Construction
Pocket Yoga Leggings
Side pockets set into the seam, sized for a phone, cut so they do not gape when the legging is on.
How it is built
The pocket is a placement decision before it is a size decision
Side pockets are set into the side seam, with a separate pocket bag behind the leg panel. Where the opening sits along that seam — forward towards the hip or back towards the seat — matters more than its length, because placement is what decides whether the pocket gapes when the legging is worn.
A pocket on a stretch fabric also needs anchoring. The cloth around the opening moves with the body, so the mouth of the pocket is stabilised, and the bag is cut so that a phone sitting in it does not pull the leg panel out of shape.
Pocket mouth length
Sized to what has to go in it. Decided from the phone or the item, not from a nominal pocket size.
Placement along the seam
Forward or back. This is the spec that controls gape, and it is judged on a body.
Pocket bag
A separate piece, so it can be made deeper or shallower than the opening without redrawing the leg.
Opening finish
A bound or faced opening holds its shape better than a plain seam slit on a very stretchy cloth.
What to specify
What a pocket order has to settle
Fabric and colour run through every style we make, so they are covered on the fabric page. These four are the ones this cut adds.
What has to fit inside
The mouth length follows from the item. Most ranges quote it against the largest phone they expect.
Placement
The single biggest factor in whether the pocket gapes, and it is settled by trying it rather than by reading a measurement.
One pocket or two
Two side pockets are common; a rear zip pocket is a different construction and a different sample.
Whether a zip or a flap is wanted
Adds a component and a placement decision, so it belongs in the brief rather than in the sample comments.
What to send
Pocket brief, in three items
Send these and the reply carries a price. Leave one open and it usually comes back as a question, because the answer decides which fabric and which construction gets quoted. Two routes reach a pocket order: pick a style from the range and change the fabric, colour, print or trims, which is OEM and ODM; or come with your own label, colours and packaging, which is private label.
Leggings on file
A sample of the range
The constructions above are made to order rather than held in stock. These are legging styles currently on file, to show the fabrics and colour directions in use.
Questions buyers ask about this cut
Pocket leggings, answered
Will the pocket gape?
It depends mostly on placement rather than on the pocket size. Set too far back along the side seam, any pocket opens when the leg moves; moved forward, the same pocket lies flat. That is why placement is specified against a body rather than agreed as a measurement on a flat.
Does a pocket change the fit of the leg?
The leg pattern changes only where the bag is anchored. The silhouette, the rise and the size grade carry over, so a pocketed style can usually sit alongside the same style without pockets in one range.
Can a seamless legging have a side pocket?
Not a set-in one, because there is no side seam to set it into. A seamless style would need a sewn-on pocket, which gives up the smooth line that makes seamless worth choosing — so the two features are usually kept in separate styles.
Fabrics
What the fabric is specified in
Four parameters decide whether a legging feels right and stays opaque. They are agreed before sampling so the first sample is judged against a number rather than an impression.
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