Medieval people didn't have pockets in their clothes, they hadn't been invented yet. They carried around small pouches or little bags attached to their belts. They might contain combs, handkerchiefs, sweet smelling herbs, or coins. Some ladies wore belts under their dresses and they had slits in their skirts called fitchets to reach through. People also wore a sock like bag called an almoner. They kept money in it, called alms, to give to street beggers. Each boy will made a pouch pocket and almoner. The almoner was a sock that was tied to their belt (or belt loop if they weren't wearing a belt). Into the almoner, they put gold spray painted pebbles which they were collecting through doing good deeds in order to redeem at a special spot at headquarters.
To make the pocket, we cut a rectangle of felt 4"x10". Fold the felt over 4", sew each side. Cut two slits through the 2" section that is visible at the top. Thread belt through this. Decorate the front of the pocket as desired. We had feathers, leather lacing, pony beads, and other items for the boys to use to decorate their pocket pouch.
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