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How to make an easy hidden pocket

How to sew up a hidden pocket in a pair of pants or shorts. Great for hiding credit cards or cash.

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Step 1Turn the garment inside out and place a scrap piece of material behind the existing hip pocket.

I used a scrap from an old surplus military jacket that I am using for another project.

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13 comments

Oct 22, 2009. 1:40 PMSquid Tamer says:

If you didn't need security and only wanted more storage, cutting the bottom off of the existing pocket and adding your new pocket to the bottom of that would extend the pocket quite a lot.

Be fun to make a pocket that goes almost to your knee, and amaze your friends by pulling out multiple books, or several .5 liter bottles.

Aug 4, 2011. 4:31 PMrednbokker says:

i did that in a pair of shorts, but i put the new pocket behind the old one so i could put stuff i want to get to quickly (cell phone) in it. i tested it out one day, and i could fit five cans of spray paint in it

Dec 3, 2010. 2:36 PMjmonty says:

i like how u think

Jul 3, 2010. 1:41 PMShadow on shadows says:

Very awesome! the only con to this is its gonna look creepy to get stuff out of that pocket

Sep 30, 2006. 7:46 PMDarkmetallica says:

vellllllcrooooo :D...ace instructable dude :)

Mar 24, 2009. 2:14 PMstrouslot says:

Great idea. Opening only inside actual pocket though, with velcro closure.

Nov 27, 2008. 9:21 PMhoshi_neon says:

OO. But what if it drops out?

Mar 13, 2008. 5:12 PMdjbarista says:

nice secret pocket .. Very ingenious but only if it were on the inside. I could have a Separator! like Pocket Filing cabinets.

Dec 30, 2006. 2:00 PMUVLite says:

I am dubious...it is in a pocket space..

Nov 26, 2006. 7:21 PMNinjaAdrien says:

this is a cool idea...you could also sew the pocket on the inside of the real pocket and use velcro or a zipper to close it. that way you could reach into your real pocket. and use the inside one. just a thought.

Sep 30, 2006. 7:45 PM

stonehenge360 says:

hahaha that could b interesting

Jun 17, 2006. 4:00 PMcoachdeb says:

Maybe you could cut a slit on the inside at the bottom of the original pocket. That way, you could just reach in through the regular pocket and shove credit cards or cash up into the hidden pocket. It wouldn't be good for loose items, but for certain things, it'd work fine.