Armchair -pear with their hands

Armchair-pear - it's not just a convenient piece of furniture, but the very embodiment of freedom.Appeared with the 60s of the last century in Italy, it has become a symbol of a new era, a new design and new ideas.Today the legendary pear chair with his hands can make anyone who has basic skills to work on the sewing machine.

Design features

very first model of the chair called Sacco, which translated from Italian means "bag."Simple brevity in the title and the design of this discovery brought a huge success, which continues unabated for over 70 years.Have a seat pear-bag wants everyone who is not averse to lie in front of the TV or with a book in his hand, which means almost everyone on the planet!Its charm lies not only in comfort, the chair-pear instantly liven up the interior, giving it hints of European freedom.

Any manipulation of the sewing patterns begin with.Pattern chairs pears simple to outrageous, but you can not do without it, especially if you do it the first time.Before the establishment of the scheme, it is necessary to understand, what does is the chair?

Design chairs bag:

• outer cover - removable piece that can detach and wash;
• inner bag;
• filler;
• fasteners.

principle of creation is very similar to sewing a pillow, consisting of the main part, and a down pillow, which can be changed.

Making Materials

Fasteners must be on the internal and external covers, that at any moment it was possible to change the "trim" or fill up the filler.

inner cover is better to sew from a dense material such as canvas or upholstery fabrics for furniture.It is better that the fabric was not only solid, but also slippery, so if you have lying around in the closet old synthetic curtain safely keep them in business!For external "pillowcase" fit any decorative fabric that will fit into the interior.

Armchair-bag for adults require an equal amount of dense tissue to the inner cover and decorative fabrics - for the outer shell.Thus, when the roll width of 115-120 cm will need 4.6 meters.With a width of 135-150 cm is necessary to buy at 3.2 meters of fabric.Do not forget to buy a zipper 2 pcs.by 56 cm each.

as filler for seats pear-used polystyrene beads or plastic beads.For large seats will need about 0.5 cubic meters of material.

Pattern will be done on graph paper or lined paper for pattern.

child seat pear-sewn by the same principle, only materials requires much less.Thus, the need to cover 2.7 or 2.3 meters thick fabric, depending on the width of the roll.Lightning to a small chair should be 46 cm. The filler is required about 0.3 cubic meter.

Helpful Hint: For external use the child seat cover thick non-marking cloth.If possible, stitch the case of thin leatherette, so it can be easily cleaned without removing.

Pattern

Progress:

1. Using the proposed scheme, make the pattern for the chair wedges on graph paper.According to the scale, transfer the pattern from the circuit.
   
2. To make the pattern the top of the chair, fold in half graph paper and mark the approximate center of the fold line.Then draw a circle radius of 11.5 cm for the child seat and 14 cm - for an adult.This can be done using a ruler and pencil, putting the pencil to the end of the line by turning it around a central point.
3. to create patterns chair base fold the paper in half, and, as described above, draw a circle with a diameter of 25.5 cm for the child seat and 30.5 cm - for an adult.Expand the graph paper, make indentation of 1.3 cm from the bend and draw a parallel line.Cut along the line.A smaller part of the circle is the template for the base.
4. Vykroyte 6 wedges for internal and external cover.
5. Vykroyte top for covers.
6. Vykroyte grounds for covers.

How to sew a chair

patterns When ready, you can sit down at the sewing machine.

Progress:

1. Start with the base of the chair, joining the base of the front side.Make a space from the edge 1.3 cm and baste the pieces.Stitch 2.5 cm from the edges and flatten the seam.
2. central part of the zipper attach to the seam line.For convenience, they can be glued.Using a special foot sewing machine stitched lightning, short of 5-6 mm and cloves.Remove the auxiliary thread.
3. Side wedges connect the front side and prostrochite, do not forget to indent 1.3 cm. Connect all 6 wedges to form a web.The first and last wedges do not sew!All seams are smooth out to one side.
4. Stitch all seams on the front side, making an indentation of 1 cm. So you have to grab all the seams are smoothed from the inside and fix them, then to the lining of the protrusions were not formed and bumps.If this is not done, the filler will be clogged for allowances, and the chair is uncomfortable.
5. Stitch the last stitch, pass along the top of the chair and make a small incision of 1.3 cm.
6. a cut piece to the top of the chair divide into 6 equal pieces (like cutting the cake), connect the target point with seams connecting the wedges.Make sure that the front side of the upper element coincides with the wedges, and stitched with indented 1.3 cm.
7. Now you need ironed allowances on the side.By the same token stitched bottom element seat (base).To make it more convenient, a little zipper slightly open.
8. When it is done, through the half-open zipper and remove the cover on the front side defer all seams, departing 1 cm.
9. The same thing is now to be done with a decorative cloth for the second case.

filled the inner case foamed polystyrene balls needed only when it is ready "skin".Insert the inner cover to the outside and only then fill it with balls.Close zippers and enjoy well-deserved rest in a comfortable chair-pear (photo).

Useful tips

Because polystyrene granules incredibly light, it is not necessary to order them kilos, if you buy stuff over the Internet.Thus, the package wrapped weighing only 10 kg will occupy the middle of the car.In this case, you will either have to find a place to store an amount of expanded polystyrene, or sew seat-bags to all your friends.

Be careful when filling the inner cover balls.Close the window to nebylo drafts or wind gusts, or your entire filler smashed through the room.

Make-bag chair with his hands is easier than it might seem at first glance, and after the first practice, you will learn the basic principles.In stores this fun is not cheap, so save face.And if you do not know what to give a friend a housewarming, a better option not think!

And finally, we suggest to familiarize with an interesting video on how to make a chair with his hands from the bulb of the old tent!