Sorry, just had to channel a little Gollum.
Just washed 4 batches of denim and heavy cotton for projects to be. Just started laying out a shirt last night, the white seersucker.
Got my sights set on one of those japanese field jackets with some of this heavy textured cotton I have (its sort of a 1/2" 3D grid, not a good description I guess).
Some of the other is pinstriped denim, for shirts. One batch is really heavy denim, but with white threads randomly scattered throughout. Almost looks like some indigo ikat, which is why I got it.
Now, about pockets. I've only done one, and it looks like someone's first pocket. I posted about this before, years ago.
Its the only part of a shirt that is not held in place by another edge. Its a damned patch, and can go askew any number of ways, but mostly I'm worried about uneven edges, particularly if there's a v shape to the pocket bottom. I fantasized years ago about using some thin metal to help form the pocket (starch it, iron it on the metal pattern, then place it on the shirt). And these days, I have some metal sitting around that would work perfect for that.
Any pointers on pockets?