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Modern professional magicians perform in black tailcoats or frock coats. For a lover to sew such a suit, there is absolutely no need. The magician's costume is unusual, but the point is not in his style, but in those numerous hidden pockets and pockets with which he is equipped. With their help, many "mysterious" appearances of objects in the artist's hands and their "wonderful transformations" take place. Any black suit is no worse than a tailcoat pair. How to equip it with the necessary pockets without spoiling it?

Let's start our conversation with a vest (it is shown in Fig. 4, A), which you will sew yourself from any white - maybe not new - material. If you have little material, then the back of the vest can be made from a fabric of a different color. Our vest, like the vest of any magician, has a deep cut in front - this is important. His breast is not cut from two shelves, as usual, but whole, and the buttons on the vest are sewn "false", that is, they are not a fastener. The vest is fastened on one side with hooks or a zipper, the other side is sewn up. The chest has a lining, to which pockets a and b are sewn.

Top pockets a open near the neckline of the vest, and pockets b open up. It is easy to covertly put an object in such pockets, as well as get it out of there. Sometimes small threads are attached to items that need to be removed quickly, the ends of which are brought out - this way it is much easier to get items out of the pocket. Inside, along the hem, a wide elastic band is sewn to the vest, it tightly fits the waist, and under it, magicians, slipping, hide objects. In order to hide the object was easy, the magician slightly draws in the stomach. The elastic must be sewn to the hem with a zigzag seam (see picture), otherwise it will not stretch.

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Fig. 4

On fig. 4, B shows the location of the pockets on the magician's costume. Two small pockets and for small items under the lapels of the jacket open up. Pockets b - the largest - are open from the side cutout; in open near the edges of the floor; g - up.

We recommend making all these pockets removable and attaching them to the lining of your jacket only during performances. On fig. 5 shows how such pockets are made. First of all, a thick, but not thick cardboard is taken, corresponding to the shape and size of our future pocket, and one or two safety pins are sewn to it, depending on the size of the pocket (Fig. 5. A). The pins are sewn on so that they are in a horizontal position when the pocket is fastened to the lining of the jacket. On top of the threads, the pin is sealed with a piece of thick paper on wood glue (Fig. 5, B). Then, wrapping our cardboard with a material of the same color as the lining of your jacket (preferably black), we will go around the cardboard, as shown in fig. 5, V.

The pocket is sewn to the material from the side opposite to the one on which our pins are located. It is made of the same material as the cardboard cover, and free, that is, it should be easy to put and take out objects in it (Fig. 5, D); for this you need to take a piece of matter one and a half times wider than our cardboard. The bottom of the pocket is assembled with a thread and then sewn to the covered cardboard, this is clearly visible in our drawing. After that, the sides are sewn on. The top of the pocket must be hemmed.

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Fig. 5

On fig. 5, E shows how the pins on large pockets should be located.

Such pockets are good not only because they save you from having to sew a special suit, but also because you can place them anywhere and in the position that you find convenient for using the pocket during the session. By the way, if your jacket has a slot (slit) at the back, then you also need to place a couple of small pockets there.

Magicians also use the outer pockets of their jackets. Cardboards covered with material are inserted into these pockets, equal in size to the pocket. Thus, the pockets are divided into two compartments each, which is very convenient in work. Sometimes small pockets are sewn onto the cardboard, and then the artist finds the items he needs even more easily and can quickly remove them.

Author: Bedarev G.K.

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