt I wore day after day on my hiking holiday was from Craghoppers. In a cheerful orange.  Although practical, also pretty, stylish. Two styles of wearing the collar, up and down. Tab shirt so you could wear sleeves above the elbow, or fully down for more elegant evening, in air conditioning. Also handy for entering a religious building with a dress code such as a mosque (as we did in Cyprus). Washing The item comes with two tabs to hang it up to drip dry. No need for a hanger. A hook will do. Or hang it from the hook of a hanger on which you have another item. I could wash out the collar and cuffs overnight. Even the whole thing if you take it off at 4 pm after your 5 hour hike, and wash and dry it partially in a towel. (Or you could use the room hair dryer - but I am cautious with synthetics, not wanting to turn them back into solid plastic.) The shirt has...