Armchair-bag with your hands: the patterns and schemes

Practical, comfortable furniture is always appreciated. She decorates the interior of the house helps to relax after an exhausting working day. With the gradual popularization of various styles in the interior to the subjects we began to put forward specific requirements. In addition to convenience, they must not conflict with the chosen direction in the design of the room, fit fashion. And although traditional versions are quite popular, they have become increasingly popular frameless products. They are very attractive, mobile. If desired, and the presence of a sewing machine, you can easily make seat-bag with their hands to create their own ottoman, sofa or bed. Self-made model will cost several times cheaper analogues purchased.

Features armchairs

Frameless design appeared in the second half of the 20th century. They quickly gained recognition in the everyday lives of many people. The absence of rigid, bulky frame - the main highlight products. In fact, this big bags, which have the following structure:

1. Removable (outer) sheath. This is the "face" of the subject. For tailoring natural fabrics are used, leather, suede. Its color, shape and size may be different.
2. The inner container. It is a functional element that holds the filler. It is made from very durable material capable of withstanding heavy loads. It is equipped with a zipper, which allows to remove completely, top up if shrinkage of bulk solids.
3. Filler. Use as natural components in the form of beans, buckwheat husk, and artificial, e.g., expanded polystyrene, PVC granules.

Armchair-bag provides complete relaxation a lot of muscle. It is quite safe and reliable, so it is often installed in the children's rooms, not worrying about the baby's health. It can also be found in the bedroom or living room. When you select a special fabric treated with water-repellent materials, finished products used on the terrace, in the gazebo in the garden, take some of its fishing, nature.

Advantages and disadvantages of frameless seat

Soft product is an excellent alternative to the standard model. It is able to decorate any room to fit in the selected style. Under the weight of man the chair is given a special shape that allows the vacationer to relax as much as possible, hold comfortably while reading a book, watching your favorite television programs, communication among families. This design has a number of positive qualities, but is not without disadvantages. The main advantages are:

1. Mobility. The finished product has a small weight, it is often equipped with a special handle located on the lid. This allows you to effortlessly move it around the apartment, move, or be moved to another location.
2. Benefit for health. Doctors recommend the use of frameless models for people who have problems with the spine. With the ability to take the contours of the human body, the product provides a reliable support for the spinal column.
3. Security. Furniture is not the frame, respectively, it does not have sharp corners, hard parts, which makes it possible to install in the nursery.
4. Environmentally friendly. Natural materials used for sewing slipcovers, natural fillers make it possible to create an environmentally friendly product.
5. Easy care. Outer cover is simply cleaned of any contaminants, and if necessary it can be removed and washed in a washing machine.
6. Durability. The outer fabric is damaged, you can sew, but inside there is nothing to break simply.
7. Attractive appearance. The original structure and a wide choice of color palette allow to pick up the product according to any style.
8. Preservation of the floor covering. The lack of a point load makes it possible to move an object on the floor, without spoiling it.
9. Comfort and versatility. On this chair can rest absolutely all people at any age, regardless of height and weight.

The disadvantages of frameless structures include the following:

1. The main disadvantage - the crushing of the filler. Over time, it is necessary to fill up.
2. Outer cover requires periodic cleaning and laundry.

When installing the seat in the nursery need to monitor the baby, so it does not accidentally unzipped his bag, which can lead to unpleasant consequences for cleaning spilled material.

The choice of fabric for the cover

Before you start to work on self-making product, please understand the types of tissue that can be used in the manufacturing process. The material shall meet the following requirements:

• have an attractive appearance;
• high strength and density;
• durability;
• easy to care for.

Consider the most popular raw material used for the production of removable cover:

1. Cotton. It characterized by strength, hygienic. It is a natural textile that has no competitors. Finished products can be installed in the children's rooms.
2. Velours. Is a pure wool fabric is napped. This option is used only in the home.
3. Artificial suede. Pleasant to the touch material, allowing to enjoy comfortably. He is very durable, resistant to chemical attack, with time does not fade, does not lose its structural properties.
4. Oxford. Its density is dependent on the yarn thickness. May have a polyurethane coating that provides water resistance. It is not very pleasant to the touch. This option is ideal for sewing the street models, as well as cafes, offices and public premises.
5. Faux leather. A new kind of artificial skin, which does not cause allergies, ensure good ventilation, has no unpleasant odor. Behind it is very easy to care for, enough to wipe the surface with a wet cloth. Due to the large choice of colors, you can enter the chair in almost every existing style.

use different textiles for production of inner cover. Experts recommend the use of the lining windproof fabric (Taffeta 290). It is thin enough, has the unique ability to trap air, which allows the product to adapt to the parameters of a particular person. You can also use satin, satin, cotton.

The choice of filler

For tailoring frameless Armchairs-bags with their hands, you can use different fillers. Each material has certain characteristics. Some unacceptable for people with allergies, while others have too high a cost, others are not suitable for use in outdoor environments. However, all existing types can be divided into several main categories:

natural:

1. wood chips and sawdust;
2. poultry feathers;
3. horsehair;
4. wool;
5. buckwheat hulls.

synthetic:

1. polystyrene;
2. polypropylene;
3. polyurethane foam;
4. hollofayber.

Available materials:

1. cereals;
2. beans;
3. hay, stubble;
4. paper;
5. pieces of foam;
6. wool;
7. old clothes and textiles.

There is a wide variety of raw materials that can be used to fill frameless Furniture. The main thing - to make the right choice of fabrics for the cover, through which will not seep into the filler used.

About the size of the chair

When selecting the optimal parameters for a chair is considered a variety of factors. First of all, take into account the height of the individual, the free space in the room where the product is located. Major dimensions are given in the table below:

Age, years	Height	Diameter cm	Height, cm	The size	installation site
0-6	< 120	70	95	M (medium)	nursery
6-18 + adults	120-160	85	110	L (large)	Nursery, bedroom, living room
Any	<185	90	120	XL (eXtra large)	Living room, bedroom
Any	> 185	110	140	XXL (double eXtra large)	Living room, bedroom

Popular models and features tailoring

Producers of the popular bean-bags offer a huge range of products. They may be of different shapes, sizes, colors. Each soft poof perfectly fit into any interior. To make their own product can be on the pattern of its own unique, combining in a chair several types of materials, original ideas.

Armchair-pear

For tailoring such models use special drawings - more often it is a few wedges and a round bottom. To save material patterns are laid out compactly, bringing together the most narrow and wide part.

First baste and stitch detail bottom. Then move to the side parts. One side must be left. The product turned inside and stitched by all seams once again, capturing allowances - this will give the chair-pear strength. Now sew the zipper and a hexagonal piece top.

Safe-ball

The model is more like a soft ottoman than a chair, because it has no backrest. The seat is pressed under the weight and becomes comfortable for sitting. Sew technique using several wedges. 6 need be the side-pieces and 2-a hexahedron - lower twice greater than the upper. All items baste and stapled. The outer cover complementary Velcro - sew around the perimeter is fixed at the corners of the cross hairs.

Sew original product design with maximum similarity with the football, basketball will be more difficult. This will require to choose the material suitable colors and find a few tens of hexagons. The number of elements will depend on the size padded stools and personal preference.

Chair drop

Product design resembles an elongated ottoman with the folded backrest. On this chair will recline comfortably. The universal model is suitable for both adults and children. Compact dimensions allow positioning ottoman anywhere in the room.

Make stylish furniture under the simplified scheme, in contrast to the previous versions. It needs to carve and sew lateral parts, the bottom, back, seat. The tops can be stitched or tie the cord.

Stepping master class on sewing chair

Frameless chair design allows to adapt it to any need and requirement. His hands can make a comfortable seat for an adult or child, to send back at a certain angle. After selecting an appropriate model, size and type of fabric can proceed to the manufacture of seats. All the work in stages, starting with the preparation of tools and materials to crosslinking of the stylish furniture accessories.

Materials and tools

The first item of any instruction of the master class - training tools and materials. To create a frameless, padded stools with back or upholstered sofa will need the following items:

1. The cloth. It requires two types of matter - to cover the inner dense and breathable, for external - decorative upholstery;
2. Thread. Bond structural elements can only be reinforced with high-strength fibers with a polyester core;
3. Lightning. To give covers leak need two lightning, tractor or spiral;
4. Sewing machine. It accelerates the crosslinking process, provides a durable smooth stitches.
5. Tailoring large scissors, chalk. For easy marking and fast cutting patterns;
6. Filler. For tamping the inner cover is more often used polystyrene. Its amount depends on the size of the chair.

Pattern and order cover sewing

Any excipient with frameless chair consists of two covers approximately the same size. The color and texture of the lower part does not matter. The main demand - durable material. The outer cover must fit into the interior of the premises.

First we need to make a pattern. special paper suitable for working with a cell of 2-5 cm. Mark up the details of a premeditated size using the template, cut out, apply to the smoothed tissue and encircle chalk. Sewing-bag chair is very simple, takes place in several stages:

• We transfer the pattern on the fabric, cut;
• Putting the greatest detail with the edges, sew, leaving room for the lightning to one side;
• We sew round bottom seat. We put the zipper and sew;
• At the top of making openings for air outlet and sew convenient handle;
• In the same way prepare the cover slightly larger has a decorative fabric.

When cutting each part of the internal, external cover, leave a few centimeters at the seams.

filling with filler

Stuffing - the last, crucial stage in the production of bean bags. One of the covers must be filled 2/3 with foam balls. Immediately turn the package with a filler in the bag can not be, especially to try to push the pellets hands. Air and unruly elements scatter white snow across the room.

Help in this case a paper funnel or a plastic bottle without a bottom and the neck. Landscape paper should turn into a taper, seal or adhesive tape and put into the bag seat. Well tighten zipper. On the upper part of a wider package to wear with polystyrene, to consolidate and gradually pour the contents. The same principle can be used a plastic bottle.

Thanks to the simple steps you can quickly and without loss of light to fill the seat beads. This method is used in dosypki content when balls sit down and primnutsya.

Rectangular seat of old jeans

Accumulated jeans out of fashion or simply become unusable, will be an excellent material for sewing convenient rectangular seat, as in the following step by step master class. For a comfortable sofa will need 6-7 denim trousers, filling and accessories for cutting and sewing.

Wash clothing items cut into rectangles of any size, trying to do a minimum of waste in the form of dense seams, pockets. Fit pieces with embroidery, clasp. Iron, and all the pieces laid out on the table with a slight overlap on each other. It will look great in whole pieces of cloth of different colors, size, texture.

All swept away parts sostrachivaem, retreating from a couple of centimeters edges, special double stitching jeans. We connect the two halves, attach the bottom and the top. The left small hole put filler and closing zipper.

How to care for bean bags

Frameless seats consist of two covers. Upper part can be easily removed and washed, which makes soft poufs very practical. Return the elasticity and density of the filler can be a simple dosypki. Doing this will have approximately once a year. Care Custom furniture has its own characteristics:

• Even the slightest stain on the top cover must be removed immediately;
• Regular podsypanie excipient will prevent the deformation and rupture of the web;
• It is impossible to place a soft chair near radiators, fireplaces, heaters. High temperatures adversely affect the state of the foam beads;
• It can not be used for cleaning the seats, pillows bleaching liquid formulations containing ammonia, solvents;
• To wash the outer cover is necessary to use powders for the type of fabric to observe the temperature regime.

How to choose a seat bag at the store

Armchairs produce a variety of shapes, colors, design. Depending on the size and quality of the materials used, they can be divided into low, medium and luxury models. Most frequently bought the original pieces of furniture - from an average price segment. When buying you should pay attention to the following:

• The cloth. Matter to be breathable and sufficiently dense;
• Filler. Styrofoam balls are allowed only whole as shredded parts do not hold the load, and small dust particles out of the upholstery and spread throughout the house;
• The size. The most convenient parameters - height - 130 cm, diameter - 90 cm, seat height - 50 cm;
• The inner cover. It should be necessarily nylon, smooth throughout the structure, have an inner waterproof layer;
• Lightning. The length of the outer sheath zipper must be at least 100 cm, internal - 50 cm.

conclusion

Armchair-bag - a special piece of furniture. Self-made accessory will help to diversify the interior of the home, fill it with modern fashion trends. Lightweight frameless furniture is easy to manufacture. It is convenient to sit in any position thanks to the properties of the filler, which takes the shape of the body. Production of soft poufs - an exciting and interesting hobby with which to handle even unrelated to the sewing people.