Making pillows on the chairs with your own hands
If you want to bring a touch of originality and originality to your interior, make a pillow on a chair with your own hands. You will make a unique and useful thing, and your home will become more comfortable and warmer!
Pillows can be sewn from a new fabric or give a chance to an old rug, out of fashion knitted sweater, sweater. The cover on the stool or the seat of the chair can be crocheted, knitting.
The manufacturing process will take a little time - 2-3 hours is enough. What is necessary for this?
Content
- 1 the cloth
- 2 Filler
- 3 Instruments
- 4 Decorative items
- 5 Strings
- 6 Pattern
- 7 Completing of the work
- 8 Pillow example made of pompons
- 9 Crazy Patchwork Technique
- 10 Knitted small pillow
- 11 Textile app stigis
- 12 Video: Seat on the chair (patchwork)
- 13 50 interesting ideas for making pillows on the chairs do it yourself:
the cloth
When choosing a material, it is advisable to pay attention to wear-resistant, durable fabrics: rep, tick, satin. If the chair is in a cold room, wear-resistant felt would be an excellent choice. The length of the fabric depends on the size of the chair.
It is better to choose the color of the material so that it is in harmony with other interior items - for example, with curtain coloring, a picture that adorns the wall.
Filler
For this purpose, suitable sintepon, holofiber, foam rubber. The best option is latex. It is resistant to deformation, it serves for a very long time.
Instruments
Scissors for cloth (tailors), sewing machine, thread, needles.
Decorative items
Buttons are a versatile item. They are sewn so that the filler does not lump in lumps, at the same time they will decorate the product.
From the use of rhinestones, beads, decorative stones when decorating is better to refuse. It is not very practical when used.
Strings
The purpose of the strings is to prevent the pillow from slipping down. Ribbons, laces, ropes, just strips of fabric will help solve this problem.
When all the preparatory work is done, you can get to work. Consider the algorithm of the simplest version of sewing pillows.
Pattern
To make a pattern, it is necessary to determine the shape of the product. Round pad is more versatile, it will fit a chair or stool of any shape. On a sheet of paper is drawn a circle in the size of the seat, what happened is cut out.
To make a pattern in the form of a chair, it is better to use tracing paper. A sheet of tracing paper to attach to the surface of the seat, circle the marker. Pattern is ready!
Completing of the work
- The prepared fabric is folded in half.
- Attach the pattern, circle the chalk, while leaving 1.5 cm (allowances), cut.
- Three sides of the finished parts sew.
- Inside place the filler.
- Carefully sew the remaining edge.
- Sew stitches.
- Decor according to your desire.
This algorithm is used in the manufacture of pillows of any kind. Changing only the material, the technique of execution.
Pillow example made of pompons
Materials for work:
- knitting, better thick;
- perforated synthetic mesh; the edges of such a grid do not crumble, do not crawl away (it is sold in handicraft stores);
- scissors.
Stages of implementation:
- cut the mesh to the size of the seat;
- make the right amount of pompons;
- tie pompons to the grid;
- to close the knots on the reverse side, you can use any textile material;
- Ribbons sewn at your discretion.
In this case, there is a choice - to make a classic version with a filler, or execute it as a small rug.
If there is no such mesh, pompons are sewn to the fabric. It will still be beautiful.
Crazy Patchwork Technique
Necessary materials:
- patches of fabrics of bright colors;
- filler;
- strings, braid to make ties.
Working process:
- make a pattern;
- cut out the scraps - if it is a circle, the scraps look like slices of pizza, if the square - then the scraps are rectangular or square;
- cut out the whole part - you get the second side of the pillow;
- sew shreds;
- sew two parts of the pillow, fill it with foam or holofiber;
- sew neatly remaining edge;
- sew stitches.
Knitted small pillow
Both knitting needles and a hook are suitable for knitting. If there are leftover threads, then this is the case when they should be used. Knit desirable dense knitting. Pattern according to your desire. The corners are decorated with tassels.
Textile app stigis
Textiles stigis - material treated with hot melt.
Working process:
- make a sketch of the desired image;
- transfer it to tracing paper (tracing paper is placed on top of the drawing, circled with a marker);
- cut out tracing paper image - stencil;
- using a stencil, cut a picture of the fabric with the adhesive layer;
- Attach the cut out image to the finished pillow, press it with an iron (2-3 seconds);
- it is important that the iron is warm; hot burn textiles.
Do-it-yourself pillows on the chair will not only “color” the kitchen, the country house with colors of joy and warmth, but it is also a great gift for friends and acquaintances.
Video: Seat on the chair (patchwork)