English Nursery Rhyme...Lucy Locket lost her pocket,
Kitty Fisher found it;
Not a penny was there in it,
Only ribbon round it.
(Alternate version)
Kitty Fisher found it;
Nothing in it, nothing in it,
But the binding round it.
And all this was possible because originally pockets were completely
separate from the garment and were worn over the underskirt, under the over-dress (which sometimes had a hole to allow access to the pocket). And they were actually bigger than the one that I made... think of the pocket as a purse for all valuables. Some pockets were highly decorated, others very simple, but all were functional. If you want to see more pretty pockets that inspired me to make this one, go to the Pockets of History page. I did not embroider this pocket, but I did hand stitch the bias-binding to give it an authentic flavor.
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